HL Deb 04 March 1937 vol 104 cc525-6
THE MARQUESS OF ZETLAND

My Lords, I beg to move that this Order be taken into consideration.

Moved, That the Draft Order, as presented to Parliament and reported from the India and Burma Orders Committee on Thursday last, be now considered.—(The Marquess of Zetland.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

THE MARQUESS OF ZETLAND

My Lords, I have one or two small Amendments to this Order which I wish to move. The purpose of this Order is to adapt the laws on the Indian Statute Book to the new conditions which are brought about by the coming into operation of the new Constitution in India. It has been a very laborious task, since it has meant examining the whole of the Statute Law of India with a view to adapting its phraseology to the new conditions, and it is perhaps not altogether surprising in those circumstances that it has been found that one or two slips have occurred. The Amendments to this Order are, as a matter of fact, purely drafting Amendments. They are to correct printers' errors, and I beg to move.

Amendments moved—

In the First Schedule, page 70, line 30, leave out the first ("of") and insert ("or")

In the First Schedule, page 75, line 11 (marginal note), after ("application") insert ("of")

In the Eleventh Schedule, page 250, line 21, leave out ("1833") and insert ("1883").—(The Marquess of Zetland.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

THE MARQUESS OF ZETLAND

My Lords, I beg to move that this Order, as amended, be approved.

Moved, That the Draft Order, as presented to Parliament and reported from the India and Burma Orders Committee on Thursday last, be approved as amended.—(The Marquess of Zetland).

LORD RANKEILLOUR

My Lords, may I just ask the noble Marquess whether this Order will require confirmation by the Indian Legislature, or whether there is sufficient power under the Act to make these changes, technical as no doubt they are, in the present Indian law effective without any confirming Act in India?

THE MARQUESS OF ZETLAND

Oh, yes, the authority is provided by the Government of India Act. The changes, of course, are really changes of phraseology more than anything else.

On Question, Motion agreed to.