MALAYAN ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE (AMENDMENT) BILL

Order for Committee stage read.

Bill considered in Committee.

11.30 a.m.

[Mr SPEAKER in the Chair]

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

Clause 8-

The Chief Secretary (Mr E. B. David): Sir, I beg to move,

In page 3, line 14, after "wounds", to insert "or injuries".

The object of this amendment, Sir, is solely for purposes of clarification and to make it clear that pensions or gratuities can be awarded to the widows and families of members who are killed as a result of wounds and injuries.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 8, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clauses 9 to 11 inclusive ordered to stand part of the Bill.

New clause- 'Amend- 7. Section 16 of the prin-ment of cipal Ordinance is hereby section 16. amended- (a) by deleting the sign brackets and figure "(1)" occurring in the first line thereof; (b) by inserting the word "male" immediately after the word "Every" occurring in the first line thereof; and (c) by deleting the existing subsection (2) there-of.' (Mr David.)

Brought up, and read the First time.

Mr David: Sir, I beg to move, "That the clause be read a Second time."

This proposed new clause, Sir, effects two amendments. The first one under the proposed clause 7 (b) removes women members of the Force from being subject to the provisions of the Naval Discipline Act. It is not considered appropriate that they should be subject to courts martial or made liable to sit on them.

The second amendment, Sir, is to delete the existing section 16 (2) of the Ordinance which is now covered by the new clause 9 of the Bill.

Question put, and agreed to.

Clause read a Second time and added to the Bill.

Bill reported with amendments; read the Third time and passed.