PART II (Hansard, 6 April 1973)

HC Deb 06 April 1973 vol 854 cc864-6 864

§ MODIFICATIONS OF PART I OF THIS SCHEDULE FOR PURPOSES OF ORDERS UNDER SECTION 14(2) WHERE NO APPLICATION

§ 11. In relation to any order under section 14(2) of this Act the provisions of Part I of this Schedule shall have effect subject to the following modifications—

(a) For paragraph 1 and for the words from the beginning of paragraph 2 to the words "shall publish" there shall be substituted—

"1. Before making an order under subsection (2) of section 14 of this Act the Secretary of State shall—

(1) in the case of an order under paragraphs (a) or (b) of that subsection consult the Council and shall, in the case of an order under paragraph (c) of that subsection, consult the assay office the subject of the proposed order;
(2)";

(b) Paragraph 3 shall be omitted;
(c) In paragraphs 4 and 5 for reference to the applicants there shall be substituted reference to the Secretary of State;
(d) For paragraph 6 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

"6. The Secretary of State may make an order in the terms of the draft or in those terms as modified in such manner as he thinks fit, but where he proposes to make any modification which appears to him substantially to affect the character of the order he shall take such steps as appear to him to be sufficient and reasonably practicable for informing persons likely to be concerned, and shall not make the order until such period for consideration of, and comment upon, the proposed modification by those persons has elapsed";

(e) in paragraph 7—

(i)for the word "application" where it first occurs there shall be substituted the word "order";

'13 Geo. 3 c. 59

The Plate (Offences) Act 1772.

The whole Act.'

§ No. 74, in page 33, line 32, at end insert:

'39 & 40 Viet. c. 36

The Customs Consolidation Act 1876

In section 42, the words from "Clocks and watches" to "United Kingdom" '.

§ No. 78, in page 33, line 45, at end insert:

' 3 & 4 Geo. 5 c. 27	The Forgery Act 1913.	Sections 5(4)(b), 8(2)(a) and 16(2)(d).
		Section 6, so far as it relates to any die used for the marking or stamping of gold or silver plate, or gold or silver wares '.

§ No. 76, in page 33, line 51, column 3 [Schedule 6], after '26', insert: '13 Geo. 3 c. 52'.

§ No. 77, in page 34, line 7, at end insert: 'Part II—Local Acts

Chapter	Title or Short Title	Extent of Repeal
13 Geo. 3 c. 52	The Plate (Sheffield and Birmingham) Act 1772.	Sections 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 26.
24 Geo. 3 c. 20	The Plate Assay (Sheffield) Act 1784.	The whole Act.
59 Geo. 3 c. xxviii	The Glasgow Assay Office Act 1819.	The whole Act.
5 Geo. 4 c. ii	The Birmingham Assay Office Act 1824.	Sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41.
6 Edw. 7 c. ix	The Sheffield Assay Act 1906.	Section 6.
Geo. 5 c. xi	The Sheffield Corporation (Consolidation Act 1918.	Sections 501 and 502.
16 & 17 Geo. 5 c. ex	The Glasgow Goldsmiths Company Confirmation Order Act 1926.	The whole Act'.
		—[Mr. Wiggin.]

§ 2.45 p.m.

§ Mr. Wiggin
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.
In view of the comments I made on moving the first amendment there is no

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§ (ii) the words "on application" shall be omitted;

§ (iii) in paragraph (b) for the words "the applicants" there shall be substituted the words "such of them the Council and any assay office as might have been applicants for such an order under section 14(1) of this Act" '.—[Mr. Wiggin.]