POOR LAW AUTHORITIES (TRANSFER OF PROPERTY) BILL. [H.L.]

HL Deb 26 July 1904 vol 138 cc1179-80

[SECOND READING.]

Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.

LORD KENYON

My Lords, I can explain the object of this Bill in a very few words. It was always considered that under the Act of 1870 if a Poor Law union or a district formed of combinations of unions was dissolved its property automatically passed to its successors. It has, however, been recently decided in the Courts that this was not the case, and the sole object of this Bill is to put that matter right. I beg to move that it be read a second time.

Moved, "That the Bill be now read 2^a."—(Lord Kenyon.)

On Question, Bill read 2^a, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Thursday next.