| Session and Chapter. | Short Title. | Extent of Repeal. |
| 41 & 42 Vict. c. 49 | The Weights and Measures Act, 1878. | Part II of the Sixth Schedule, so far as respects any local authority who are a market authority for the purposes of this Act. |
§ VISCOUNT GAGE moved, in the reference to the Weights and Measures Act, 1878, after "authority," to insert "outside London." The noble Viscount said: My Lords, this Amendment makes it clear that the repeal of certain provisions of the Markets and Fairs (Weighing of Cattle) Act shall not apply to London. Your Lordships are aware that London works under a public health code of its own and inadvertently certain sections were applied to London which should not have been applied.
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Amendment moved—
Page 85, line 37, in the third column after ("authority") insert ("outside London").—(Viscount Gage.)
LORD STRABOLGIMy Lords, I should like to have this point clarified. Just above this in the schedule we repeal an Act of 3 George IV, and in that case we repeal the whole Act which applies to bread sold in "the City of London and the Liberties thereof" Now we come to the Weights and Measures Act which apparently applies to London. I want to be quite sure that there is no further drafting required in 'the drafting Amendments. Why "the City of London and the Liberties thereof" with regard to the sale of bread, and why "London" with regard to weights and measures? Ought this not to apply to the City of London? My noble friend Lord Snell tells me that there are separate Acts for London in many respects, but what is London now? It is growing all the time. Is the noble Viscount satisfied that these words are clear and cover the whole of the needs of the case?
VISCOUNT GAGEMy Lords, the noble Lord asks me if I am satisfied that the draftsman has done his work completely. I should not like to express a final opinion on such a highly technical matter, but as I have already told your Lordships I understand that London is in much the same position as Scotland in so far as the general code of public health is concerned. London operates under another code. But there are certain parts of this Bill which are being applied to London, and I understand that inadvertently we applied certain provisions of the Markets and Fairs (Weighing of Cattle) Act to London. Unless this Amendment is made the special privileges of London will be interfered with.
LORD STRABOLGIMy Lords, I think I understand now, but I would still ask is "London" sufficient? There are the City of London and the County of London and Greater London. "Scotland" we understand, but is "London" a recognised technical term? I would like to be clear on that point.
VISCOUNT GAGEMy Lords, the word "London" appears in many Acts of Parliament, which provide that "this Act shall not apply to London." I hesitate to speak positively in the presence of the noble Lord, Lord Snell, who is such an authority on these matters, but I understand that this Amendment makes the matter perfectly clear.
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
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Amendment moved—
Page 86, line 4, in the third column at end insert ("outside London").—(Viscount Gage.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
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Amendment moved—
Page 86, line 17, in the third column, at end insert ("outside London").—(Viscount Gage.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
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Amendment moved—
Page 87, line 9, in the third colum at end insert ("outside London").—(Viscount Gage.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
VISCOUNT GAGEMy Lords, the last Amendment is a drafting Amendment. It merely provides for the additional repeal of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, necessary as a consequence of the proposed extension of Clause 33 to Scotland.
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Amendment moved—
Page 88, leave out line 26 in the third column and insert ("Section six (except subsections (2) and (7)); Sections twelve, twenty and twenty-three).—(Viscount Gage.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.