§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
10.18 pm§ Mr. John Fraser (Norwood)I congratulate those who are responsible for consolidating legislation because it makes things so much easier for non-lawyers who must deal with charities.
It is unfortunate that we will have a Charities Act 1992 and a Charities Act 1993, whose titles are obviously indistinguishable. Given that the Bill deals largely with incorporated charities, while the remit of 1992 Act is more general, it is pity that no distinction will be made between the titles of the respective Acts.
§ The Solicitor-General (Sir Derek Spencer)If the hon. Gentleman looks at the statute book, he will find other examples of statutes with similar titles. I do not believe that that source is likely to mislead those who will have to refer to those Acts.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Bill accordingly read a Second time.
§ Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House.—[Mr. Greg Knight.]
§ Bill immediately considered in Committee; reported, without amendment; read the Third time, and passed, without amendment.