§ Lords amendment: No. 11, in page 2, line 17, leave out "Relief from"
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§ Mr. AbseI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
The amendment alters the title of the Bill. It arose from observations made by the Lord Chancellor, which were, of course, fully appreciated by Lord Mishcon in the other place. In the other place, it was noticed that the original title "Relief from Forfeiture" could lead to some confusion, because it was too similar to the expression "Relief against forfeiture", which will be well known to those hon. Members who are lawyers, and which, as they will know, has a particular meaning in an entirely different area of law relating to leases. To prevent such confusion it is only sensible to describe the Bill simply as the "Forfeiture Bill".
§ Question put and agreed to.
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Lords amendment: No. 12, in page 2, line 18, at end insert—
(1A) Section [Commissioner to decide whether rule applies to social security benefits] of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument; and sections [The "forfeiture rule"] to [Application for financial provision not affected by the rule] and [Exclusion of murderers] of this Act shall come into force on the expiry of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
§ Mr. AbseI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
The amendment simply lays down when the Bill, when it becomes an Act, is to come into force. The social security provisions are
to come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order",588 and other clauses are to come into force three months after the Bill has become an Act.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Lords amendments Nos. 13, 14 and 15 agreed to.