Clause 19.—(MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE FLOWS.) (Hansard, 18 July 1963)

§ Mr. Scott-Hopkins
I beg to move, in page 20, line 16, to leave out "and" and to insert: (e) any navigation authority, harbour authority or conservancy authority having functions in relation to any other inland water, where it appears to the river authority that changes in the flow of the inland water in question may affect the flow of that other inland water, or, if that other inland water is a tidal water and there is no such navigation authority, harbour authority or conservancy authority, the Minister of Transport; and. This Amendment provides for the insertion of a new paragraph (e). The subsection prescribes the authorities with which a river authority must consult before drafting a statement of minimum acceptable flow. Among these are any navigation, harbour or conservancy authority having functions in relation to the inland water to which the statement relates; or, if the water is tidal and there is no such authority my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport is to be consulted. The Amendment provides for consultation with the same authorities, or the Minister of Transport in respect of an inland water of which it appears to the river authority that the flow will be affected by changes in the flow of the inland water to which the statement relates. If a navigation authority which is not consulted by the river authority considers that the draft statement prejudices its interests it will have a right of objection under Schedule 6.

§ Sir K. Joseph
I beg to move, in page 20, line 28, to leave out "navigation".
I wonder whether it would be possible to take with this Amendment the Amendment in line 30?

Mr. Deputy-Speaker
If the House so wishes, yes.

§ Sir K. Joseph
This Amendment provides that where a minimum acceptable flow for one water is affected by the level of another water, the effect on navigation and the implication for the one water of the other water will be taken into account.