HL Deb 13 December 1949 vol 165 cc1506-8

[The references are to Bill 179 as first printed fog the House of Commons]

Clause 2, page 2, line 27, leave out ("may") and insert ("shall")

Clause 2, page 2, line 30, leave out front beginning to ("and") and insert ("each area as hereinafter defined")

Clause 2, page 2, line 48, at end insert—

("(4) In this section the expression "area" means a hospital area:

Provided that the Secretary of State may by order direct that an area consisting of two or more hospital areas shall be an area for the purposes of this section.").

Clause 7, page 5, line 25 leave out from ("consider") to end of line, and insert ("all such matters and report upon them")

Clause 7, page 5, line 26, leave out third ("the") and insert ("any such").

Clause 14, page 9, line 25, leave out ("and") and insert ("or")

Clause 14, page 9, line 26, leave out ("and") and insert ("or")

Clause 14, page 9, line 26, leave out ("respectively").

After Clause 14, insert the following new clause:

Penalisation of acts falsely implying inclusion in the list

(". Any person who, not being a person whose name is included in the list, takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying that his name is so included shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding in the case of a first conviction ten pounds, and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, fifty pounds.").

After Clause 18, insert the following new clause:

Membership of the Council, etc., not to involve Parliamentary disqualification

(". A member of the Council, the Assistant Nurses Committee, the Mental Nurses Committee, a regional nurse-training committee or a sub-committee of a regional nurse-training committee shall not, by reason of his membership, be rendered incapable of being elected, or of sitting and voting, as a Member of the House of Commons.")

Clause 19, page 10, line 34, at end insert— ("' chief male nurse' means a male nurse in charge of the male nurses employed in a mental hospital")

Clause 19, page 11, line 6, at end insert— ("' prescribed' means prescribed by rules made by the Council under this Act")

First Schedule, page 12, line 45, leave out ("and")

page 13, line 4, at end insert ("and

(e) a person or persons with financial experience.")

Clause 19, page 10, line 10, at end insert—

("Provided that the members first appointed under sub-paragraph (b) or sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 1 of this Schedule shall hold office for a term of three years")

Second Schedule, page 14, line 26, after ("payments") insert ("as may be specified in the order")

Clause 19, page 10, line 32, leave out from first ("be") to end of line 33.

Third Schedule, page 16, line 6, leave out from ("a") to ("such") in line 7, and insert ("chief male nurse of")

Clause 19, page 10, line 19, at end insert—

("Provided that

  1. (i) a member of the committee appointed by the Council shall cease to hold office as such member if he ceases to be a member of the Council; and
  2. (ii) the members of the committee first appointed by the Secretary of State shall hold office for a term of three years.")

Clause 19, page 10, line 22, leave out ("be filled")

Clause 19, page 10, line 23, after ("State") insert ("be filled by a person appointed")

Clause 19, page 10, line 24, after ("case") insert ("shall be filled by a person appointed")

Fourth Schedule, page 17, line 7, column 3, leave out from ("from") to ("referred") in line 8, and insert ("the date of the first coming into operation of such rules as are")

LORD MORRISON

My Lords, in moving that this House do agree with the Commons in these Amendments may I say that the statement which I made just now concerning the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill applies equally to the Nurses (Scotland) Bill? No point of controversy arises. I beg to move.

Moved, That this House do agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.—(Lord Morrison.)

EARL FORTESCUE

My Lords, on behalf of the noble Lords who sit on these Benches, I can say that we have no objection to any of the Amendments.

On Question, Motion agreed to.