HC Deb 22 July 1919 vol 118 c1192

  1. (1) A council of a borough, urban district, or parish may, in a case where no power of appropriation is otherwise provided, with the consent of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Local Government Board, and subject to such conditions as to the repayment of any loan obtained for the purpose of the acquisition of land or otherwise as the last-mentioned Board may impose—
    1. (a) appropriate for the purpose of allotments any land held by the council for other purposes of the council; or
    2. (b)appropriate for other purposes of the council land acquired by the council for allotments.
  2. (2) This Section shall apply in the county of London, to the council of the county, and to any metropolitan borough council. — [Sir A. Boscawen.]

Brought up, and read the first time.

Sir A. BOSCAWEN

I beg to move That the Clause be read a second time. In Committee, in dealing with the question of small holdings, we gave powers to a council to appropriate land which they had bought for small holdings to other purposes if they thought desirable or to appropriate other lands which they had bought for some other purpose to small holdings if they thought desirable. This proposed new Clause really enables them to do precisely the same thing in regard to land purchased for allotments.

Mr. ACLAND

As far as this goes, it is an improvement. I am glad it is to be inserted in the Bill.

Question put, and agreed to.

Clause accordingly read a second time, and added to the Bill.