HC Deb 28 July 1952 vol 504 c1225

Lords Amendment: In page 5, in line 18, at end, insert: 3. In section thirty-five—

  1. (a) in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) for the words "the probation officer, or one of the probation officers, for the probation area" there shall be substituted the words "a probation officer appointed for or assigned to the petty sessional division";
  2. (b) at the end there shall be added the following new sub-section—
(3) In this section, the expression" petty sessional division means—
  1. (a) in the case of any place deemed to be a petty sessional division under subsection (2) of section forty-five of the Criminal Justice Act. 1948, that place;
  2. (b) in any other case, a petty sessions area within the meaning of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1949."

Mr. Cole

I beg to move, "That this House doth agreed with the Lords in the said Amendment."

This is to tie the definition of petty sessional division with that in Section 35 of the Act.

Mr. Philip Bell (Bolton, East)

I beg to second the Motion.

Question put, and agreed to.

Remaining Lords Amendments agreed to.