Clause 22. — (Rules of Procedure and Representation of Registrar.)

Part of Orders of the Day — Restrictive Trade Practices Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 30 July 1956.

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Photo of Mr Derek Walker-Smith Mr Derek Walker-Smith , Hertfordshire East 12:00, 30 July 1956

Referring first to the point made by the hon. and learned Member for Leicester, North-East (Sir L. Ungoed-Thomas), he is right in his supposition as to the limitation which we seek to put upon the application of this provision. Of course, it is not so important as it would be if this were other than a rule-making power, because, of course, when the rules are made, regard will certainly be had to the purpose for which they are required.

In regard to the question of the hon. and learned Member for Gloucester (Mr. Turner-Samuels), this is an Amendment which is dealing with the question of evidence, and it is an Amendment which is, as I sought to explain, designed to facilitate the admissibility of evidence which would not otherwise be admissible under the strict rules of evidence with which the hon. and learned Member is so familiar. The subject of discovery is really dealt with in the following paragraph, subsection (2, b). That takes care of the subject of discovery in such a way that the full material will be before the Court.