HL Deb 17 December 1919 vol 38 cc366-7

House in Committee (according to Order).

[The EARL OF DONOUGHMORE in the Chair.]

VISCOUNT SANDHURST

The object of the Amendments standing in my name is to bring the Bill into conformity with the other measures. I only wish to call attention to the Amendment in Clause 3, page 2, line 30, which leaves out that part of the clause which had to do with a lady being one of the examining body. I have put this Amendment in at the request of Lord Kintore, who would have moved it if he had been present.

Amendments moved—

Clause 2, page 2, line 3, leave out ("mental")

Clause 2, page 2, line 4, after ("nurses") insert ("trained in the nursing and care of persons suffering from mental diseases")

Clause 2, page 2, lines 12 and 13, leave out ("duly authenticated in the prescribed manner").

Clause 3, page 2, line 30, leave out from ("examinations") to end of line 33.

Clause 3, page 3, line 3, leave out ("and") and insert: (f) for enabling the council to constitute committees and for authorising the delegation to committees of any of the powers of the council, and for regulating the proceedings (including quorum) of committees; and (g)

Clause 3, page 4, line 22, after ("void") insert ("and if modified if shall thenceforth have effect as so modified").

Clause 6, page 5, line 32, leave out ("as a nurse") and insert ("either generally as a nurse for the sick or as a nurse of some special class")

Clause 6, page 5, line 38, after ("registered") insert ("in a corresponding manner")

Clause 7, page 6, line 27, leave out ("Division") and insert ("Court").

Clause 8, page 6, line 37, leave out ("if any person") and insert ("Any person who (a)")

Clause 8, page 7, line 5, leave out ("If any person") and insert: ("(b) being a person whose name is included in any part of the register, at any time after the expiration of the period aforesaid takes or uses any name, title, addition, description, uniform, or badge, or otherwise does any act of any kind, implying that his name is included in some other part of the register; or (c)")

Clause 8, page 7, line 7, leave out ("he").—(Viscount Sandhurst.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

The Report of Amendments to be received to-morrow.