Clause 1. LEGITIMACY BILL [LORDS.] Amendment proposed, in page 1, line 15, to leave out sub-section (2)-(Mr. Rhys Davies).-Question put, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause." -The Committee divided: 66 Amendment made, in page 3, line 33, after the word "person," by inserting the words (including those relating to the rate of death duties) "—(Captain Hacking). Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause 6. Amendment made, in page 4, line 4, at the end, by adding the words: "() Where the marriage leading to the legitimation of a child took place before the fourth day of January, nineteen hundred and twenty-six, and the father of the child died before that date, the child shall, for the purpose of determining rights to pension or additional allowance under The Widows, Orphans', and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, 1925, be deemed to have been a child of the marriage living at that date: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall confer any right to claim any payment in respect of any period prior to the date of legitimation "-(Mr. SolicitorGeneral). Clause, as amended, agreed to. [Clause 7, omitted by the Lords to avoid questions of privilege, to be brought up as a New Clause.] 66 Clause 8. Amendment made, in page 4, line 30, after the word person," by inserting the words "(including those relating to the rate of death duties) "—(Captain Hacking). Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 9 to 12, agreed to. New Clause (" Death Duties ") brought up, and read the first time as follows: "Where a legitimated person or any relative of a legitimated person takes any interest in real or personal property, any succession legacy or other duty which becomes leviable after the date of legitimation shall be payable at the same rate as if the legitimated person had been born legitimate "-(Captain Hacking). Motion made, and Question, "That the Clause be read a second time,"-put, and agreed to. Clause added to the Bill. Schedule, agreed to. Ordered To Report the Bill, as amended, to the House. Printed under the authority of HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY (FFICE FROM STANDING COMMITTEE B ON THE Local Authorities (Emergency Provisions) Bill WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE. Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 20th April, 1926. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE at the following addresses: 28, ABINGDON STREET, LONDON, S.W. 1; YORK STREET, MANCHESTER; 1, ST. ANDREW'S CRESCENT, CARDIFF ; or 120, GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH; 64 or through any Bookseller. 1926. Price 1d. Net. |