HL Deb 22 November 1954 vol 189 c1737

Clause 32, page 27, line 35, at end insert— ("(4) Any regulations made under Part I or Part III of the principal Act and continued in force by virtue of paragraph (a) of the last foregoing subsection, and any order continued in force by virtue of paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of that subsection, shall have effect (subject to any variation thereof by regulations under this Act) as if the regulations or order contained a provision making any contravention thereof, or failure to comply therewith, an offence under this Act. (5) Any such order as aforesaid shall also have effect,—

  1. (a) in the case of an order made by the Minister, as if it specified food and drugs authorities as the authority to enforce and execute within their area the provisions of the order; and
  2. (b) in the case of an order made by the Board of Trade, as if it specified local authorities for the purposes of the Weights, and Measures Acts, 1878 to 1936, as the said authority.")

VISCOUNT WOOLTON

My Lords, this Amendment is part of the redrafting which has been required by regulations on powers introduced for the Board of Trade. It deals with enforcing authorities for orders made under the Defence (Sale of Food) Regulations specifying the appropriate authorities according to whether the orders are deemed to be regulations made by the Minister or regulations made by the Board of Trade. At the same time the Amendment remedies an important omission in the present clause which contains no provision for penalties in the event of infringement of orders and provides that offences against the Orders shall be deemed to be offences under the present Bill. I beg to move.

Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amend-ment.—(Viscount Woolton.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.