§ Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee, read.
§ Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(Lord Lucas.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ House in Committee accordingly.
§ [The EARL OF DONOUGHMORE in the Chair.]
§ Clause 1:
LORD LUCASThe whole of the Amendments standing in my name on the Paper are purely drafting Amendments, so that I think it will be for the convenience of the House if I move them quite formally.
§ Amendments moved—
§ Clause 1, page 1, line 22, leave out ("Before making any such Order")
§ Clause 1, page 1, line 23, leave out ("the") and insert ("any such")
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Clause 1, page 2, lines 4 and 5, leave out from ("gallons") to the end of the clause and insert as a new subsection:
(4) For the purposes of this Act the expression 'barrel' includes half-barrel when the context permits."—(Lord Lucas.)
§ On Question, Amendments agreed to.
§ Clause 1, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clause 2:
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Amendment moved—
Clause 2, page 2, line 14, after ("be") insert ("liable to be").—(Lord Lucas.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 2, as amended, agreed to.
805§ Clause 3:
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Amendment moved—
Clause 3, page 2, line 23, after ("be") insert ("liable to be").—(Lord Lucas.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 3, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clause 4:
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Amendment moved:
Clause 4, page 2, line 29, leave out ("or half-barrels").—(Lord Lucas.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 4, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clause 5 agreed to.
§ Clause 6:
§ Amendments moved—
§ Clause 6, page 3, line 16, at beginning insert ("In England, Wales or Ireland")
§ Clause 6, page 3, line 17, leave out ("sentence") and insert ("order")
§ Clause 6, page 3, line 18, after ("Quarter Sessions") insert ("in accordance with the Summary Jurisdiction Acts").—(Lord Lucas.)
§ On Question, Amendments agreed to.
§ Clause 6, as amended, agreed to.
§ Remaining clause agreed to.
§ The Report of Amendments to be received To-morrow, and Bill to be printed as amended (No. 110.)