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Motion made, and Question proposed—
That Clause 1 stand part of the Bill."—(Lord Monkswell.)
THE EARL OF CAMPERDOWNOn Clause 1, I should like to repeat the question which I asked just now—namely, why was it that this Bill was introduced this year in a different form to that in which it passed the Standing Committee last year?
LORD MONKSWELLI explained the reason when I moved the First Reading of this Bill. It was pure inadvertence on my part. With regard to the Amendment which substitutes the Local Government Board for the Home Office as the authority to sanction these bye-laws, I was not at all sure what course the Government Departments undertook to take. It seemed to me more respectful to the Departments concerned to let them say again this year what their final decision was. I did not think it was important to insert a provision as to who should be the sanctioning authority in respect of those byelaws.
§ Question put.
§ Clause 1 agreed to.