HC Deb 26 June 1964 vol 697 cc827-8

12.29 p.m.

Mr. Forbes Hendry (Aberdeenshire, West)

I beg to move, in page 1, line 13, after "given" to insert: (a). It might be convenient for the House if, at the same time, we consider the following Amendment, in line 14.

Mr. Speaker

If that is convenient to the House.

Mr. Hendry

I am obliged, Mr. Speaker.

During our consideration of the Bill in Committee a number of Amendments were made, and a number of the powers conferred upon local authorities by what is now Clause 1 were extended to district councils. The Bill empowers the Secretary of State for Scotland to give general consents to certain types of work in anticipation. It would be appropriate if the Secretary of State were given powers to vary these general consents for different types of local authority, and the two Amendments have that purpose.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In page 1, line 14, leave out "and" and insert: (b) either in respect of a particular local authority or in respect of local authorities of any class, and (c).

In line 16, leave out subsection (3) and insert: (3) For the purpose of enabling him to determine whether he shall give the consent mentioned in the last foregoing subsection, the Secretary of State may direct such advertisement by the local authority as appears to him to be desirable.—[Mr. Hendry.]

Mr. Hendry

I beg to move, in page 2, line 1. to leave out subsection (4).

The subsection which it is proposed to leave out gave local authorities various powers for the management of property. In Committee, a new Clause was added to the Bill which gave local authorities rather wider powers of management, and that has rendered the subsection redundant.

Amendment agreed to.