§ (1) The Minister may make regulations authorising an appropriate authority, in any such case as may be determined by or under the regulations, to provide, for a road where (in pursuance of the regulations or otherwise) a gate is or is to be provided, a cattle-grid off the road.
§ (2) As respects the provision of a cattle-grid as aforesaid, or any cattle-grid provided before the commencement of this Act off the road for which the cattle-grid was provided, this Act shall apply subject to such exceptions, modifications and adaptations as may be provided by regulations under this section.
§ (3) The power to make regulations conferred by this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument; and any statutory instrument under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.—[The Solicitor-General.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralI beg to move, "That the Clause be read a Second time."
This Clause is designed to meet proposals by the noble Lord the Member for Dorset, South (Viscount Hinchingbrooke). His proposal was that it should be possible to put a cattle-grid outside the boundaries of a road. This Clause empowers the appropriate authority to place a cattle-grid at the side and outside the boundaries of a road, either adjoining an existing gate or in conjunction with a gate to be provided across the road, under powers which will be provided under the regulations. I think the Clause meets the objection which the noble Lord had in mind and which, indeed, was also voiced by several of his hon. Friends.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Clause read a Second time, and added to the Bill.