HL Deb 05 May 1932 vol 84 cc331-4

Amendments reported (according to Order).

Clause 1 [Provisions for securing to growers of millable wheat a standard price and a market therefor]:

THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (EARL DE LA WARR)

My Lords, all the Amendments to Clause 1 on the Paper are drafting Amendments. I beg to move.

Amendments moved—

Page 2, line 18, after ("before") insert ("being despatched on delivery after")

Page 3, line 34, leave out ("registered grower") and insert ("person")

Page 4, line 9, after ("quantity") insert ("to the corporation")

Page 4, line 22, leave out ("registered growers") and insert ("persons entitled to take proceedings")

Page 4, line 23, leave out ("those growers") and insert ("them")

Page 4, line 27, leave out ("of a registered grower's own growing")

Page 4, line 28, after ("bought") insert ("from a registered grower").—(Earl De La Warr.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Clause 3 [Quota payments by millers and importers]:

EARL DE LA WARR

My Lords, the three Amendments to this clause are drafting. I beg to move.

Amendments moved—

Page 7, line 42, leave out from the beginning to ("the") in line 44

Page 8, line 10, leave out ("be in") and insert ("come into")

Page 8, line 19, after ("and") insert ("subject to the provisions of this Act relating to the adjustment of surpluses and deficiences in the Wheat Fund.").—(Earl De La Warr.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Clause 4 [By-laws of the Wheat Commission]:

EARL DE LA WARR

My Lords, the Amendment to this clause is a drafting Amendment.

Amendment moved— Page 11, line 36, leave out ("required to be thereby certified") and insert ("entitling claimants to the issue of such certificates").—(Earl De La Warr.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Clause 7 [Adjustment of surpluses and deficiencies in Wheat Fund]:

EARL DE LA WARR

My Lords, the next is also a drafting Amendment.

Amendment moved— Page 14, line 15, leave out from ("expenditure") to ("that") in line 16 and insert ("of the Wheat Commission attributable to").—(Earl De La Warr.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Clause 8 [Provisions as to Millers' Quota Fund]:

EARL DE LA WARR

My Lords, the two Amendments to this clause are drafting Amendments. I beg to move.

Amendments moved—

Page 15, line 4, after ("distributed") insert ("on behalf of the Flour Millers' Corporation")

Page 15, line 6, leave out ("the Flour Millers'") and insert ("that").—(Earl De La Warr.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Clause 9 [Provisions as to administrative expenses]:

EARL DE LA WARR

My Lords, the Amendments to this clause standing in my name are drafting Amendments. I beg to move.

Amendments moved—

Page 16, line 10, leave out ("during") and insert ("for").

Page 17, line 3, leave out ("during") and insert ("for").

Page 17, line 23, leave out ("to registered growers") and insert ("in respect of any cereal year").—(Earl De La Warr.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Clause 15:

Penalties.

(5) Where an offence under this Act committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or approval of, or to have been facilitated by any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate, or by an auditor by whom any accounts of the body corporate were audited, he, as well as the body corporate, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

LORD MOUNT TEMPLE moved, in subsection (5), to leave out "by" ["or by an auditor"] and insert "of." The noble Lord said: My Lords, this is merely a drafting Amendment. It seeks to make quite clear that "consent or approval" and "facilitated by any neglect" govern the word "auditor." That was not clear in the Bill. I understand the Government have accepted the Amendment.

Amendment moved— Page 23, line 2, leave out ("by") and insert ("of").—(Lord Mount Temple.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Clause 18 [Transitional provisions]:

EARL DE LA WARR

My Lords, the first Amendment to this clause is a drafting Amendment.

Amendment moved— Page 25, line 10, leave out from the beginning to ("that") in line 11 and insert ("revenue and expenditure of the Wheat Fund attributable to").—(Earl De La Warr.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

EARL DE LA WARR

My Lords, the next Amendment is consequential.

Amendment moved— Page 25, line 17, leave out from the first ("the") to ("the") in line 18 and insert ("revenue and expenditure of the said fund attributable to").—(Earl De La Warr.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

EARL DE LA WARR

My Lords, this Amendment is drafting.

Amendment moved— Page 25, line 25, leave out ("during") and insert ("for").—(Earl De La Warr.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

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