§ 2.15 p.m.
§ LORD MOYLEMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Raglan, who is unavoidably absent, I beg to move that the Report be now received.
§ Moved, That the Report be now received.—(Lord Moyle.)
§ LORD KENNETMy Lords, on the Committee stage of this Bill, the noble Lord, Lord Brooke of Cumnor, put down an Amendment to Clause 3 which was designed to clarify the situation about the liability of large mobile furnaces to the controls proposed in the Bill. I said at that time that if he would withdraw it I would make a statement about this on Report. I see that he has not put the Amendment down again, but I shall, all the same, make the statement.
The Minister will be considering in due course, if the Bill is passed, what exemptions he will be making under Clause 4(1), and will invite submissions from interested parties and consult with them as necessary. Clause 3 will not be brought into operation until the appropriate regulations under Clause 4(1) have been made. Among the classes of things into the exemption of which he will be inquiring with interested parties are mobile furnaces.
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ Clause 6 [Height of chimneys]:
§ LORD MOYLEMy Lords, it may be for the convenience of noble Lords if I suggest that the Amendments on the Paper in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Raglan, be taken en bloc, because they are complementary. The Amendment of substance is No. 3 and the remainder are consequential upon it. I hope that the noble and learned Lord the Lord Chancellor may agree—
§ THE LORD CHANCELLOR (LORD GARDINER)My Lords the Amendments 1265 will have to be put separately, but the noble Lord can certainly speak to all our at the same time.
§ LORD MOYLEMy Lords, the Amendments have been designed to meet some of the points made by noble Lords during the Committee stage, and to give greater clarity to the purpose of Clause 6. The effect of these Amendments is to provide that the word "capacity", which is somewhat vague and nebulous, is replaced by the phrase "combustion space". Secondly, in the case of any new furnace replacing an existing furnace, which involves a bigger combustion capacity and some alteration to the structure of the, chimney, both alterations will have to receive the approval of the local authority before they are allowed to become operative. I beg to move.
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Amendment moved—
Page 5, line 33, leave out from ("therein") to ("to") in line 35 and insert ("to which this section applies").—(Lord Moyle.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ LORD MOYLEMy Lords, I formally beg to move Amendment No. 2.
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Amendment moved—
Page 5, line 45, leave out from ("thereof") to ("to") in line 2 on page 6, and insert ("to which this section applies").—(Lord Moyle.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ LORD MOYLEMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment No. 3:
§ Amendment moved—
§ Page 7, line 21, leave out ("shall not apply to") and insert ("applies to the following furnaces:—
- (a) any furnace served by a chimney other than a chimney the construction of which was begun or the plans for which were passed before the commencement of this section;
- (b) any furnace tic combustion space of which has been increased since the commencement of this section; and
- (c) any furnace the installation of which was begun after the commencement of this section and which replaces a furnace which had a smaller combustion space;
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ LORD MOYLEMy Lords. I beg to move the last Amendment.
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Amendment moved—
Page 7, leave out lines 28 to 31.—(Lord, Moyle.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.