HC Deb 18 July 1963 vol 681 cc891-2

Amendment made: In page 147, line 47 after "to" to insert "any".—[Mr. Corfield.]

Mr. Corfield

I beg to move, in page 148, line 2 to leave out "and" and to insert: (f) 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 an inland water to which the draft statement relates 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. This Amendment was discussed with an Amendment in page 20, line 16. It Ls parallel with it.

Amendment agreed to.

Sir K. Joseph

I beg to move, in page 148, line 2 at the end to insert: (f) every person who has given notice to the river authority requesting them to notify him of action taken in connection with the determination of a minimum acceptable flow for an inland water to which the draft statement relates, and, if the river authority have required him to pay a reasonable charge for being so notified, has paid that charge; and This Amendment was taken in connection with Amendments to Gause 25.

Amendment agreed to.

Mr. Corfield

I beg to move, in page 148, line 26, after "paragraph" to insert "notice in writing of".

This Amendment alters the reading of paragraph 8 of the Schedule in such a way that "notice in writing of" an objection has to be received by the Minister—not merely "an objection"—to the draft statement of a minimum acceptable flow. It makes it clear that objections must be lodged in writing.

Amendment agreed to.

Sir K. Joseph

I beg to move, in page 149, line 25, after "paragraph" to insert "notice in writing of".

This is a similar Amendment to a later stage of the same Schedule requiring an objection to be in writing.

Amendment agreed to.

Sir K. Joseph

I beg to move, in page 150, line 7 after "in" to insert "paragraph 4 (g) and".

This Amendment was taken with a group of Amendments in Clause 25.

Amendment agreed to.

Sir K. Joseph

I beg to move, in page 151, line 9, to leave out from "authority" to "as" in line 11 and to insert: required by this Act to be consulted before the preparation of the draft statement or the submission of the proposals", May we take with this Amendment that in line 16, Mr. Speaker?

Mr. Speaker

Yes, if the House so pleases.

Sir K. Joseph

This pair of Amendments provide for joint action by Ministers in certain cases where the Minister of Transport as well as the Minister of Housing and Local Government is involved.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendment made: In page 151, line 16, to leave out from "any" to "or" in line 17 and insert: inland water to which the draft statement relates or the proposals relate, as the case may be".—[Sir K. Joseph.]