§ 1.—(1) Before any Order under Section 3 (1) (d) of this Act is made or any draft Order in. Council under Section (d)of this Act is submitted to Parliament notice shall be published in such manner as the Minister may think best adapted for informing persons affected of the proposal to make the Order or Order in Council and of the plate or places where copies of the draft Order or Order in Council may be obtained and of the place or places where plans of any lands (including easements) proposed to be compulsorily acquired and plans and sections of any works proposed to be constructed and books of reference to those plans may be inspected and of the time (which shall be not less than twenty-one days) within which any objection made with respect to the draft by or on behalf of persons affected must be sent to the Minister.
§ (2) Every objection must be in writing, and state:
- (a) The specific grounds of objection; and
- (b)The omissions, additions, or modifications asked for.
§ (3)The Minister shall consider any objection made by or on behalf of any person being in the 1593 case of a draft Order a person affected, and in the case of a draft Order in Council a person whose property will be injuriously affected by reason of the acquisition of the land or the construction of the proposed works, if the objection is sent to the Minister within the required time and may if thought fit amend the draft, and shall then cause the amended draft to be dealt with in like manner as an original draft.
§ (4) Where the Minister does not amend or withdraw a draft to which any objection has been made then (unless the objection either is withdrawn or appears to him to be frivolous) he shall before making the Order or submitting the draft Order in Council to Parliament direct an inquiry to be held in the manner hereinafter provided, and may after considering the report of the person who held the inquiry, make the Order or submit the draft Order in Council to Parliament either without modification or subject to such modification as he may think fit, or may refuse to make the Order or submit the draft Order in Council to Parliament.
§ 2.—(1) The Minister may appoint a competent and impartial person to hold an inquiry with regard to any draft and to report to him thereon.
§ (2) The inquiry shall be held in public, and any person who being entitled to do so has duly made an objection, may appear at the inquiry either in person or by counsel, solicitor, or agent.
§ (3) The witnesses on the inquiry may if the person holding it thinks fit be examined on oath.
§ (4) Subject as aforesaid, the inquiry and all proceedings preliminary and incidental thereto shall be conducted in accordance with rules made by the Minister.
§ (5) The fee to be paid to the person holding the inquiry shall be such as the Minister may direct.
§ —Agreed to.
1594§ Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up a Reason to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to one of their Amendments to the Bill.
§ Committee nominated of,—Mr. Shortt, Sir Eric Geddes, Mr. Acland, Mr. Lunn, and Captain FitzRoy.
§ Three to be the quorum.—[Mr. Shortt.]
§ To withdraw immediately.
§ Reason for disagreeing to one of the Lords Amendments reported, and agreed to.
§ To be communicated to the Lords-.—[Mr. Shortt.]
§ The remaining Orders were read, and postponed.
§ It being after half-past Eleven of the clock upon Wednesday evening, MR. SPEAKER adjourned the House, without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.
§ Adjourned at Thirty-six minutes after Seven o'clock a.m., 14th August.