§ Bill read 3a (according to order).
THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (The Earl of ONSLOW)The object of the Amendment standing in my name is to enable the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Dublin Metropolitan Police to act under the Bill. I have been asked to add to the Amendment as it appears on the Paper the following words: "The reference to a fishery officer appointed under the——"
§ THE LORD CHANCELLOR (The Earl of HALSBURY)The noble Earl cannot do that without notice.
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Amendment moved—
At the end of Clause 1, to add, as a new subsection, the words 'Any member of the Royal Irish Constabulary or of the Dublin Metropolitan Police may, with the consent of the Lord-Lieutenant, be appointed as an officer for the purposes of this section, subject to such orders and restrictions as may be made with the approval of the Lord-Lieutenant, in the case of a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary, by the Inspector-General thereof, and in the case of a member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, by the Chief Commissioner thereof.'"—(The Earl of Onslow.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Bill passed and sent to the Commons.
§ House adjourned at ten minutes past Five o'clock, till Tomorrow, half-past Ten o'clock.