HL Deb 13 May 1909 vol 1 cc895-6

Order of the Day for the Third Reading read.

Moved, That the Bill be now read 3a.(Lord Monkswell.)

On Question, Bill read 3a.

THE EARL OF DONOUGHMORE

moved to amend Clause 1, which provided that— Subsection 1 (b) of section 12 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1882 is hereby repealed and a person shall not henceforth be disqualified for being elected or for being a councillor of a municipal corporation by reason of being in holy orders or a regular minister of a dissenting congregation, by inserting, after the word "henceforth," the words "in England or Wales." He explained that the noble Lord in charge of the Bill and himself were at one in the matter, their object being to make certain that the Bill should not apply to Ireland.

Amendment moved— In Clause 1, page 1, line 7, after the word 'henceforth,' to insert the words 'in England or Wales.'"—(The Earl of Donoughmore.)

* LORD MONKSWELL ,

who had an Amendment on the Paper to insert, as a new clause, the words— This Act shall not apply to Scotland or Ireland, said that the Government draftsman appeared to think that his (Lord Monkswell's) method of dealing with the point was the better of the two, with a slight amendment, as the Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, though it only applied to England and Wales, could be put into operation in Ireland by the action of the Lord Lieutenant.

THE EARL OF DONOUGHMORE

said he would be quite satisfied to withdraw his Amendment and to accept the one standing in the name of Lord Monkswell.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

LORD MONKSWELL

then moved his Amendment.

Amendment moved— After Clause 1, to insert the following new clause— 'This Act shall not apply or be capable of being applied to Scotland or Ireland.'"—(Lord Monkswell.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Bill passed, and sent to the Commons.