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, Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2). 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- seven, and to appropriate the further Supplies granted 73. Bill to apply certain sums out of the ('onsolidated Fund to the Service of the years ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand mine hundred and twenty-five, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, and one Coroners (Amendment) [H.L.]. 78. Bill intituled an Act to amend the law relating to coroners. 206. Same (as amended by Standing Committee D]. 339 Criminal Appeal (Scotland) [HL.]. 108. Bill intituled an Act to amend the law of Scotland relating to appeal in criminal cases tried on indictment. 367 132. Same (as amended by the Standing Committee on Scottishi 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, memployment insurance, the registration of electors and the holding of elections, education, bankruptcy and companies winding-up fees and certain cther fees, and postmarks, and for purposes related or incidental to the matters aforesaid. 115. Lords Amendments. 433 p. 409 121. Edinburgh Corporation (General Powers) Order Confirmation. Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to 437 Edinburgh Corporation (Streets, Buildings and Sewers) Order Confirmation [H.L.]. the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, 469 Education Amendment (Provision of Meals). 210. Bill to amend section eighty-four of The Education Act, 1921. 613 Education (Employment of Young Persons). 015 Electricity (Supply). 59. Bill to amend the law with respect to the supply of electricity. 619 167. Same (as amended by Standing Committee C]. 655 207. Lords Amendments. 699 Engineers. 101. Bill to provide for the registration of and to regulate tlie 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. p. 723 Execution of Diligence (Scotland) [H.L.]. 48. Bill intituled an Act to amend the law relating to the execution of diligence in Scotland. 729 Same (as amended by the Standing Committee on Scottish Bills]. 735 Expiring Laws Continuance. 155. 741 Secure to the public the right of access to mountains and moorlands. A.D. 1926. W! 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: Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords as follows: 10 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 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 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 uncultivated 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. be &c. A.D. 1926. 4. Nothing in this Act shall prevent any person from being excluded from any land from which he could, if this Saving as Act. had not been passed, have been lawfully excluded, to persons going on or shall enable any defence to be raised which cannot now land for be raised, in any of the following cases : 5 other (a) Where any person goes upon land in pursuit of purposes; game or other wild birds, or for the purpose of taking eggs, or accompanied by a dog or carrying fire-arms. (6) Where any person encamps on any land, or lights 10 any fire, or does any damage to the surface of land or to any trees growing thereon, or to any buildings, fences, or other erections thereon. (c) Where any person destroys or removes the roots of any plant or shrub. 15 (d) Where any person so disturbs any sheep or cattle as to cause damage to their owner. (e) Where any person goes on land with any mali cious intent, or wantonly disturbs or annoys any person engaged on such land in any lawful 20 occupation. Saving as 5. Nothing in this Act shall applyto parks and pleasure (a) To any land actually occupied and enjoyed grounds. as a park or pleasure ground in connexion with and in proximity to a dwelling-house. 25 (6) To any plantation of young trees. |