HC Deb 08 June 1944 vol 400 c1599
Mr. Chapman

I beg to move, in page 6, line 9, to leave out from "authority" to the end of line 10, and to insert: means a county or town council or a combination of any such councils whether constituted under the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897, or otherwise for the purposes of the provision of a common water supply, or any board or any trustees or other body constituted under a local Act for the purposes of the provision of a water supply. This is a drafting and correcting Amendment. As the Bill stands, "local authority," for the purposes of Clause 3, is defined as having the same meaning as in the Water Supplies Act, 1934. This Amendment, which defines the terms specifically, avoids the need for legislation by reference. I am sure that the Committee desires to avoid legislation by reference, particularly when it happens to be the wrong reference, as in this case.

Amendment agreed to.

Mr. Chapman

I beg to move, in page 6, line 11 to leave out "the", and to insert "any."

This is a drafting Amendment, made necessary by an Amendment which the Committee accepted on Clause 3.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 8 ordered to stand part of the Bill.