HC Deb 15 June 1948 vol 452 cc346-7
Mr. Younger

I beg to move, in page 24, line 9, after "any" to insert "rateable."

The explanation for this Amendment should be coupled with that of the Amendment in Clause 22, page 24, line 39, after "landlord" insert: the expression 'rateable' means liable for the time being to be rated to the general rate or to any rate expressed by the Act creating it to be in the nature of a general rate, except that in relation to the City of London it means liable for the time being to be rated to the poor rate. These Amendments are to ensure that where a person has a non-resident local government vote, on the broad grounds that a person who contributes to the rates is entitled to a vote, he shall only get it where, in fact, he is liable to pay rates. It was pointed out in Committee that the Bill as drafted might give this qualification to persons who were not, in fact, liable for rates. These two Amendments together will have the effect of altering that.

Amendment agreed to.

Mr. Woodburn

I beg to move, in page24, line 14, to leave out from "area" to the end of line 15, and to insert: which are of the yearly value of not less than ten pounds and in respect of which rates are payable. This Amendment is consequential on the Amendment just agreed to, and makes an alteration in the same sense in the Scottish Subsection.

Amendment agreed to.