Consolidated Fund (Appropriation). 174. Bill to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, 192. Bill to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty- Bill to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the years ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, 206. Same [as amended by Standing Committee D]. 339 108. Bill intituled an Act to amend the law of Scotland relating to appeal in criminal cases tried on indictment. 367 Criminal Justice (Increase of Penalties) changed to Penal Servitude. Economy (Miscellaneous Provisions). 58. Bill to make provision for reducing in respect of certain services the charges on public funds and for increasing, by means of the payment into the Exchequer of certain sums and otherwise, the funds available for meeting such charges, and to amend accordingly the law relating to national health insurance, unemployment insurance, the registration of electors and the holding of elections, education, bankruptcy and companies winding-up fees and certain other fees, and postmarks, and for purposes related or incidental to the matters aforesaid. 115. Lords Amendments. p. 409 433 Edinburgh Corporation (General Powers) Order 121. Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Edinburgh Corporation (General Powers). 437 Edinburgh Corporation (Streets, Buildings and 159. Bill intituled an Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Edinburgh Corporation (Streets, Buildings and Sewers). Education Amendment (Provision of Meals). 469 210. Bill to amend section eighty-four of The Education Act, 1921. Education (Employment of Young Persons). 613 31. Bill to amend the Education Act, 1921. 615 Electricity (Supply). 59. Bill to amend the law with respect to the supply of elec tricity. 167. Same [as amended by Standing Committee C]. 207. Lords Amendments. 619 655 699 Engineers. 101. Bill to provide for the registration of and to regulate the Equalisation of the Franchise. 34. Bill to confer the franchise on women on the same terms as those on which it is exercised by men. Execution of Diligence (Scotland) [H.L.]. p. 723 48. Bill intituled an Act to amend the law relating to the execution of diligence in Scotland. 729 124. Same [as amended by the Standing Committee on Scottish Bills]. Expiring Laws Continuance. 735 155. Bill to continue certain Expiring Laws. 741 5 10 ΤΟ Secure to the public the right of access to WH HEREAS it is desirable to secure to the public the right of free access to uncultivated mountain and moor land, subject to proper provisions for preventing any abuse of such right: Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: A.D. 1926. 1. This Act may be cited as the Access to Mountains Short title Act, 1926, and shall come into operation on the first day and comof January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven. mencement. 2. Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained, Persons not to no owner or occupier of uncultivated mountain or moor be prevented from walking 15 land shall be entitled to exclude any person from walking on mountain or being on such land for the purposes of recreation or land for purscientific or artistic study, or to molest him in so walking creation, &c. or being. poses of re 3. In any action or other proceeding at the instance Defences in 20 of any owner or occupier of uncultivated mountain or proceedings moor land, founded on alleged trespass, it shall be a for trespass. sufficient defence that the lands referred to were unculti vated mountain or moor land, that the defendant entered thereon only for the purposes of recreation or of scientific 25 or artistic study, and that no special damage resulted from the alleged trespass. A.D. 1926. Saving as to persons going on land for other purposes, &c. Saving as to parks and pleasure grounds. 4. Nothing in this Act shall prevent any person from being excluded from any land from which he could, if this Act. had not been passed, have been lawfully excluded, or shall enable any defence to be raised which cannot now be raised, in any of the following cases : (a) Where any person goes upon land in pursuit of game or other wild birds, or for the purpose of taking eggs, or accompanied by a dog or carrying fire-arms. 5 (b) Where any person encamps on any land, or lights 10 (d) Where any person so disturbs any sheep or cattle 15 (e) Where any person goes on land with any malicious intent, or wantonly disturbs or annoys any person engaged on such land in any lawful 20 occupation. 5. Nothing in this Act shall apply (a) To any land actually occupied and enjoyed as a park or pleasure ground in connexion with and in proximity to a dwelling-house. (b) To any plantation of young trees. 25 |