§ 70. Sir J. Mellorasked the President of the Board of Trade why the Cloth and Household Textiles (Utility) (Maximum Prices) (No. 14) Order, 1948, S.I., 1948, No. 1038, which was made on 14th May and came into operation on 24th May, was not presented to Parliament until 27th May, notwithstanding Sittings of the House of Commons on 25th and 26th May; and when the Order was published.
§ Mr. BelcherThis Order was published on 21st May and came into operation before presentation to Parliament in accordance with the proviso to Section 4(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act, 1946. I very much regret that owing to an oversight the presentation of the Order was delayed for two days after the end of the Whitsun Recess. Stops have been taken to prevent repetition of such an omission.