THE CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES (The EARL OF ONSLOW)My Lords, the Motion standing in my name is one which has to be moved every Session. Since it was put on the Paper it has been discovered that an alteration in the wording of the second paragraph would improve the draft. The alteration which I propose is in the fourth line of the second paragraph. It is only a small verbal alteration to make the Motion read "in that case those notices shall not be so published," and then the paragraph will continue "and in lieu thereof notices of the proposed Bill shall be published" and so on. With your Lordships' permission, I will move the Motion in that amended form.
§ Moved, That where it is intended to make application for a Private Bill a draft of the notice relating to the Bill proposed to be published in accordance with the requirements of Standing Orders 8 and 9 shall twenty-one days at least before the 4th day of December be deposited at the office of the Ministry of Information.
§ That if it appears to the Minister of Information that the publication of such notices in accordance with those Orders would be contrary to the national interest he shall not later than seven days before the said date so notify the Promoters of the Bill and the Chairman of Committees and in that case those notices shall not be so published and in lieu thereof notices of the proposed Bill shall be published within such time and in such manner as the Chairman of Committees may direct.
74§ That where the Minister does not issue any such notification the notices, as published, shall not differ from the draft deposited with him except so far as he by general or special direction may allow.
§ That in the case of a Bill for which the Petition is deposited or proposed to be deposited by leave of the House after the 27th day of November the provisions of this Order shall apply subject to the following modification that is to say for the reference to the 4th day of December there shall be substituted a reference to the date on which the Petition for the Bill is deposited in the Committee and Private Bill Office."—(The Earl of Onslow.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to, and ordered accordingly.