§ 9. Mr. LOVAT-FRASERasked the Secretary of State for Scotland why the Scottish Office has refused to sanction the by-laws to deal with unsightly hoardings submitted by the Scottish county councils and supported by the Association of County Councils and the Association for the Preservation of Rural Scotland?
Mr. W. ADAMSONI understand my hon. Friend's question to refer to a form of by-law under the Advertisement Regulation Acts, which was prepared some years ago by the Association of County Councils in Scotland and was submitted for confirmation by several county councils. Two alternative forms of by-law were suggested by the Scottish Office to the Association, who regarded the first one as unacceptable. The second does not appear to have been fully considered by the Association. The whole question is now being examined following upon a deputation which my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State received on my behalf.