HC Deb 25 July 1963 vol 681 cc1949-52

Lords Amendment: In page 180, line 1, at end insert: 2A. Sections 160 and 171 shall not apply to Greater London".

Mr. Corfield

With your permission, Mr. Speaker, perhaps we could take also the Lords Amendment in line 5.

Mr. Speaker

Yes.

Mr. Corfield

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

The joint effect of these Amendments is, first, that Section 160 of the Public Health Act, 1875, does not apply to Greater London. The second Amendment deals with the naming of streets, and therefore follows from an earlier Amendment by which this power was transferred to the Greater London Council.

Question put and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendment agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 180, line 9, at end insert: 4A. The paragraph in Part III of Schedule 5 relating to vaults and graves in churches and other places of public worship shall not apply to the inner London boroughs, the City or the Temples",

Sir K. Joseph

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

Burials in any church inside London that was built since 1848 is forbidden by the Bill. We think that this went too far. We are repealing this part of the Act, so the position remains as it was, and some burials are, under some circumstances, permitted even in churches built since 1848.

Question put and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendment agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 180, line 25, leave out paragraphs 8 and 9 and insert: 8. Notwithstanding anything in section 2(2) or 3, sections 14, 16 and 26 shall extend to Greater London without being adopted there and sections 17 to 19 shall not extend to, and may not be adopted in, Greater London, and accordingly the said sections 2(2) and 3 shall not apply to Greater London. 9. Section 76 shall not apply to Greater London".

Mr. Corfield

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

This is substantially a drafting Amendment. Paragraphs 8 and 9 of the Schedule provide for Parts II and V of the Public Health Act, 1925, to be extended to Greater London, but Parts III, IV and V of that Act are no longer in force, and paragraphs 8 and 9 are therefore not needed.

Question put and agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 180, line 45, leave out from second "the" to "and" in line 3 on page 181 and insert: following services throughout their district: —

  1. (a) the services mentioned in section 72(1),
  2. (b) the removal under section 73(1) of trade refuse of any kind whatsoever at the request of the occupier of premises; and
  3. (c) the cleansing of streets under section 77(1)".

Sir K. Joseph

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

This Amendment makes it clear that trade refuse is to be collected only by the Greater London Council at the request of the occupier.

Question put and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendments agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 181, line 19, leave out sub-paragraph (1) and insert: (1) The powers exercisable by a local authority under sections 74(2) and 76(1) shall be exercisable throughout Greater London by the Greater London Council to the exclusion of any other authority, except that the powers conferred by section 76(l)(c), so far as they relate to the provision of plant or apparatus for sorting and baling waste paper collected separately from other refuse, shall be exercisable concurrently by the authority collecting the paper and the Greater London Council; and

  1. (a) any reference to a local authority in the said sections 74(2)and 76(1) shall be construed accordingly; and
  2. (b) any reference to a local authority in section 76(3) so far as that subsection relates to material deposited in a place provided for the deposit of refuse shall be construed as a reference to the Greater London Council and not to any other authority".

Mr. Corfield

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

This Amendment refers to the functions of the Greater London Council as a refuse collection authority. The change made by this Amendment is to allow borough councils and the City, who will be responsible for collection, as opposed to disposal, to install plant for sorting and baling waste paper, and so on, where it is collected separately from other refuse. The collecting authority will have the power to sell and dispose of its waste.

Question put and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendments agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 183, line 1, leave out from "(1)" to "Greater" in line 2 and insert— (i) the references to a land drainage authority shall include references to the

Sir K. Joseph

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

This Amendment requires London boroughs to obtain the consent of the Greater London Council before taking any action which would interfere with London watercourses.

Subsequent Lords Amendments agreed to.

Lords Amendment, in page 185, line 40, read a Second time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.—[Sir K. Joseph.]

It being one hour after Ten o'clock, Mr. SPEAKER, pursuant to the Order this day, put forthwith the Question, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.

Question agreed to.

Remaining Lords Amendments read a Second time, pursuant to the Order this day.

Mr. SPEAKER then proceeded to designate that Amendment which appeared to him to involve a question of Privilege.

Motion made, That this House doth agree with the Lords in all the remaining Amendments except that designated by Mr. Speaker.—[Sir K. Joseph.]

Whereupon Mr. SPEAKER, pursuant to the Order this day put forthwith the Question thereon.

Question agreed to.

Mr. SPEAKER then proceeded to put separately the Question with respect to the Amendment designated by him as appearing to involve a question of Privilege.

Lords Amendment, in page 194, line 7, the designated Amendment.

Motion made, and Question, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment, put and agreed to. [Special Entry.]