HC Deb 17 October 1950 vol 478 c1984
Mr. Barnes

I beg to move, in page 74, line 33, at the end, to insert: (6) For the purposes of the operation of the Third Schedule to this Act in relation to a street or controlled land in London, the power thereby conferred on a street authority or street managers to elect to do reinstatement and making good after the completion of code-regulated works shall extend to a case in which the works fall within the exception contained in paragraph 1 of that Schedule as to certain works relating to service pipes or service lines or overhead telegraphic lines, and that exception shall not apply This Amendment has been put down at the request of the Metropolitan Boroughs. I do not know whether I shall be in order in doing so, but I should like to thank Members for the way they have helped me to get the Bill through the Committee stage.

Mr. Manningham-Buller

I should like to welcome this Amendment, and to express our thanks for the way in which the right hon. Gentleman and his assistants at the Ministry have so carefully considered all the views and points we have put forward in our common aim to make this Bill as good a Bill as we can.

Sir A. Hudson

I, too, wish to express my appreciation for what the Minister has done. All the points I made on Second Reading have been met in full, or an effort has been made to try to meet them. We all appreciate the way the Minister and the Department have worked at this Bill.

Amendment agreed to.

Schedule, as amended, agreed to.

Bill reported, with Amendments; as amended, to be considered Tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 69.]