§ Colonel GRETTONasked the President of the Board of Trade what period of grace has been arranged for notices required to be lodged before 1st August, 1916, under Section 2 of the Output of Beer (Restriction) Act, which only received the Royal Assent on 3rd August?
Mr. HARCOURTI understand from the Commissioners of Customs and Excise that a large number of notices under this Section have already been lodged. In view, however, of the fact that the measure did not receive the Royal Assent until after the date specified in the Section, I have arranged with the Commissioners that any outstanding notices may be lodged up to 15th August.