Mr. A. H. DYKES, Honorary Secretary of the Association of Consulting Engineers, examined. Professor BERESFORD PITE, F.R.I.B.A., F.S.I., examined. Mr. A. V. ALEXANDER, a Member of the House, examined. 66 en Amendments made in page 1, line 15, by leaving out the words titled to be registered" and in line 19, after the word "of " by inserting the word "registered."—(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.) Clause, as amended, agreed to. 62446 A 4 Clause 3: 66 "and by Amendments made in page 1, line 22, after the word inserting the word " thereafter," and in page 2, line 8, by leaving out the word annually" and inserting the words "not later than twelve months from the passing of this Act and annually thereafter "—(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke)-instead thereof. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause 4 agreed to. Clause 5: Amendment made in page 2, line 31, after the word " shall by inserting the words "on making application to the Council and on payment of the prescribed fee."-(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.) Other amendments made. Another amendment made in page 2, line 40, after the word "is inserting the words "or has been."-(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.) Other amendments made. by Another amendment made in page 3, line 21, after the word mentioned" by inserting the words "after inquiry at which the person concerned shall be entitled to be heard." (Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.) Other amendments made. 66 Another amendment proposed in page 3, line 29, to leave out the word "eighteen" in order to insert the word twenty-two "-(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke) instead thereof. 6 Question "That the word eighteen' stand part of the clause," put and negatived. Question put, "That the word 'twenty-two be there inserted." The Committee divided: Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill. The Committee divided: Ayes. Mr. Gardner. Sir Alfred Hopkinson. Colonel Moore. Captain Wallace. Dr. Watts. Clause 6: Noes. Mr. Lindley. Sir Murdoch Macdonald. Sir Frederick Rice. Mr. Tasker. by Amendment made in page 4, line 6, after the word "Education inserting the words (in this Act called the Board).”—(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.) Other amendments made. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 7: Amendment proposed in page 4, line 26, to leave out the words misdemeanour."-(Mr. Gardner.) Question put, That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause. The Committee divided: Ayes. Mr. Lindley. Colonel Moore. Sir Frederick Rice. Mr. Tasker. Captain Wallace. Dr. Watts. Noes. Mr. Gardner. Sir Alfred Hopkinson. Amendments made, in page 4, line 27, by leaving out the word "shall " -(Sir Murdoch Macdonald), and in page 4, line 29, by leaving out all the words from the word "have " to the word "the" in line 30, and inserting the words "been guilty of any conduct disgraceful to him in a professional respect "-(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke) instead thereof. Other amendments made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause 8: Amendment made in page 5, line 5, after the word "may" by inserting the words" (subject in the case of persons removed from the register under the immediately preceding Section to the approval of the discipline committee)."-(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.) Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 9 and 10 agreed to. Clause 11: Amendments made in page 5, line 26, after the word " of by inserting the word "registered ", in page 5, line 2, after the word "words " by inserting the word registered " and in page 5, line 27, by leaving 66 out all the words from the word " architect" to the word "but " in line 28.-(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.) Other amendments made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause 12: Amendment made in page 6, line 8, by leaving out the words "After the expiration of one year from the passing of this Act."-(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.) Other Amendments made. Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill. Amendment made in page 6, line 36, by leaving out all the words from the word "Council" to the end of the Clause.-(Sir Clement KinlochCooke.) Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause 16: Amendment made in page 6, line 39, by leaving out the word " may and inserting the word "shall "-(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke)—instead thereof. Another amendment made. Another amendment made in page 7, line 22, after the word “ regulations," by inserting the words "relating to the powers and duties of the board or the admission committee shall be made by the Council without consultation with the board or the admission committee as the case may be; (2) No regulations "-(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.) Another amendment made. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause 19 disagreed to. Clause 20: Amendment made in page 8, line 10, after the word "is by inserting the words "or may at any time hereafter be a professional member of the Institution of Civil Engineers or is."-(Sir Clement KinlochCooke.) or to Another amendment made in page 8, line 13, after the word Council" by inserting the words any person when performing any of the duties or functions connected with any office held by him under any public or local authority, or to the department of any undertaking the head of which is a registered person."-(Sir Clement KinlochCooke.) Clause, as amended, agreed to. Clause 21: Amendment made in page 8, line 28, at the end, by adding the words: "(3) For the purpose of enabling the Parliament of Northern Ireland to repeal or alter the provisions of this Act in its application to Northern Ireland this Act shall be deemed to have been passed prior to the appointed day referred to in the Government of Ireland Act, 1920.” Clause, as amended, agreed to. New Clause ("Saving for Co-operative Societies, etc."), brought up and read the first time as follows: Nothing in this Act shall prevent a body corporate firm or partnership from carrying on the professional business of an architect— (a) if the business of the body corporate firm or partnership so far as it relates to architecture is under the control and management of a superintendent who is a registered person, and who does not act at the same time in a similar capacity for any other body corporate firm or partnership; and (b) if in every premises where such business as aforesaid is carried on and is not personally conducted by the superintendent such business is bona fide conducted under the direction of the superintendent by an assistant who is a registered person."(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.) Motion made, and Question proposed, that the Clause be read a second time. The Committee adjourned. [Adjourned till Thursday, 21st July. New Clause ("Saving for Co-operative Societies, etc."), further considered. Question again proposed, That the Clause be read a second time. Motion and Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause (" Saving for Co-operative Societies, etc.")-(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke)-brought up and read the first time, as follows: "Nothing in this Act shall prevent a body corporate firm or partnership from carrying on the professional business of a registered architect (a) if the business of the body corporate firm or partnership so far as it relates to architecture is under the control and management of a superintendent who is a registered person and who does not act at the same time in a similar capacity for any other body corporate firm or partnership; and (b) if in every premises where such business as aforesaid is carried on and is not personally conducted by the superintendent such business is bonâ fide conducted under the direction of the superintendent by an assistant who is a registered person." Clause read a second time and added to the Bill. First Schedule: Amendment made in page 9, line 17, after the word "Association " by inserting the word "London." (Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.) Other amendments made. Schedule, as amended, agreed to. Second Schedule amended and agreed to. Motion made and Question proposed, "That the Chairman do Report the Bill, as amended, together with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendices "-(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.) |