§ The Attorney-GeneralI beg to move Amendment No. 51, in page 56, line 7, at end insert:
(4) On the relevant date there shall be vested in the Accountant General of the Supreme Court any outstanding liabilities of the Lancaster Palatine Court in respect of sums which at one time formed part of the funds in court in the Lancaster Palatine Court but which ceased to do so at some time prior to that date; and any amounts required to meet any such liabilities shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund to the Accountant General.This minor addition to paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 is necessitated by the fact that the transfer of the Lancaster Palatine Court funds to the Supreme Court also involves the transfer of a contingent liability to meet claims on dormant funds. It is not possible under the Schedule as drafted to transfer the contingent liability. The Amendment is designed to do so as simply and directly as possible.
§ Amendment agreed to.