HC Deb 14 May 1925 vol 183 cc2197-8

(1) Nothing in the Section of this Act of which the marginal note is "As to use of electricity supplied to certain bodies "shall be deemed to allow electricity supplied by any of the London companies to the Port of London Authority to be used (save so far as may leave been authorised before the passing of this Act, or may hereafter be authorised by Parliament or other competent authority) within any dock or part of a dock in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney without the consent of the mayor, aldermen, and councillors of the said metropolitan borough under their common seal, except for the purposes of haulage or traction on, or lighting vehicles drawn or propelled by such haulage or traction on, a railway owned or worked by the Port of London Authority and for the purposes of signalling on any such railway on which electricity so supplied is need for haulage or traction or of working any appliances at passenger stations on any such railway.

(2) Nothing in this Section shall affect the giving of supplies to vehicles not run on rails or the use of any supply given to them.

(3) For the purposes of Section six of the Electric Lighting Act, 1909, nothing in this Section shall be construed as a specific prohibition within the meaning of Sub section (4) of the said Section six against the supply by any of the London companies of electricity within the said metropolitan borough or any part thereof.—[Mr Attlee.]

Brought up, and read the First time

Mr. ATTLEE

Ibeg to move, "That the Clause he read a Second time."

Mr. GROVES

I beg to second the Motion.

Question put, and agreed to.

Clause read a Second time, and added to the Bill.