§ Mr. Garro Jonesasked the Lord Advocate whether he relies solely upon information given him by private persons upon which to proceed against breaches of Section 98 of the Town Councils Act, 1900, or if he takes steps to have transactions under this section examined in his Department to see that no breach of the law takes place?
§ The Lord AdvocateIt is no part of the duty of the criminal authorities to supervise transactions by Town Councils under this section. So far as I can trace, no such case has ever been reported to my Department.
§ Mr. Garro Jonesasked the Lord Advocate whether he will state the references to any actions which have been brought under Section 98 of the Town Councils Act, 1900, since the date of that enactment?
§ The Lord AdvocateI have been unable to trace any reported case under this section.