HL Deb 25 February 1936 vol 99 cc743-5

Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee read.

Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(The Earl of Iddesleigh.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

House in Committee accordingly:

[The EARL OF ONSLOW in the Chair.]

Clause 1:

Amendment of s. 19 of the Shops Act, 1912.

1.—(1) Subsection (1) of Section nineteen of the Shops Act, 1912, shall be amended by inserting after the words "or intoxicating liquors" the words "the lending for reward of books or periodicals."

(2) Subsection (2) of the said Section nineteen shall be amended by inserting after the words "from which no private profit is derived" the words following:— or to any libraries established under the provisions of the Public Libraries Acts, 1892 to 1919, or to any libraries provided for charitable or educational purposes from which no private profit is derived.

THE EARL OF IDDESLEIGH moved, at the beginning of subsection (1), to insert: "For the purposes of the Shops Acts, 1912 to 1934, the expression 'retail trade or business' shall include the lending for reward of books or periodicals'; and accordingly." The noble Earl said: The object of this Amendment is to make it quite clear that lending libraries are brought within the scope not only of the Shops Act, 1912, but also within the scope of subsequent Acts passed in 1913, 1928 and 1934. I beg to move.

Amendment moved— Page 1, line 6, at the beginning insert ("For the purposes of the Shops Acts, 1912 to 1934, the expression retail trade or business' shall include the lending for reward of books or periodicals'; and accordingly ").—(The Earl of Iddesleigh.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Clause 1, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 2:

Short title, citation and extent.

2.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Shops Act, 1936, and shall be construed as one with the Shops Act, 1912 to 1934, and those Acts and this Act may be cited as the Shops Acts, 1912 to 1936.

(2) This Act shall apply to Scotland but shall not apply to Northern Ireland.

(3) This Act shall come into operation on the day of nineteen hundred and thirty

THE EARL OF IDDESLEIGH

The first Amendment to this clause is a drafting Amendment. I beg to move.

Amendment moved— Page 1, line 19, leave out from ("and") to ("as") in line 20, and insert ("this Act and the Shops Act, 1912 to 1934, may be cited together").—(The Earl of Iddesleigh.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

THE EARL OF IDDESLEIGH moved to amend subsection (2) so that it should read: This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.

The noble Lord said: This is also a drafting Amendment. I beg to move.

Amendment moved— Page 1, line 22, leave out from the first ("shall") to ("to") in line 23 and insert ("not extend").—(The Earl of Iddesleigh.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

THE EARL OF IDDESLEIGHhad three Amendments on the Paper to make subsection (3) read as follows: This Act shall come into operation on the first day of January nineteen hundred and thirty-seven.

The noble Earl said: These Amendments on the Paper are to bring the Act into operation on the first of January next. I beg to move.

Amendments moved— Page 1, line 24, after ("the") insert ("first") Page 1, line 25, after ("of") insert ("January") Page 1, line 25, after ("thirty") insert ("seven").—(The Earl of Iddesleigh.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Clause 2, as amended, agreed to.

Title:

An Act to amend the Shops Act, 1912, to provide for its application to the lending of hooks for reward.

THE EARL OF IDDESLEIGH

The Amendment to the Title is designed simply to meet the requirements of good draftsmanship. I beg to move.

Amendment moved— In the Title, leave out ("amend the Shops Act, 1912, to provide for its application to the lending of books"), and insert ("provide for the application of the Shops Acts, 1912 to 1934, to premises and places where the business of lending books or periodicals is carried on").—(The Earl of Iddesleigh.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Title, as amended, agreed to.