HC Deb 25 May 1950 vol 475 cc2282-3
Mr. Barnes

I beg to move, in page 7, line 25, at the end, to insert: or otherwise in respect of their entering into the agreement. This Amendment is intended to meet the point raised by the hon. Member for Salisbury (Mr. J. Morrison) to cover legal charges as well as the actual costs of the land.

Viscount Hinchingbrooke

We are very glad that the Government have put the Amendment down.

Amendment agreed to.

The Solicitor-General

I beg to move, in line 44, to leave out "or county borough, "and to insert" borough or county district."

This Amendment was put down on the Committee stage but my right hon. Friend withdrew it because, during the discussion, doubt was expressed whether it was in the proper form. My right hon. Friend has looked at it again and we think that it is in the proper form. It is designed to produce the result that the agreement in question has to be registered in the local register of a county borough or a county district council. Those are the alternatives. If hon. Members would substitute the words we are seeking to insert, "borough or county district," and leave out the words "or county borough" I think, he will find that the Clause reads correctly, any county borough or county district council. I think it is in the proper form.

Viscount Hinchingbrooke

We were in trouble with this before because we thought the right hon. Gentleman was trying to exclude the county council. We thought they ought not to be excluded. I understand that it is more convenient for all concerned if these agreements are registered with county boroughs and county district councils so that the original Amendment was right and the right hon. Gentleman is right in putting it down again at this stage.

Amendment agreed to.

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