§ 19. Mrs. Mannasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that shopkeepers are again receiving notice to quit in view of the expiry of the shopkeepers' protection Act; and what steps he is taking to extend the Act beyond Whit Sunday, 1950.
Mr. McNeilSection 3 (3) of the Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act, 1949, provides that the Act shall continue in force until the 31st December, 1950, and shall then expire except as regards applications for renewal of tenancy presented 905 before that date and determinations thereon. The position thereafter will be considered in the light of the final report of the Guthrie Committee on the Tenure of Shops and Business Premises in Scotland, which will shortly be published.
§ Mrs. MannWill my right hon. Friend see that tenants are protected from Whit Sunday, 1950, until Whit Sunday, 1951, even though the Act expires in December, 1950?
Mr. McNeilI am instructed that it there is an order of the court to that effect. but not otherwise.
§ Mrs. MannIs the court empowered to give an order extending the date beyond the termination of the Act?