HC Deb 31 May 1960 vol 624 cc1251-2
The Solicitor-General

I beg to move, in page 43, line 37, to leave out paragraph (a) and to insert: (a) in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, in the High Court. It will be convenient to take also with this the Amendment in page 43, line 40. These are drafting Amendments intended to make the effect of the Clause more obvious.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendment made: In page 43, line 40, leave out from "Scotland" to end of line 43 and insert: and any proceedings commenced as mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be deemed to be civil proceedings by the Crown within the meaning of Part II of the Crown Proceedings Act, 1947, or, as the case may be, that Part as for the time being in force in Northern Ireland".—[The Solicitor-General.]

Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 53 ordered to stand part of the Bill.