§ Bill read 3a (according to Order).
§ LORD ACTONsaid, this Bill was substantially an old Act of Parliament which was very familiar to both Houses. When it came before the Standing Committee the noble Marquess opposite suggested that it might be made more prompt and easy of operation; and accordingly Amendments had been drafted to the 1st, clause with the approval of the Irish Government. He hoped and believed they would answer the purpose the Marquess of Salisbury had in view. As the Amendments were consequential and were in the hands of noble Lords, he would read the clause as it would now stand— 1018
Upon the publication in The Dublin Gazette of an Order made by the Lord Lieutenant in Council declaring that a case of the infectious disease known as spasmodic or Asiatic cholera has occurred in Ireland, the authority of any sanitary district, having first obtained the permission in writing of the Local Government Board for Ireland (hereinafter called 'the Local Government Board'), and given such notice as is prescribed in this Act, may take possession of any site, except as hereinafter mentioned, within or contiguous to that sanitary district, and specified in such written permission for the purpose of erecting thereon a temporary hospital.
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Amendment moved,
In Clause 1, page 1, to leave out line 5 and insert ("upon the publication in The Dublin Gazette of an Order made by the Lord Lieutenant in Council declaring"); in line 7 to leave out from ("occurred") to ("the authority") in line 8 and insert ("in Ireland"); in line 8, leave out the second ("the") and insert ("any"); and in line 13, leave out ("the") and insert ("or contiguous to that").—(The Lord Acton.)
§ THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURYThat appears to me, as far as I can judge, to meet the objection which I found to arise.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Bill passed, and returned to the Commons.