§ Amendments reported (according to order).
§ THE SECRETARY you SCOTLAND (Lord BALFOUR of BURLEIGH)I have an Amendment to Clause 7, which relates to a question of machinery, and is not conceived in any hostile spirit to the Bill. The facts are these. In this Bill the word "registrar" occurs in more than one clause. That is, of course, the 470 Registrar of Friendly Societies; but the Bill is not made to read in connection with the Friendly Societies Act, 1896. In that Act there is a definition of the "Registrar" for England, Scotland, and Ireland, and both for Scotland and Ireland he is denned in each case as the Assistant Registrar who is located in the respective capitals. So far as Scotland is concerned, I am advised that the Amendment is necessary, and I daresay those interested in the matter, if they will look into it, will find that it is expedient to apply the Bill to Ireland in the same way.
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Amendment moved—
In Clause 7, page 2, line 32, after 'branch,' to insert 'and in application to Scotland the word "registrar" means the registrar as defined in that Act.'"—(Lord Balfour of Burleigh.)
§ On question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Bill to be read 3a tomorrow, and to be printed as amended (No. 156).