§ Mr. RipponI beg to move, in page 7, line 31, to leave out paragraph (b) and insert:
(b) with respect to the furnishing by persons making an application, objection or representation to the Board of information or documents relevant thereto;(c) with respect to the provision by holders of air service licences or air operator's certificates of statistical or other information with respect to their operations to which the licence or certificate relates.Perhaps it would be convenient also to discuss the Amendment to Clause 6, page 8, line 39, which provides the appropriate penalty.These Amendments fulfil undertakings given during the Committee stage discussions to my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. P. Williams). Paragraph (b) in the Amendment is a rewording of the existing paragraph (b) in subsection (2) and widens the power of the Minister by enabling him to make regulations with 529 respect to the furnishing of information, not only in respect of the application, but also of objections and representations. Obviously it would be for the convenience of everyone if the objector and representor had to give information to support their claims as well as the applicant.
Paragraph (c) empowers my right hon. Friend by regulation to require the holders of air service licences or air operators certicates to provide statistical or other information respecting their operations. At the moment, such information is obtained through the machinery of the A.T.A.C., and it is obviously more satisfactory that this should be done as a plain requirement under the law.
§ Amendment agreed to.