§ [The references are to Bill No. 107.]
§ Page 4, leave out Clause 5.
§ Second Schedule, page 8, leave out from end of line 33 to end of line 5 on page 9.
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The Commons disagree to the Lords Amendments for the following Reason:
Because they consider it inexpedient that a Court-Martial, whether Military or Air Force, should in the future be empowered to pass sentence of death in respect of any of the offences for which the maximum, punishment under Clause 5 of the Bill, as originally passed by this House, would be penal servitude.
§ LORD THOMSONMy Lords, I beg to move that this House doth not insist upon its Amendments.
§ Moved, That this House doth not insist upon the said Amendments.—(Lord Thomson.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.