§ Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee read.
§ Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(Lord O'Hagan.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ House in Committee accordingly:
§ [The EARL OF DONOUGHMORE in the Chair.]
§ Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to.
§ Clause 3:
§ Music and dancing licences.
§ (14) Any sums received on account of fees under this section shall be carried to the credit of the county fund or borough fund, as the case may be.
§ LORD DESBOROUGH moved to add the following proviso: "Provided that, where any sums are so received by the council of an urban district acting in the exercise of powers delegated to the council under this Act, those sums shall be carried to the district fund." The noble Lord said: This Amendment is moved merely in order to make the work- 166 ing of the Act more simple, and to remove an ambiguity which, perhaps, existed in the original Bill. I beg to move.
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Amendment moved—
Page 4, line 28, at end insert the said proviso—(Lord Desborough.)
LORD O'HAGANThe Amendment proposed by the noble Lord certainly seems a necessary one in order to deal with a point that is not dealt with in any other clause.
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 3, as amended, agreed to.
§ Remaining clauses agreed to.
§ First Schedule agreed to.
§ Second Schedule:
| SECOND SCHEDULE. | ||
| Session and Chapter. | Enactment replaced. | Extent of repeal |
| 25 Geo. II., c. 36. | The Disorderly Houses Act, 1751. | Sections two and three. |
| 39 Viet., c. 21. | The Public Entertainments Act, 1875. | The whole Act. |
§ LORD DESBOROUGH moved to insert in the Second Schedule:—
| "10 & 11 Geo. 5.c. clv. | The Erith Improvement Act, 1920. | Section eighty one." |
§ The noble Lord said: The object of this Amendment is to make the position of Erith quite clear. Erith obtained an Act in 1920 to do away with the old Disorderly Houses Act of 1751. The point shortly is that the district of Erith have an Act which was passed in 1920, but in the opinion of the Home Secretary it would be very much better if Erith, in common with other localities which are scheduled under the Bill, came under the general provisions of this Bill. I therefore move the Amendment which stands on the Paper. It is also felt that the County Council of Kent could, if necessary, delegate these powers as they have done before in certain cases to this particular locality. The Home Secretary is very strongly of opinion that it would be a mistake to leave this particular section of Erith's Act in force and thus leave Erith outside the general scope of the Bill. I beg to move.
167§ Amendment moved—
§ Page 6, line 20, at end, insert:
| '10 & 11 Geo. 5.c. clv. | The Erith Improvement Act, 1920. | Section eighty-one." |
§ —(Lord Desborough.)
LORD O'HAGANIn regard to the Amendment now proposed it has come to my knowledge that there is a certain amount of feeling at Erith on this matter. They are desirous of remaining under the Act they have already obtained. At the same time I agree with what the noble Lord has said as to the desirability of this Bill applying, as it is intended to apply, to all places concerned. There seems to be no difficulty about the County Council of Kent delegating their powers, as they have hitherto done, to the local authority in regard to these matters, and I think that would be the best plan. I am prepared therefore to accept the Amendment.
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Second Schedule, as amended, agreed to.