Committee

Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 7 March 1956 · 1st Legislative Assembly

Official Report, 7 March 1956, Vol 1, Issue 27 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Mr Speaker: Committee stage, what day?

Mr Butterfield: Now, Sir. I move,

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

Mr Seah Peng Chuan: I second the motion, Sir.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill considered in Committee.

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

Clauses 1 to 4 inclusive ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 5 -

Mr Butterfield: With regard to clause 5, Sir, I do not know whether it is right that I should refer to it at this stage. There is an error in the first line of paragraph (a). The word "Ordinance" should be "Ordinances", Sir.

The Chairman: That is a typographical error. It may be corrected at this stage.

Mr Butterfield: I am much obliged, Sir.

Clause ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clauses 6 to 10 inclusive ordered to stand part of the Bill.

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

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill reported, without Amendment.

Third Reading

Mr Speaker: Third Reading, what day?

Mr Butterfield: Now, Sir. Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move, "That the Bill be now read the Third time."

Mr Seah Peng Chuan: I second the motion.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read the Third time.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 7 March 1956. Republished on SGParliament.