CLAUSE 7. —(Determination of questions as to works and value.) (Hansard, 25 February 1941)

§ Captain Crookshank

I beg to move, in page 6, line 25, to leave out "the claimant for the payment in question,'' and to insert:

the person who is entitled to receive the payment in question or any share thereof or who would be so entitled but for the subsistence of a mortgage; This Amendment arises from a point which was raised by the hon. Member for North Camberwell (Mr. Ammon). At the time, we said that his point might be dealt with in the Regulations, but on reflection we thought it better to make it quite clear in the Bill itself. I think it is now made clear by the Amendment which I have moved. The rules which will be made under paragraph 2 of the Second Schedule dealing with references to the Reference Committee will, of course. 402 secure that if two or more parties appeal, the appeals will be dealt with together.

§ The Attorney-General

I beg to move, in page 6, line 26, after "question," to insert: or (b) as to the value which a hereditament would have in the circumstances specified in paragraph (a)of Sub-section (1) of Section five of this Act, at the instance of the owner of any proprietary interest in the hereditament, of any mortgagee of any such interest, or of any other person who has incurred cost which would be the subject of the payment of cost of works if it were made. This Amendment meets another point raised by the hon. Member for North Camberwell (Mr. Ammon) and provides that there may be an appeal on the question of value under Clause 5 (1, a). That figure will be an important one, because upon it may depend whether a cost of works or a value payment falls to be made.