Third Schedule—(Repeals)

The Lord Advocate
I beg to move, in page 16, line 16, at the end to insert: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|20 Geo. 2. c. 50.|The Tenures Abolition Act, 1746. |Sections fourteen and fifteen.|
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|20 Geo. 2. c. 51.|The Sales to the Crown Act, 1746.|The whole Act.                |
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 This Amendment repeals certain obsolete enactments. For the benefit of the hon. and learned Member for Kettering (Mr. Mitchison), I will say that they provided for the purchase of lands in the Highlands for the pacification and further civilising of the inhabitants of the Highlands of Scotland. It is hoped that this is no longer necessary.

Amendment agreed to.

The Solicitor-General
I beg to move, in page 19, line 4, at the end to insert: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|50 Geo. 3. c.ccxviii.|An Act for disafforesting the forest of South, otherwise East Bere otherwise Bier, in the county of Southampton, and for inclosing the open commonable lands within the said forest.|Section thirty-four, from "and shall" onwards.|
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 I suggest that it might be convenient with this Amendment to take that in page 19, line 14. These Amendments deal with further obsolete Amendments that are due for repeal.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In line 14, at end insert:
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|52 Geo. 3. c. clxxi.|An Act for disafforesting the forest of Park-hurst in the county of Southampton, and for inclosing the open commonable lands within the said forest.|Sections thirty-nine and forty, section fifty-one from "such lands" onwards.|
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—[ The Solicitor-General.]

In page 20, line 8, column 3, leave out "to ten" and insert "and eight".—[ The Lord Advocate.]

Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Schedule, as amended, be the Third Schedule to the Bill.

Mr. Swingler
Can anyone tell me whether there are people still employed searching for the obsolescent enactments?  If so, how many years does the Treasury think it will take to unearth them all? Are they still being brought to light? Will anybody answer that?

The Lord Advocate
indicated dissent.

Question put and agreed to.

Schedule, as amended, agreed to.

Bill reported, with Amendments; as amended, considered; read the Third time and passed.