§ Order for Second Reading read.
10.35 pm§ The Solicitor-General (Sir Patrick Mayhew)I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
The Bill is a consolidation of the law relating to weights and measures, which was last consolidated in 1963. It has been examined by the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills, which has reported that, as amended by it, it represents pure consolidation.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Bill accordingly read a Second time.
§ Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House.—[Mr. Archie Hamilton.]
§ Committee tomorrow.