HC Deb 23 July 1958 vol 592 cc577-8

Lords Amendment: In page 14, line 21, at end insert: (5) If, within the period of five years immediately following the issue of a certificate in respect of a work under subsection (1) of this section, any subsidence of the work occurs the Council may, if an authority other than the Council is under a duty to maintain the work at the time of the subsidence, contribute towards the expenses incurred by that authority in making good the work.

Mr. Nugent

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

The purpose of the Amendment is to enable London County Council to contribute towards the cost of making good damage caused to any of the authorised works by subsidence if the subsidence occurs within the first five years of the issue of a certificate in respect of the work in question. The provision follows the form of similar provisions which have appeared in the L.C.C. Acts with road works, and it will simply meet a practical need.

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