HL Deb 07 April 1938 vol 108 c641

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

Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(Lord Thankerton.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

House in Committee accordingly:

[The EARL OF ONSLOW in the Chair.]

Clauses 1 to 3 agreed to.

Clause 4 [Discretion of Registrar to refuse certificate in special cases]:

LORD THANKERTON

I may explain that the four Amendments standing on the Paper are purely drafting Amendments, correcting drafting errors. I beg to move.

Amendment moved— Page 3, line 10, leave out ("ten") and insert ("twelve").—(Lord Thankerton.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Clause 4, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 5 to 12 agreed to.

Clause 13 [Saving for certain public offices]:

Amendment moved— Page 7, line 7, leave out ("nine") and insert ("eleven").—(Lord Thankerton.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Clause 13, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 14 [Saving for officers of local authorities and of statutory undertakers]:

Amendment moved— Page 7, line 16, leave out ("nine") and insert ("eleven").—(Lord Thankerton.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Clause 14, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 15 to 23 agreed to.

Clause 24 [Amendment of First Schedule of principal Act]:

Amendment moved— Page 10, line 34, leave out ("five of the Act") and insert ("eight of the Solicitors Amendment (Scotland) Act, 1938").—(Lord Thankerton.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Clause 24, as amended, agreed to.

Remaining clauses agreed to.

Schedules agreed to.