§ Standing Order 1, page 84, line 25, after "Road," insert "Quay."
§ Line 34, after "Waterwork," insert "Wharf."
§ Standing Order 12, page 99, line 21, after "inspection," insert:
§ "with the officers mentioned in Standing Order 27 and Standing Order 36 within whose areas the streets or roads of which the surface may be altered or disturbed are situate."
§ Standing Order 15t page 101, line 11, at end, insert "for public inspection."
§ Standing Order 18, page 103, line 6, after "Act," insert "but not constructed."
§ Line 12, leave out "is," and insert "would have been."
§ Standing Order 27, page 107, line 26, leave out "seasonable," and insert "reasonable."
§ Page 108, leave out from "Parliament," in line 3, to "who," in line 15, and insert:
§ "In the case of Bills promoted by the council of any administrative county or any borough or urban or rural district whereby it is proposed to alter the boundary of such administrative county on borough or urban or rural district, a map published, prepared, or approved by the Ordnance Survey on a scale of not less than three inches to a mile, and also a duplicate thereof showing the present and proposed boundaries of such administrative county or borough or urban or rural district shall be deposited" with the clerk to such council or the town clerk of such borough."
§ Line 15, leave out "seasonable," and insert "reasonable."
§ Standing Order 39, page 114, line 8, after "Department," insert "at the Air Ministry."
1686§ Leave out lines 9 to 11, inclusive.
§ Line 30, after "harbour," insert "pier, port, tidal waters, or."
§ Line 31, leave out "pier, port, or tidal waters," and insert "within the ordinary spring tides."
§ Standing Order 41, page 117, line 4, leave out "of the First Class."
§ Line 11, at end, add:
§ "other than those shown on any plans deposited in relation to the Bill under Standing Order 27 or Standing Order 36."
§ Standing Order 45, page 119, line 9, leave out "any municipal corporation, district council, joint board or joint committee, or other local authority," and insert:
§ "the council of any county, borough, or urban or rural district (including the Common Council of the City of London and the council of any metropolitan borough), or by any joint board or joint committee of local authorities."
§ Line 26, at beginning, insert:
§ "In the case of the council of any borough or urban or rural district."
§ Page 120, line 2, leave out "local authority," and insert "council."
§ Line 11, leave out "within the area," and insert "by the council."
§ Line 14, leave out "local authority," and insert "council."
§ Standing Order 47, page 121, line 3, after "Dock," insert "Quay, Wharf," and after "Bill," insert:
§ "in respect of which an estimate of expense is not required to be deposited under Standing Order 45."
§ Standing Order 48, page 122, line 10, leave out "the parish in which it is situate."
§ Standing Order 68, page 132, leave out the whole Order, and insert:
§ "In the case of a Bill authorising the construction of works there shall on or before the fourteenth day of December be deposited with the Accountant-General for and on behalf of the Supreme Court of Judicature a sum not less than the appropriate percentage on the amount of the estimate of expense, or, in the case of substituted works, on the amount by which the expense thereof will exceed the expense of the works to be abandoned.
§ Provided that no such deposit shall be required—
- (a) in the case of a Railway Bill or Tramway Bill if the works are to be constructed by an existing railway company or tramway company incorporated by Act of Parliament or by a scheme under the Railways Act, 1921, which possesses a railway or tramway already open for public traffic and which has during the
1687 year last past paid dividends on its ordinary capital or gross dividends amounting in the aggregate to not less than £100,000 on its preference capital and which does not propose to raise under the Bill a capital greater than its existing authorised capital; or - (b) in the case of any other Bill if the works are to be constructed by an existing company incorporated by Act of Parliament which, during the year last past, has paid such dividends as aforesaid and which does not propose to raise under the Bill a capital greater than its existing authorised capital; or
- (c) in the case of any Bill under which no private or personal pecuniary profit or advantage is to be derived and the work is to be made out of money to be raised upon the security of the rates, duties, or revenues already belonging to or under the control of the Promoters or to be created by or to arise under the Bill.
§ The appropriate percentage shall be five per cent. in the case of railway or tramway works and four per cent. in the case of other works."
§ Standing Order 69, page 133, line 28, at end, add:
§ "Provided that it shall not be necessary to make such deposit at the Air Ministry unless so required by the Secretary of State for Air."
§ Standing Order 75, page 148, line 3, leave out:
§ "within five weeks of the date on which the Petition for the same was indorsed by the Examiner."
§ Standing Order 79, page 151, line 27, after "Petition," insert "and shall report to the House."
§ Standing Order 92, page 158, line 19, at end, add:
§ "Provided that it shall not be necessary to make such deposit at the Air Ministry unless so required by the Secretary of State for Air."
§ Standing Order 129, page 172, line 22, leave out "not."
§ Line 23, leave out "by the Twentieth day of January certifying that the Standing Orders have been complied with," and insert:
§ "Standing Orders not complied with, or in respect of which he shall have made a special report to the House, or in respect of which the examination shall have been adjourned to a day after the Twentieth day of January."
§ Standing Order 166, page 186, line 4, leave out "share," and, after "capital," insert:
§ "or gross dividends amounting in the aggregate to not less than £100,000 on its preference capital."
1688§ Standing Order 167, page 187, line 26, leave out "share."
§ Line 27, after "capital," insert:
§ "or gross dividends amounting in the aggregate to not less than £100,000 on its preference capital."
§ Standing Order 210, page 221, line 8, leave out from "has," to "the," in line 10, and insert:
§ "reported in respect of a Private Bill that Standing Orders have been complied with."
§ Line 11, after "not," insert:
§ "earlier than the first day in February upon which the House shall sit nor."
§ Line 12, leave out from "after," to end of line 15, and insert:
§ "that date, or after the date of the Examiner's Report, whichever is the later."
§ Standing Order 212, page 222, line 14, at end, add:
§ "and no petition for an additional provision shall be received in the case of a Bill brought from the House of Lords."
§ Standing Order 223, page 227, line 6, at end, add:
§ "For the purposes of this Order and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Standing Order 244, opposed proceedings on Bills for confirming Provisional Orders and Provisional Certificates shall be treated as opposed Private Business."
§ Standing Order 278, page 250, line 25, at end, add:
§ "Provided that it shall not be necessary to make such deposit at the Air Ministry unless so required by the Secretary of State for Air."
§ Standing Order 279, page 251, line 5, at end, add:
§ "and no Petitions other than those so deposited shall be received.—[The Deputy-Chairman.]