§ SMALL MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS
§ The Minister of State, Treasury (Mr. Dick Taverne)I beg to move Amendment No. 186, in page 14, line 24, leave out from 'thereof' to ' shall' in line 25.
The procedure for bringing this Clause into force—it concerns small maintenance payments—was intended to enable it to be postponed until after the coming into force of the Bill promoted by the right hon. and learned Member 1737 for St. Marylebone (Mr. Hogg) on maintenance orders. I understand that that now has the Royal Assent and that it is likely that this Bill and the Maintenance Orders Act will come into operation at the same time. Therefore, there is no longer any need for the special procedure formerly laid down. Now, Clause 17 will come into force automatically. This will simplify the matter and there will be no need for any special Treasury Order in future.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Further Amendment made: No. 187, in page 14, line 27, leave out from 'on' to end of line 28 and insert ' the passing of this Act'.—[Mr. Taverne.]