HC Deb 10 June 1952 vol 502 cc124-5
Mr. H. Macmillan

I beg to move, in page 16, line 18, at the end, to insert: and the expressions 'river board' and 'drainage authority' have the meanings assigned to them respectively in the River Boards Act, 1948, and the Land Drainage Act, 1930. This Amendment defines the terms "river board" and "drainage authority," and is consequential on the introduction into the Bill of an Amendment with which we dealt which is now extending the range; and it is linked up with the new Clause which I shall move in a few moments. Therefore, I hope the Committee will accept the Amendment because it is really merely part of the machinery for extending the power to make Exchequer contributions to the river Board, as I explained at an earlier stage.

Amendment agreed to.

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