HC Deb 18 July 1956 vol 556 c1336

Under the Hotel Proprietors Act, 1956, a hotel proprietor may in certain circumstances be liable to make good any loss of or damage to a guest's property even though it was not due to any fault of the proprietor or staff of the hotel.

This liability however—

  1. (a) extends only to the property of guests who have engaged sleeping accommodation at the hotel;
  2. (b) is limited to £50 for any one article and a total of £200 in the case of any one guest except in the case of property which has been deposited, or offered for deposit, for safe custody;
  3. (c) does not cover motor-cars or other vehicles of any kind or any property left in them, or horses or other live animals.

This notice does not constitute an admission either that the Act applies to this hotel or that liability thereunder attaches to the proprietor of this hotel in any particular case."

Read a Second time.

Mr. P. O'Neill

Would it be in order now for me to move my manuscript Amendment?

Mr. Speaker

Yes.

Mr. O'Neill

I beg to move, as an Amendment to the Lords Amendment, to leave out "£200" and insert "£100".

Amendment agreed to.

Committee appointed to draw up a Reason to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to one of their Amendments to the Bill:—Mr. Ede, Mr. N. Nicolson, Mr. P. O'Neill, Mr. Paget, and the Solicitor-General:—Three to be the quorum.—[Mr. P. O'Neill.]:—To withdraw immediately.

Reason for disagreeing to one of the Lords Amendments reported and agreed to:—To be communicated to the Lords.

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