I move amendment No. 1a:
In page 8, subsection (2), to insert " (other than a purchase order within the meaning of section 55 of this Act)" before " made " in line 53.
Section 8 contains general standard provisions relating to the making of regulations and orders by the Minister under the Act. Subsection (2) provides for the amendment or revocation of orders made under the Act, subject to certain prerequisites contained in the various sections mentioned in the subsection.
The purpose of this amendment, which is really a technical one, is to make clear that purchase orders made by the Minister under section 55 are not intended to be comprehended by subsection (2) of section 8. In other words, as the subsection reads at present, it could, in my opinion, be interpreted as enabling the Minister to amend or revoke a purchase order made subsequent to agreement between a vendor and the Minister. This, of course, was never intended. If this literal or narrow interpretation were to be put on the subsection it would confer an unfair advantage on the Minister as against the vendor. The amendment is purely to clarify that.