HC Deb 27 June 1963 vol 679 cc1820-1
Mr. Mawby

I beg to move, in page 16, line 3, to leave out the British Broadcasting Corporation or". I think that it might be convenient to the House if we were to take with this Amendment the next eight Amendments in the name of my right hon. Friend, which all deal with the same matter.

Mr. Speaker

If the House pleases.

Mr. Mawby

The purpose of this group of Amendments is to take the reference to the B.B.C. out of this Clause. My right hon. Friend gave a promise in Committee that a similar power would be written into the B.B.C.'s Licence and Agreement to enable my right hon. Friend to issue similar directions to the Corporation. It was generally accepted by the Committee that the proper place for the obligation to be imposed on the B.B.C. was in its Charter and not in a Bill dealing with independent television.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In line 7 leave out "other" and insert British Broadcasting Corporation (hereafter in this section referred to as 'the Corporation')". In line 7 at end insert: (b) require the Authority to permit such of the Corporation's broadcast transmissions as may be so specified to be radiated from a mast, tower or other installation belonging to the Authority; or In line 8 leave out "both authorities to co-operate' and insert the Authority to co-operate with the Corporation". In line 9 leave out "their respective" and insert "the Authority's".

In line 12 [Clause 18], leave out "their duty" and insert the duty of the Authority". In line 13 leave out from "to" to end of line 14 and insert: the Authority the Postmaster General shall consult the Authority and the Corporation". In line 15 leave out from "to" to end of line 19 and insert: the Authority, a dispute between the Authority and the Corporation arising out of the matters to which the notice relates is referred to the Postmaster General by either body, or it appears to the Postmaster General that there is such a dispute, he may give such directions to the Authority". In line 21 leave out "their duty" and insert: the duty of the Authority ".—[Mr. Mawby.]