HC Deb 11 February 1959 vol 599 cc1265-6
The Solicitor-General for Scotland

I beg to move, in page 10, line 10, to leave out "the owner of the building" and to insert:

  1. (i) the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the building has been or is being constructed, or
  2. (ii) if that person no longer has an interest in the building, any other person who at the material time is entitled to the interest in the building which that person formerly had, or, if at the material time there is no such other person, the owner of the building.
It may be for the convenience of the House if this Amendment is discussed with the next four Amendments, and also the Amendments to page 10, lines 36 and 42.

These Amendments are very much like the last pair of Amendments which I dealt with. They seek to alter the word "owner" to cover the person— who is responsible for the building which is being constructed without a warrant. In effect, what these Amendments do is to provide that, where action is taken under the Clause in respect of buildings constructed without a warrant, or in contravention of a warrant, the person against whom action is to be taken is, first, the person who has put up or is putting up the building; secondly, if that person has given up his interest, then, his successor; and, thirdly, if there is no successor, the owner.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In line 17, leave out "he fail" and insert: the person upon whom the notice has been served fails".

In line 25, leave out "owner of the building" and insert: person against whom the order has been made".

In line 28, leave out "owner" and insert "said person".

In line 31, leave out "owner of the building" and insert "said person".

In line 36, at end insert: from any person, if that person is the owner of the building".

In line 42, leave out "owner of the building" and insert: person on whom the notice is served".[The Solicitor-General for Scotland.]