HL Deb 20 December 1920 vol 39 cc585-6

Clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert ("within the meaning of this Act")

Clause 1, line 22, after ("document") insert ("of a similar character").

Clause 3, page 4, line 11, at end insert ("in relation to the prohibited place, and if any person acts in contravention of, or fails to comply with, this provision, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour").

Clause 5, page 5, line 25, leave out ("if registered") and insert ("and the name and address of the sender if shown on the outside of the packet, and, in the case of a registered packet")

Clause 5, page 5, line 37, at end insert ("and shall not forward any postal packet to another address unless there is left with him written instructions to that effect signed by the addressee."

Clause 5, page 6, line 8, leave out ("by a court of summary jurisdiction") and insert ("under the Summary Jurisdiction Arts")

Clause 5, page 6, line 12, leave out ("regulation") and insert ("section")

Clause 5, page 6, line 15, at end insert as a new subsection: (6) Nothing in this section shall be construed as rendering legal anything which would be in contravention of the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster General under the Post Office Acts. 1908 to 1920, or the Telegraph Acts, 1863 to 1920.

After Clause 8, insert the following new clause:

Amendments of principal Act in relation to munitions of war.

The principal Act shall have effect as though—

(1) After paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section two the following paragraph was inserted: (aa) Uses the information in his possession for the benefit of any foreign power or in any other manner prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State; and after the said subsection (1) the following subsection was inserted: (1A) If any person having in his possession or control any sketch, plan, model, article, note, document, or information which relates to munitions of war, communicates it directly or indirectly to any foreign power, or in any other manner prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State, that person shall be guilty of a misdemeanour;" and

(2) In section twelve, after the definition of "sketch," the following definition was inserted: The expression 'munitions of war' includes the whole or any part of any ship, submarine, aircraft, tank or similarengine, armsand ammunition, torpedo, or mine, intended or adapted for use in war, and any other article, material, or device, whether actual or proposed, intended for such use.

Clause 10, page, 7, line 41, at end insert: ("Provided that—

  1. (a) this Act shall not apply to any of the following Dominions, that is to say, the Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia (which for this purpose shall be deemed to include Papua and Norfolk Island), the Dominion of New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, Newfoundland and India; and
  2. (b) nothing in the principal Act shall be construed as preventing an offence under this Act which is to be tried summarily being tried in Scotland by the sheriff.")