HL Deb 29 May 1930 vol 77 cc1193-4

Page 12, line 1, leave out subsection (4) and insert:— ("(5) No person shall be appointed a Legal Senior Commissioner unless either—

  1. (i) he is a practising barrister or solicitor of at least five years' standing; or
  2. (ii) he is a Commissioner, other than a Senior Commissioner, and was, at the date 1194 when he was appointed such a Commissioner, a practising barrister or solicitor of at least five years' standing;
and no person shall be appointed a Medical Senior Commissioner unless he is a registered medical practitioner of at least five years' standing.")

EARL RUSSELL

My Lords, the reason for this Amendment is that it was intended to retain that part of Section 22 of the Mental Deficiency Act which, owing to the last Amendments, will now go. I move that the Commons Amendment be agreed to.

Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendment.—(Earl Russell.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.