§ Lords Amendment:
§
In page 25, line 27, after the word "may," insert
if, having regard to any change in the cost of electricity to the company attributable to this Act, they think it expedient.
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERALI beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."
The object of the Amendment is to ensure that the Electricity Commissioners shall impose a sliding scale under this Bill only in cases where benefits have accrued under the Bill.
§ Lords Amendment:
§
In page 26, line 9, at the end, insert—
or to any company formed for the purpose of such an amalgamation of undertakings as is provided for by Section eight of the London Electricity (No. 2) Act, 1925.
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERALI beg to move "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."
This is really a drafting Amendment. It is to include amalgamations which are already provided for under existing Acts.
§ Subsequent Lords Amendment agreed to.
§ Lords Amendment:
§ In page 27, line 35, at the end, insert new Clause C.
§ Protection of county bridges.
§ C.—(1) Unless and except so far as may be be otherwise agreed between any county council (in this section referred to as 'the county council') and the Board the following provisions shall have effect (that is to say)—
- (a) Nothing in this Act shall in any way limit or affect the powers of the county council to rebuild, alter, widen or repair the structure of any bridge upon which any work by this Act
2728 authorised shall be constructed, or impose upon the county council any liability which was not by law imposed upon them prior to the commencement of this Act; - (b) If at any time the county council require to carry out works for rebuilding, altering, widening or repairing any bridge which might involve interference with any portion of the undertaking by this Act authorised they shall prior to the commencement of such works give the Board one month's notice in writing of their intention to carry out such works and if in order to avoid interruption to the supply by the Board of electrical energy, it is in the opinion of the county council necessary temporarily to remove the mains and other electrical appliances belonging to the Board from such bridge, then the Board shall (and they are hereby authorised so to do) at their own expense temporarily carry their cables and wires across such bridge overhead or at the side thereon in such a manner as will not be a danger or inconvenience to the public, or unreasonably interfere with the works to be carried out by the county council;
- (c) When the rebuilding, altering, widening or repairing of such bridge shall have been completed the Board shall have the same rights and powers with regard to such bridge and its approaches as they had before the works were carried out;
- (d) If any dispute arises between the county council and the Board with regard to this section the same shall be determined by an arbitrator to be appointed on the application of either party by the Minister of Transport.
§ (2) In the application of this section to Scotland, the county council shall mean the county road board, or if the bridge is not wholly situated within one county, the joint bridge committee if such committee has been appointed."
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERALI beg to move, "That this House cloth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."
This is a Clause for the protection of county bridges, which is usually inserted in Special Orders whenever it is asked for, and it seems reasonable that some protection should be afforded.
§ Subsequent Lords Amendment agreed to.