§ 81. Sir J. Mellorasked the President of the Board of Trade why on 20th April he laid before this House Statutory Instrument, 1951, No. 413, together with Statutory Instrument, 1951, No. 649, which revoked it as from 23rd April; for what purpose No. 413 was revoked three days after it was laid; and why a slip was necessary to correct No. 649.
§ Mr. BottomleyS.I. 1951 No. 413 was laid before this House on 20th April, 1951, in pursuance of Mr. Speaker's Ruling given on 19th April, 1951, that this Order, though submitted to the House on 12th March, 1951, was not in conformity with the Rules that he had laid down and that it should be laid in proper form.
S.I. 1951 No. 649 was laid before this House on 20th April, 1951, because it was anticipated that Mr. Speaker would 118W also rule that this Order though submitted to the House on 16th April, 1951, was not laid in conformity with his Rules.
S.I. 1951 No. 413 came into operation on 29th March, 1951. Its revocation was desired in order to substitute a new Third Schedule in the principal Order (S.I. 1951 No. 216) bringing into force two new Related Schedules. It was accordingly revoked by S.I. 1951 No. 649 which was made on 16th April, 1951, and was to come into operation on 23rd April, 1951. At the time that S.I. 1951 No. 649 was made, Mr. Speaker had not given the Ruling which necessitated S.I. 1951 No. 413 being laid again on 20th April, 1951.
A slip was necessary to correct the preliminary matter in S.I. 1951 No. 649. which included the date on which copies were laid before Parliament. The Order, as originally printed, stated that it was laid before Parliament on 16th April, 1951.