HC Deb 11 November 1954 vol 532 cc1519-20

9.15 p.m.

Dr. Hill

I beg to move, in page 36, line 40, at the end, insert:

Section 11 In subsection (1), for the words "The foregoing provisions relating to unsound food," there shall be substituted the words "The last two foregoing sections.

Section 12 For the words "an authorised officer of a local authority," there shall be substituted the words "an authorised officer of a council.

There are two points involved here. The first is a purely drafting point, and the second is to put "an authorised officer of a council" in the same position as that enjoyed by "an authorised officer of a local authority."

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendment made: In page 38, leave out lines 30 to 34.—[Dr. Hill.]

Mr. Higgs

I beg to move, in page 38, line 43, at the end, to insert: and for the words 'of any food of which' there shall be substituted the words 'of any article or substance of which'. If I reposed on the Front Bench, the House would probably allow me to get away with the one word "drafting," but as I am moving the Amendment from this more humble situation on the back benches, I move it in two words by saying "consequential Amendment."

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In page 39, line 6, after "subsections," insert: (except in paragraph (a) of the proviso to subsection (1)).

In page 40, line 42, at end, insert:

Section 94 In subsections (1) and (2) for the words "a local authority" (wherever they occur) there shall be substituted the words "a council" and for the words "the authority" (wherever they occur) there shall be substituted the words "the council. For subsection (3) there shall be substituted the following subsection:— (3) For the purposes of this section, a public analyst appointed by a food and drugs authority shall be treated as being an officer of the authority whether or not he is employed whole-time.

In page 42, leave out lines 22 to 34.

In line 36, at end, insert:

Section 31 For the words "artificial cream" there shall be substituted the words "reconstituted cream as defined by section (Cream substitutes) of the Food and Drugs Amendment Act, 1954.

In page 43, line 12, leave out from "1954," to "or," in line 14, and insert: and made for the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of that section."— [The Solicitor-General.]