HC Deb 26 March 1953 vol 513 cc891-2
Mr. Nugent

I beg to move, in page 4, line 32, to leave out "Great Britain," and to insert "the United Kingdom."

This Amendment and the long list of others to Clause 5 on the Order Paper have no point of substance in them but are entirely mechanical. The necessity for them is that Clause 5, as originally drafted, provided that the grants for the white fish subsidy were to be paid under arrangements, and in those circumstances Clause 5 applied the subsidy to Great Britain only. Grants were to be paid by the Minister of Agriculture and the Secretary of State for Scotland under arrangements made with the Treasury. Then Clause 14, by treating Clause 5 as if it were part of the 1951 Act, extended the effect of Clause 5 automatically, by the effect of Order in Council procedure, direct to Northern Ireland.

Having altered the structure of the Bill so that effect will be given to the payment of these grants through schemes instead of arrangements, there now arises the necessity to amend Clauses 5 and 14 so that Clause 5 applies to the United Kingdom instead of to Great Britain: and there are certain consequential Amendments to Clause 14 in order to give effect to that.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In page 4, line 34, leave out from "may," to "make," and insert: in accordance with a scheme made by the Ministers with the approval of the Treasury.

In line 37, leave out "Great Britain," and insert "the United Kingdom."

In line 38, leave out from "as," to end of line 39, and insert: may be determined by or under the scheme.

In line 40, leave out from beginning, to "in," and insert: Subject to the provisions of this section, a scheme made thereunder may provide for the payment of grants.

In line 41, leave out "Great Britain." and insert "the United Kingdom."

In line 42, after first "vessel," insert: during a period prescribed by the scheme.

In line 42, after "made," insert" during such a period."

In page 5, line 1, leave out "Great Britain," and insert "the United Kingdom."

In line 6, at end, insert: (3) The period prescribed for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section by any scheme made thereunder shall not extend beyond the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and fifty-eight, and shall not in the case of the first such scheme exceed two years.

In line 7, after "made," insert "in pursuance of schemes."

In line 10, leave out "appropriate."

In line 11, leave out from "Treasury." to end of line 14.

In line 15, leave out subsection (4).

In line 25, leave out "Great Britain." and insert "the United Kingdom."

In line 26, leave out from "and," to end of line 27, and insert: 'the Ministers' means the said Secretary of State and the said Minister."—[Mr. Nugent.]

Mr. Nugent

I beg to move, in page 5, line 31, to leave out "parallel," and to insert "meridian."

Mr. McNeil

I am sure there is a perfectly good explanation but, since I am not aware of it, would the Minister explain the reason for this Amendment?

Mr. Nugent

It is a very short one. As originally drafted, it was a parallel of longitude, which I think does not exist.

Amendment agreed to.