§ House in Committee (according to Order).
§ [The EARL OF DONOUGHMORE in the Chair.]
§ Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to.
§ Clause 3:
§ VISCOUNT SANDHURSTThere is an Amendment on this Clause. It is merely a drafting Amendment, to make it quite clear that certain proposals can be made, and it is provided that a period of three months shall continue to be the period of notice instead of the two months which was put into the Bill the other day. I beg to move.
§ Amendment moved—
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Clause 3, page 4, line 20, at end insert as a new subsection:
(7) Where notice of a proposal to fix, cancel or vary a minimum rate has been duly given by
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a Trade Board before the date of the commencement of this Act and the Board have not before that date proceeded to fix, cancel, or vary the rate, the notice shall hare effect as though this Act had been in force on the date on which the notice was given and the notice had been duly given there under, except that objections may be lodged with the Board for a period of three months from the date of the notice.—(Viscount Sandhurst.)
§ Clause 3, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clause 4 agreed to.
§ Clause 5:
§ VISCOUNT SANDHURSTThere is an Amendment on this clause to meet a point raised in the House of Commons—namely, in regard to the deductions made under an Act of Parliament. It is extremely doubtful whether they will ever be put into use. At the same time it will set the minds of these people at rest with regard to statutory providence funds; they are at present a little exercised about it.
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Amendment moved—
Clause 5, page 6, line 32, after ("enactments") insert ("or deductions authorised by any Act to be made from wages in respect of contributions to any superannuation or other provident fund").—(Viscount Sandhurst.)
§ Clause 5, as amended, agreed to.
§ Remaining clauses agreed to.
§ Schedules agreed to.