Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 15 Gorffennaf 1925.
Just one word in addition to what has been said. The Minister told us that if this proviso were carried it would prevent him making any use of the Clause on the ground that the time that was taken up would be so long that he would fail to get the emergency measures that he proposed. That is not my reading of the Amendment. The Amendment especially provides in the last line
but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.
Therefore, as I read the Amendment, the Order made by the Minister prevails until it is annulled. The contention, therefore, that this would be a delaying