The National Insurance Act 1911 : being a treatise on the scheme of national health insurance and insurance against unemployment created by that Act, with the incorporated enactments, full explanatory notes, tables, and examples / by Orme Clarke.

  • Clarke, Orme (Orme Bigland)
Date:
1912
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    a brief, but clear, exposition of the provisions of the Act, with references in every case to the section in which those provisions are to be found. All the important sections are followed by a special note, which endeavours to give a summary of the object and effect of the particular section, and a very free use has been made of examples. It is, perhaps, not too much to hope that those who are not accustomed to legal phraseology will find this of use, and that those who are familiar with that phraseology may find that it saves them trouble. The task of writing this book has not been an easy one. The feelings of the author may perhaps best be expressed by saying that he hopes—olim meminisse juvabit. The Bill was practically redrafted in Committee, where over twenty new clauses were added. On Beport, hundreds of amendments were made, and eight new clauses were added. The House of Lords made its mark upon the Bill, and again added a new clause ; and finally a “drafting amendment ” was made by the Commons on the con- sideration of the Lords’ amendments to the Bill. Any one who has had experience of writing a book in these circumstances will understand the force of the statement that the final numbering of the sections was not definitely known to the author until December 24. In conclusion, the author can only express a hope that his book may be found of some use by the public, and particularly by those persons whose duty it will be to administer the Act. He will be only too grateful if mistakes are pointed out to him. They inevitably exist. The author desires to express his thanks to the many friends whom he has plagued with questions on the Act. To Mr. Colin Smith, of 1, Brick Court, his special thanks are due for assistance that has been unflagging and invaluable. His knowledge of the Act is thorough, and he has constantly placed that knowledge at the