Committee

Mr Speaker: Committee stage, what day?

Mr Butterfield: Now, Sir. Mr Speaker, Sir, I move,

That the Assembly do resolve itself into Committee on the Bill.

The Minister for Education (Mr Chew Swee Kee): I second the motion, Sir.

Bill considered in Committee.

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

Clauses 1 to 7 inclusive ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 8 -

Mr Butterfield: Sir, I have to move an amendment to this clause, the amendment being - I have not given notice of this - that there should be inserted after the words "Official Assignee" in line 2 of the proposed new subsection (5) the words "under this section".

The Chairman: Can I have that in writing, please?

Amendment handed in.

Mr Butterfield: I should probably add, Sir, that those words are in the Ordinance as it stands now. It is a formal amendment.

Question, "That the words proposed to be inserted, be there inserted," put, and agreed to.

Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 9 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Mr Butterfield: Sir, I beg to move, "That the Bill, as amended, be reported to the Assembly."

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill reported, with an Amendment.

Third Reading

Mr Speaker: Third Reading, what day?

Mr Butterfield: Now, Sir. I have to move, "That the Bill, as amended, be now read the Third time."

The Chief Minister: I second it.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill, as amended, accordingly read the Third time.