HL Deb 27 July 1960 vol 225 cc891-3

Clause 68, page 47, line 4, at end insert— ("(2) It is hereby declared that references in this Act to mortgages of land in Northern Ireland include references to registered charges which by virtue of subsection (4) of section forty of the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, operate as mortgages by deed.") Third Schedule, page 52, line 1, leave out paragraphs 4 to 7.

Page 53, line 10, leave out ("register of members") and insert ("books of the society")

Page 53, leave out lines 20 to 22.

Page 55, leave out lines 15 to 19.

Page 56, line 38, at end insert—

("Joint shareholders

14.—(1) A joint holding of shares in the society shall not give to any of the joint holders, other than the one who is first named in the books of the society, the right to attend a meeting or any right conferred by these rules on a member.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions of this rule, any shares which are held jointly shall, for the purpose of determining which members are qualified to vote, whether in person or by proxy, on any resolution, and the number of votes they may give, be regarded as held by the joint holder who is first named in the books of the society.

(3) Any reference in these rules to the total membership of the society, or to any number of members of the society, shall be read as if any shares held jointly were held by the joint holder so first named.")

Fourth Schedule, page 57, line 12, at end insert— ("In section eighteen for the words that the provisions of this section have been complied with' substitute the words that the resolution has been passed as a special resolution as defined in the Building Societies Act, 1960'.")

Fourth Schedule, page 57, line 14, leave out ("present'") and insert ("purpose'")

Fourth Schedule, page 57, line 15, leave out ("passed")

Fourth Schedule, page 57, line 20, after ("present") insert ("at a general meeting of the society specially called for the purpose")

Fourth Schedule, page 57, line 21, leave out ("passed")

Fourth Schedule, page 57, line 23, at end insert ("Section four shall cease to have effect")

After the amendment last inserted, insert— ("In subsection (2) of section six, for the words the Gazette' substitute the words ' the London and Edinburgh Gazettes'.")

Fourth Schedule, page 57, line 27, at end insert— ("In subsection (3) of section seven, for the words the Gazette' substitute the words the London and Edinburgh Gazettes'.")

Fourth Schedule, page 57, line 32, at end insert ("In section twenty-three, for the words and in default of payment', substitute the word or'")

Fourth Schedule, page 57, line 44, at end insert— ("In subsection (2) of section five, for the words 'the Gazette' substitute the words the London and Edinburgh Gazettes'.")

Fifth Schedule, page 58, line 22, column 3, at end insert ("Section forty-four")

Fifth Schedule, page 58, line 26, column 3, leave out ("and three") and insert ("to four")

Fifth Schedule, page 58, line 33, column 3, at beginning insert ("subsection (3) of section three")

Fifth Schedule, page 58, line 33, column 3, leave out lines 34 to 37 and insert ("Section six")

Fifth Schedule, page 58, line 38, column 3, at end insert— ("In section thirteen, in subsection (2), the words from which shall be' to 'particulars as may be prescribed, and in subsection (3), the words from subject to' to 'Building Societies Act, 1874'.")

Fifth Schedule, page 58, line 41, column 3, at end insert ("and words whether they of the society'.")

Fifth Schedule, page 58, line 48, column 3, at end insert ("the words 'in such manner as he may prescribe' and".)

VISCOUNT HAILSHAM

My Lords, the remaining Amendments in the Bill—that is to say, No. 60 and Nos. 62 to 83 inclusive, we having already agreed to No. 61—are, I am happy to say, all minor and consequential Amendments, and I now beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.

Moved, That this House cloth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.—(Viscount Hailsham.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.