HC Deb 22 November 1954 vol 533 cc991-2

Lords Amendment: In page 49, line 6, leave out from "holding" to "and" in line 7.

Commander Galbraith

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

The words proposed to be left out might have the result of making compensation payable in respect of land which was not the subject of a claim on the £300 million fund, if it happened to be held in the same ownership as other land affected by the same decision which was the subject of a claim. That was not intended and would, indeed, be contrary to the basic principles of the Bill.

Question put, and agreed to.—[Special Entry.]

Lords Amendment: In page 49, line 14, leave out from "Act" to end of line 17 and insert: in relation to a claim for compensation in respect of any such claim holding so subsisting as aforesaid, any such land is referred to as "qualified land" and the claim holding is referred to as "the relevant holding. (3) Subsection (3) of section sixteen of this Act shall have effect for the purposes of this Part of this Act as it has effect for the purposes of Part II of this Act, with the substitution for the reference to a planning decision made after the commencement of this Act of a reference to a planning decision made before the commencement of this Act.

Commander Galbraith

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

There are two purposes for this Amendment. The first is purely drafting and the second is consequential on the new subsection (3) of Clause 16.

Question put, and agreed to.—[Special Entry.]