HC Deb 04 July 1956 vol 555 c1490

Lords Amendment: In page 16, line 15, after "are" insert: within the seaward limits of the territorial waters of the United Kingdom and are".

Mr. Powell

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

This seemed a desirable Amendment in order to ensure that waters outside the territorial limits of the United Kingdom should not be covered by the Bill. It is of very little practical effect, since it is difficult to foresee a local authority taking action against a vessel more than three miles from the coast, but it seemed desirable to have the wording right.

Question put and agreed to.