HC Deb 25 July 1963 vol 681 cc1868-70

Lords Amendment: In page 69, line 35, at beginning insert: (1) The council of a London borough shall as respects the borough, and the Common Council shall as respects the City, be the local authority for the purposes of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963, and the Greater London Council shall have the functions of the London county council under that Act; and accordingly—

  1. (a) in the definition of 'local authority in section 90(1) of that Act, for the words 'or a county district, the council of a metropolitan borough' there shall be substituted the words 'a London borough or a county district'; and
  2. (b) for the words 'London County Council' wherever they occur in that Act there shall be substituted the words 'Greater London Council'.

(2) The said Act of 1963 shall be further amended as follows: —

  1. (a) in section 41(1) for the words 'administrative county of London' there shall be substituted the words 'inner London boroughs, the City of London, the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple';
  2. (b) in section 41(3) for the words 'administrative county of London' there shall be substituted the words 'inner London boroughs, the City of London, the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple';
  3. (c) in section 52(3)(a) after the word 'county' there shall be inserted the words or the Greater London Council';
  4. (d) in section 52(5) for the words 'administrative county of London' there shall be substituted the words 'Greater London'".

Mr. Corfield

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

The purpose of these two subsections is simply to ensure that the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Bill—which will shortly be an Act, if all goes well—takes into account there organisation of London government under the Bill.

Question put and agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 70, line 1, leave out from beginning to "means" in line 9 and insert: (2) Until finally repealed as respects all classes of premises and for all purposes by the said Act of 1963—

  1. (a) section 72(2) of the Shops Act 1950 shall have effect throughout Greater London as originally enacted and not as amended by section 18 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1958;
  2. (b) the definition of 'sanitary authority' in section 74(1) of the Shops Act 1950 shall have effect as if for the words from 'means' onwards there were substituted the words".

Miss Pike

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

With this Amendment goes a later Amendment in Schedule 17.

These Amendments are designed to make sure that on the appointed day there will be the proper arrangements, and that we shall have in the meantime the transitional arrangements necessary in respect of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Bill.

Question put and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendment agreed to.