HC Deb 13 January 1988 vol 125 cc307-8
Mr. Portillo

I beg to move amendment No. 3, in page 3, line 24, leave out `for the purposes of the Act is treated as having'.

Madam Deputy Speaker (Miss Betty Boothroyd)

With this, it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments Nos. 4 to 7.

Mr. Portillo

In Committee, a question was raised about the meaning of the phrase "treated as having retired", as it appears in clause 2(3). That matter was resolved, but the point was made that the terminology relating to retirement was not consistent throughout clause 2. Having considered the point further, we offer amendments Nos. 3, 4 and 6,' which must be considered with amendment No. 7, under which a new subsection is inserted to clarify the terminology used in the other subsection. These technical amendments aim to standardise the wording used in the clause so that it may be better understood.

Amendment agreed to.

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