I move the usual amendment to substitute "British Statute" for "any Act or Acts of the British Parliament" in lines 8 and 9, and to substitute "Statutes" for "Acts or any such Acts" in line 10, and in line 13 to substitute "British Statutes" for "Act or Acts of the British Parliament." Then in Sub-section 2, in lines 2 and 3 of the Sub-section, to substitute "British Statute" for "Act or Acts of the British Parliament," and in lines 19 and 20 to substitute "a Statute" for "Act or Acts" of them.
ADAPTATION OF BRITISH ENACTMENTS BILL. - APPLICATION OF STATUTORY RULES, ORDERS AND REGULATIONS.
Lines 10 and 11, "Any Act or any of such Acts as have the force of law in Saorstát Eireann," will all that go out?
The words "having the force of law" must remain, because under the Act of 1920 Orders in Council were issued making certain adaptations of Statutes, and these were issued to the departments at the time, consequently these Orders would escape that application unless the words were retained.
I move Clause 16 as follows:—