HC Deb 27 February 1963 vol 672 cc1402-3

Lords Amendment: In page 17, line 9, at end insert: section (Allowances in respect of incapacities arising from pre-1948 employment)

Mr. N. Macpherson

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

This Amendment is consequential upon the new Clause to which the House has just agreed. It enables me to appoint a day for the coming into force of that new Clause, and the House is aware that I intend to make that appointed day the same day as that which is to be appointed for the long-term National Insurance benefits—namely, 27th May.

Question put and agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 18, line 40, at end insert:

"Allowances in respect of incapacities arising from pre-1948 employment

6.—(1) Where an allowance under the Workmen's Compensation and Benefit (Supplementation) Act 1956, or under the Industrial Diseases (Benefit) Acts 1951 and 1954, is or has been awarded before the increase date, the allowance shall, without any claim being made, become payable (except as respects any period falling before the increase date) at the higher weekly rate provided for by section (Allowances in respect of incapacities arising from pre-1948 employment) of this Act, and the award shall have effect accordingly.

(2) Where any such award is made before the increase date, but after that date has been appointed, the award may provide for the allowance to be paid as from that date at the higher weekly rate.

(3) In the foregoing provisions of this paragraph "the increase date" means the date appointed for the higher weekly rate to become effective under subsection (1) or subsection (3), as the case may be, of section (Allowances in respect of incapacities arising from pre-1948 employment of this Act).

(4) Section 1 (4) of the Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) Act 1951, so far as it prohibits the making of a scheme under that Act unless a draft of the scheme has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House, shall not apply to any such scheme made before the expiration of the period of six months beginning with the date of the passing of this Act if the statutory instrument containing the scheme states that the scheme is made in consequence of this Act: but any statutory instrument containing a scheme which, by virtue of the foregoing provision, is not required to be laid and approved in draft as aforesaid before being made shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament."

Mr. Macpherson

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

This Amendment is consequential upon the new Clause and makes the necessary transitional arrangements. It is fairly clear and I think that I need not detain the House by explaining it.

Question put and agreed to.