HC Deb 16 March 1964 vol 691 cc1114-5
Vice-Admiral Hughes Hallett

I beg to move, in page 52, line 32, to leave out "8" and insert "8(1), 17(7)".

This Amendment serves two purposes. The reference to Clause 8(1) is a drafting matter, consequential on Amendment No. 22 on the Notice Paper which the House accepted on 4th March. That Amendment expanded Clause 8 to provide for the making of two sorts of Orders by the Minister, and it is now necessary to specify that only the type of Order mentioned in subsection (1) of Clause 8 shall be subject to negative Resolution procedure.

Secondly, the Amendment puts in a reference to subsection (7) of Clause 17—a new subsection to which the House also agreed on 4th March. The House will recall that that new subsection gave the Minister power to amend a reorganisation scheme so as to protect pension rights. We now propose that the exercise of the power should be subject to negative Resolution procedure. That is the effect of the Amendment.

Amendment agreed to.