HC Deb 15 June 1948 vol 452 c338

Amendments made: In page 7, line 1, leave out from the beginning, to "may," in line 3, and insert: (1) The following persons shall have a service qualification for the purpose of this Act, namely,—

  1. (a)any person who on the qualifying date is a member of the forces;
  2. (b)any person who on that date is employed in the service of the Crown in a post outside the United Kingdom of any prescribed class or description;
  3. (c)any woman who on that date is the wife of a person having a service qualification and is residing outside the United Kingdom to be with her husband;
so, however, that where a person leaves the United Kingdom to take up employment or residence as aforesaid or returns to the United Kingdom at the end of such employment or residence, the employment or residence shall be deemed to begin from the time of leaving or to continue until the time of returning, as the case may be (2) A service declaration shall be made only by a person who has a service qualification or, subject to any prescribed conditions, by a person about to leave the United Kingdom in such circumstances as to acquire a service qualification. (3) A service declaration

In line 13, leave out from "for," to "would," and insert: the circumstances entitling him to make the declaration.

Leave out lines 16 and 17, and insert: (d) such particulars (if any) as may be prescribed of the declarant's identity and service qualification.

In line 19, leave out "member of the forces," and insert: person having a service qualification.

Leave out lines 33 and 34, and insert: had from the date of the declaration or such later date if any as appears therefrom, and as continuing to have, a service qualification.

In page 8, line 2, leave out "remains a member of the forces," and insert: has a service qualification, except in so far as regulations provide that it shall cease to be in force on a change in the circumstances giving the service qualification.

In line 5, leave out "a member of the forces," and insert: authorised so to do by subsection (2) of this Section.

In line 13, leave out from "to," to end of line 4, and insert: any particulars required by regulations under this Section."—[Mr. Younger.]