§ Minor Amendments.
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§ The Unemployment Insurance Act, 1923.
§ Section 6.—In subsection (1), after the words "eighteen years" there shall be inserted the words" or in connection with the administration of increase of benefit claimed in respect of persons between the ages of fourteen and sixteen sears who are dependent children within the meaning of the Acts relating to unemployment insurance."
§ LORD ROCHESTER moved to insert in the references to the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1920:
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Section 35.—In subsection (1), in paragraph (c) thereof, for the word 'claims' where that word first occurs, there shall be substituted the word applications; and after paragraph (g) there shall be inserted the following new paragraph—
'(h) for enabling any insured contributor in whose case good cause is shown for delay in making a claim to benefit or in proving any matter on such a claim, to be treated for the purposes of such provisions of the Acts relating to unemployment insurance as may be specified in the regulations, as if the claim had been made or the matter proved on such earlier date as may be determined in accordance with the regulations.'
§ The noble Lord said: This Amendment, your Lordships will notice, is in two parts. The first part is our old friend and I will not argue it afresh. The remainder of the Amendment enables regulations to he made for authorising something which has long been the practice—namely, antedating a claim to benefit or ante-dating the proof of any matter on a claim to benefit when good cause is shown for delay in making the claim. To cover that point the Government have put down the second half of this Amendment.
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Amendment moved—
Page 68, line 49, at end, insert the said words.—(Lord Rochester.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
1124§ VISCOUNT BERTIE OF THAMEMy Amendment is drafting.
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Amendment moved—
Page 71, line 22, leave out ("certify") and insert ("certifies").—(Viscount Bertie of Thame.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Loan ROCHESTER moved, in the reference to the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1923, after "with," to insert "the attendance at authorised courses of persons under that age or in connection with." The noble Lord said: This is a minor Amendment for the purpose of making it clear that those local education authorities in England and Wales who are responsible for dealing with all questions of juvenile employment and unemployment in their areas shall have the duty of acting on the Minister's behalf in regard to the issue of requirements to attend courses of instruction, arid other cognate matters under Clause 14 of the Bill.
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Amendment moved—
Page 71, line 40, after ("with") insert ("the attendance at authorised courses of persons under that age or in connection with").—(Lord Rochester.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ LORD ROCHESTERThis is our old friend again.
§ Amendment moved—
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Page 74, line 34, at the beginning of the second column, insert:
In paragraph (a) of subsection (1), for the word application 'there shall be substituted the words a claim.'"—(Lord Rochester.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ LORD ROCHESTERThis Amendment is consequential upon a change made in another place.
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Amendment moved—
Page 74, line 39, leave out from ("first") to ("respectively") in line 40 and insert ("statutory condition and to the disqualifications for the receipt of benefit") (Lord Rochester.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ LORD ROCHESTERAll three of the following Amendments are our old friends.
§ Amendments moved—
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Page 74, line 48, at end insert:
In subsection (5), for the words 'an application' there shall be substituted the words a 'claim.'
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Page 75, line 11, at end insert:
Section 14.—In subsection (2), for the words 'an application' there shall be substituted the words 'a claim' and for the words 'the application' wherever those words occur, there shall be substituted the words 'the claim.'
section 16.—In subsection (1), in the definition of 'benefit year' for the words 'an application' there shall he substituted the words a claira.'
§ Page 76, line 22, at end insert:
§ "The Unemployment Insurance (National Economy) (No. 2) Order, 1931.
§ Article 4.—For the words 'an application for benefit' wherever those words occur, there shall be substituted the words a claim for benefit.'"—(Lord Rochester.)
§ On Question, Amendments agreed to.
§ Fifth Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
§ Sixth Schedule [Constitution and Proceedings of Unemployment Assistance Board]:
§ VISCOUNT BERTIE OF THAMEMy Amendments to this Schedule are drafting.
§ LORD ROCHESTERAccepted.
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Amendments moved—
Page 77, line 10, leave out, ("their") and insert ("its").
Page 77, line 11, leave out ("them") and insert ("it").—(Viscount Bertie of Thame.)
§ On Question, Amendments agreed to.
§ Sixth Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
§ Seventh Schedule [Constitution and proceedings of Appeal Tribunals]:
§ LORD ROCHESTERMy first Amendment is really drafting. It is simply for the purpose of clarity.
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Amendment moved—
Page 77, line 30, after ("workpeople") insert ("and shall be appointed by the Board").—(Lord Rochester.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ LORD ROCHESTERThe next two are also drafting Amendments.
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Amendments moved—
Page 77, line 37, leave out ("appointed") and insert ("selected")
Page 77, line 38, leave out the second ("appointed") and insert ("selected").—(Lord Rochester.)
§ On Question, Amendments agreed to.
1126§ Seventh Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
§ Remaining Schedules agreed to.