HC Deb 22 November 1954 vol 533 c969

Lords Amendment: In page 38, line 45, leave out from beginning to end of line 16 on page 39 and insert: 'the relevant interest' means the interest acquired; 'the relevant land' means the land in which the relevant interest subsists; 'the notice to treat' means the notice to treat in pursuance of which the relevant interest is acquired;

Commander Galbraith

I beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

This is really a drafting Amendment which redefines certain terms and deletes others which are unnecessary, or are inserted in a later part of the Bill where they are more appropriate.

Lords Amendment: In page 39, line 17, after "means" insert: any interest in the relevant land—

  1. (a) which could not be the subject of a compulsory acquisition, or
  2. (b) which is"

Commander Galbraith

I beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

The object of this Amendment is to make it clear that the provisions of Part III of the Bill and in particular Clause 33, do not affect any interests, such as that of a superior, which are not interests that may be acquired compulsorily by the ordinary process of serving notice to treat.

Lords Amendment: In line 22, leave out subsection (3).

Commander Galbraith

I beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

This is a drafting Amendment. Subsection (3) is superfluous.