§ Mr. RidleyI beg to move Amendment No. 31, in page 10, line 25, at end insert :
§ (b) the Customs and Excise Act 1952, or any enactment to be construed as one with that Act, or
§ This Amendment is necessary because at the moment the Bill requires that the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions be obtained before any proceedings can be instituted for offences under the Customs Acts committed at or near any of the installations. The Customs normally do not require the consent of the Director to prosecute for any offences against Customs and Excise Regulations, and it is therefore thought desirable that they should not be required to have the Director's consent in relation to any offences committed on an installation. I hope that the House will feel that the Amendment should be made : it arises out of an oversight in putting the matter right earlier.
§ Amendment agreed to.