§ Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee read.
§ Moved, That the house do now resolve itself into Committee.—(The Earl of Onslow.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ House in Committee accordingly.
§ [The EARL OF DONOUGHMORE in the Chair.]
THE LORD CHAIRMANMy noble friend, Lord Wemyss, has been good enough to inform me that he does not intend to move the Amendments to Clause 2 standing in his name, but my noble friend, Lord Stanmore, informs me that he has an Amendment to Clause 4 in the name of the Duke of Atholl.
§ Clauses 1 to 3 agreed to.
§ Clause 4:
§ Application to Scotland.
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4. In the application of this Act to Scotland—
(3) References to entering into a recognizance with or without sureties shall be construed as references to finding caution.
§ LORD STANMORE moved to leave out paragraph (3). The noble Lord said: On behalf of my noble friend, the Duke of ATHOLL, I beg to move this Amendment which is consequential on the deletion of a passage in the Report stage in the House of Commons.
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Amendment moved—
Leave out paragraph (3).—(Lord Stanmore.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 4, as amended, agreed to.
§ Remaining Clauses agreed to.
§ Schedule agreed to.
§ Then (Standing Order No. XXXIX having been suspended) Amendment reported, Bill read 3a, and passed, and returned to the Commons.