§ LORD STANMOREMy Lords, in accordance with the provisions of section 8, subsection 3, of the Scottish Board of Health Act, 1919, I beg to move to resolve,
That this House approves the Scottish Board of Health (Midwives (Scotland) Act Transfer of Powers from Secretary for Scotland) Order, 1921, presented the 22nd day of February, 1921.The powers of the Privy Council and of the Lord President of the Council under the Midwives (Scotland) Act, 1915, were transferred, under the provisions of the Scottish Board of Health Act, 1919, to the Scottish Board of Health on April 1, 1920. Under Section 13 of the Midwives (Scotland) Act an annual statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Central Midwives Board for Scotland must be submitted to the Scottish Board of Health, after audit by an accountant appointed annually by the Secretary for Scotland. It is considered appropriate that the power and duty of appointing this accountant should be transferred to the Scottish Board of Health, which is now in other respects the supervising central authority under the Act. The present Order in Council, which is made in virtue of the provisions of the Scottish Board of Health Act, 1919, provides for this transfer.
§ Moved to resolve, "That this House approves the Scottish Board of health (Midwives (Scotland) Act Transfer of Powers from Secretary for Scotland) Order, 1921, presented the 22nd clay of February, 1921."—(Lord Stanmore.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to, and ordered accordingly.