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§ Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee read,
§ Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(Lord Kershaw.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ House in Committee accordingly:
§ [THE EARL OF DROGHEDA in the Chair]
§ Clause 1 [Period to which obligation to restore trade practices relates]:
§ LORD KERSHAWThe first Amendment on the Order Paper, and the two which follow, are introduced to implement an undertaking given by my right honourable friend on Third Reading of the Bill in another place. I mentioned them on Tuesday during the Second Reading in your Lordships' House, and they were welcomed both by the noble Lord, Lord Altrincham, and by the noble Viscount, Lord Samuel. In these circumstances, I beg formally to move the Amendment.
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Amendment moved —
Page 2, line 7, at end insert ("A draft of any Order in Council under this subsection shall be laid before Parliament, and the Minister shall not recommend His Majesty to make the Order unless an Address has been presented by each House of Parliament praying that the Order be made.").—(Lord Kershaw.)
§ LORD ALTRINCHAMWe on this side of the House are all very grateful to the Government for introducing Amendments in accordance with the promise given in another place. Your Lordships will remember that there was considerable argument about this matter in another place, and the Minister in charge reserved his decision upon it. I am glad that he changed his mind before the Bill left the other place, and gave the promise which is now being implemented. As I say, we, on this side, are very grateful.
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ LORD KERSHAWI beg to move the next Amendment.
§ Amendment moved—
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Page 2, line 36, at end insert—
("(4) In subsection (1) of section nine of the principal Act, for the words 'the foregoing
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provisions' there shall be substituted the words 'section seven or section eight'.")—(Lord Kershaw.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 1, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clause 2 [Application of principal Act to Northen Ireland]:
§ LORD KERSHAWI beg to move the last Amendment standing in my name.
§ Amendment moved—
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Page 2, line 46, at end insert—
("and for the last sentence of that subsection there shall be substituted the sentence 'No order shall be made under this subsection unless a draft thereof has been laid before the Parlia-
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ment of Northern Ireland and has been approved by resolution of each House of that Parliament'.")—(Lord Kershaw.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Remaining clause, as amended, agreed to.
§ House resumed.
§ Then, Standing Order XXXIX having been suspended (pursuant to Resolution), the Amendments reported; Bill read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ House adjourned at three minutes past five o'clock.