HC Deb 20 March 1917 vol 92 cc146-8

(1) In the application of this Act to Scotland "Local Government Board" means the Secretary for Scotland, "borough" or "urban district" or "single administrative area" means a Royal, Parliamentary, or police burgh, and references to a "rural district" shall not apply.

(2) In lieu of paragraph (b) in Section one (1) the following shall be substituted:

"In any other case, be defrayed by the council of the county in which the area of the district committee is-contained."

(3) In lieu of Sub-section (3) of Section one the following provision shall apply:

  1. (a) The expenses of a county council under this Act so far as not defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament shall be defrayed out of the general purposes rate: Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889 (in this Section referred to as the Act of 1889), the ratepayers of a police burgh shall not be assessed by the county council for any such expenses unless the police burgh is for the purposes of this Act held to be within the county: and provided further that with respect to every burgh within the meaning of the Act of 1889 which is for the purposes of this Act held to be within the county Sub-section (3) and Sub-section (4) of Section sixty and Section sixty-six of the Act of 1889, shall, so far as applicable, have effect as if such expenses were expenditure therein mentioned: Provided also that where a county is divided into districts for the purpose of the principal Act the foregoing provisions shall be modified in their application to the expenses of the county council, in relation to the local committee or any district committee in such manner as may be approved by the Secretary for Scotland on the application of the county council.
  2. (b) The expenses incurred by a town council under this Act, so far as not defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament, whether incurred under requisition from the county council of otherwise, shall be defrayed out of the public health general assessment. but shall not be reckoned in any calculation as to the statutory limit of that assessment.

Amendments made: In Sub-section (1), leave out the words "or single administrative area."

Leave out the words, "and references to a rural district shall not apply. (2) In lieu of paragraph (b) in Section one (1) the following shall be substituted: In any other case, be defrayed by the council of the county in which the area of the district committee is contained."

In Sub-section (3), leave out the words, "Provided also that where a county is divided into districts for the purpose of the principal Act, the foreging provisions shall be modified in their application to the expenses of the county council, in relation to the local committee or any district committee in such manner as may be approved by the Secretary for Scotland on the application of the county council."—[Mr. Barnes.]

Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

CLAUSE 6 (Application to Ireland) ordered to stand part of the Bill.