HC Deb 22 July 1957 vol 574 cc167-8

Lords Amendment: In page 71, line 32 at end insert:

"47 & 48 Vict. c. 39. The Naval Discipline Act, 1884. The whole Act.'

Mr. Soames

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

I thank the right hon. Member for Rochester and Chatham (Mr. Bottomley)for his kind words. I think he will find this considerably easier. This Amendment is the first of a series of formal Amendments. The enactments referred to will, in any case, cease to have effect when the Naval Discipline Act, 1866, is repealed, but as a matter of form, I am told that they ought to be repealed and these Amendments are designed with that object.

Question put and agreed to.

Further Lords Amendments made: In line 34, at end insert:

"9 Edw. 7. c. 41. The Naval Discipline Act, 1909. The whole Act."

In line 40, at end insert:

"5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 30. The Naval Discipline Act, 1915. The whole Act.
5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 73. The Naval Discipline (No. 2)Act, 1915. The whole Act.
7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 34. The Naval Discipline Act, 1917. The whole Act.
7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 51. The Air Force (Constitution)Act, 1917. Section seven and the First Schedule.
12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 37. The Naval Discipline Act, 1922. The whole Act."

In line 46, at end insert:

"1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 64. The Naval Discipline (Amendment)Act, 1938. The whole Act.
4 & 5 Geo. 6. c. 29. The Naval Discipline (Amendment)Act, 1941. The whole Act."

In line 51, column 3, leave out "In section thirteen, subsection (3)." and insert "Section thirteen".

In page 72, line 15, at end insert:

"5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 6. The Ghana-Independence Act 1957. In section four, in subsection (2), the words 'and in section eighty-six of the Naval Discipline Act as amended by the revision of the Army and Air Force Acts (Transitional Provisions)Act, 1955 Soames.)