§ (1) Where a person who has acquired a dwelling-house for his residence in anticipation of his retirement (in this section referred to as the owner) has thereafter let the dwelling-house on a regulated tenancy and the conditions mentioned in subsection (2) of this section are satisfied, then if—
- (a) apart from the Rent Acts the landlord would be entitled to recover possession of the dwelling-house; and
- (b) the court is satisfied that the dwelling-house is required as a residence for the owner and that the owner has retired;
§ the court shall make an order for possession of the dwelling-house whether or not it would have the power to do so under section 3 of the Act of 1933.
§ (2) The said conditions are—
- (a) that not later than the commencement of the tenancy (or if the tenancy was created before the commencement of this Act, not later than six months after the commencement of this Act) the landlord has given notice in writing to the tenant that possession may be recovered under this section; and
- (b) that the dwelling-house has not since the commencement of this Act been let on a regulated tenancy with respect to which the condition mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection was not satisfied.
§ (3) For the purposes of this section the definition of retirement shall be that the person complies with the conditions laid down in section 20(2)(a) of the National Insurance Act 1946.—[Mr. Boyd-Carpenter.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Mr. SpeakerThis Clause has already been discussed. Does the right hon. Member for Kingston-upon-Thames (Mr. Boyd-Carpenter) wish to move formally?
§ Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause be read a Second time:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 134, Noes 146.
511| Division No. 221.] | AYES | [1.16 a.m. |
| Agnew, Commander Sir Peter | Deedes, Rt. Hn. W. F. | Kerr, Sir Hamilton (Cambridge) |
| Allan, Robert (Paddington, S.) | Dodds-Parker, Douglas | King, Evelyn (Dorset, S.) |
| Allason, James (Hemel Hempstead) | Doughty, Charles | Kirk, Peter |
| Astor, John | Drayson, G. B. | Kitson, Timothy |
| Awdry, Daniel | Elliott, R. W. (N'c'tle-upon-Tyne, N.) | Lambton, Viscount |
| Balniel, Lord | Errington, Sir Eric | Langford-Holt, Sir John |
| Batsford, Brian | Eyre, Reginald | Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry |
| Bell, Ronald | Farr, John | Lloyd, Ian (P'tsm'th, Langstone) |
| Berry, Hn. Anthony | Foster, Sir John | Longden, Gilbert |
| Biffen, John | Fraser, Ian (Plymouth, Sutton) | Loveys, Walter H. |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Gilmour, Ian (Norfolk, Central) | Lubbock, Eric |
| Bingham, R. M. | Glover, Sir Douglas | MacArthur, Ian |
| Blaker, Peter | Godber, Rt. Hn. J. B. | McNair-Wilson, Patrick |
| Bowen, Roderic (Cardigan) | Goodhart, Philip | Maginnis, John E. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hn. J. | Goodhew, Victor | Marples, Rt. Hn. Ernest |
| Boyle, Rt. Hn. Sir Edward | Gower, Raymond | Mathew, Robert |
| Braine, Bernard | Grant-Ferris, R. | Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. |
| Brooke, Rt. Hn. Henry | Griffiths, Peter (Smethwick) | Maydon, Lt.-cmdr. S. L. C. |
| Bruce-Gardyne, J. | Grimond, Rt. Hn. J. | Meyer, Sir Anthony |
| Buchanan-Smith, Alick | Gurden, Harold | Mills, Stratton (Belfast, N.) |
| Buck, Antony | Hall-Davis, A. G. F. | Mitcheil, David |
| Campbell, Gordon | Harris, Reader (Heston) | Morrison, Charles (Devizes) |
| Carlisle, Mark | Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) | Munro-Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh |
| Carr, Rt. Hn. Robert | Harvey, John (Walthamstow, E.) | Murton, Oscar |
| Clark, Henry (Antrim, N.) | Harvie Anderson, Miss | |
| Clark, William (Nottingham, S.) | Heald, Rt. Hn. Sir Lionel | Neave, Airey |
| Cole, Norman | Hendry, Forbes | Nicholls, Sir Harmar |
| Cooke, Robert | Higgins, Terence L. | Page, R. Graham (Crosby) |
| Corfield, F. V. | Hirst, Geoffrey | Peel, John |
| Costain, A. P. | Hogg, Rt. Hn. Quintin | Percival, Ian |
| Crawley, Aidan | Hooson, H. E. | Peyton, John |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. Sir Oliver | Iremonger, T. L. | Pike, Miss Mervyn |
| Cunningham, Sir Knox | Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) | Powell, Rt. Hn. J. Enoch |
| Curran, Charles | Johnston, Russell (Inverness) | Pym, Francis |
| Dance, James | Jones, Arthur (Northants, S.) | Redmayne, Rt. Hn. Sir Martin |
| Davies, Dr. Wyndham (Perry Barr) | Kaberry, Sir Donald | Renton, Rt. Hn. Sir David |
| Ridley, Hn. Nicholas | Tweedsmuir, Lady | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Roberts, Sir Peter (Heeley) | Vickers, Dame Joan | Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick |
| Scott-Hopkins, James | Walder, David (High Peak) | |
| Smith, Dudley (Br'ntf'd & Chiswick) | Walker, Peter (Worcester) | Wood, Rt. Hn. Richard |
| Stainton, Keith | Wall, Patrick | Wylie, N. R. |
| Stanley, Hn. Richard | Walters, Dennis | Younger, Hn. George |
| Steel, David (Roxburgh) | Ward, Dame Irene | |
| Stoddart-Scott, Col. Sir Malcolm | Webster, David | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Studholme, Sir Henry | Wells, John (Maidstone) | Mr. G. Johnson Smith and |
| Talbot, John E. | Whitelaw, William | Mr. More. |
| Thatcher, Mrs. Margaret | Williams, Sir Rolf Dudley (Exeter) | |
| NOES | ||
| Abse, Leo | Hazell, Bert | Pearson, Arthur (Pontypridd) |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Heffer, Eric S. | Pentland, Norman |
| Armstrong, Ernest | Horner, John | Perry, Ernest G. |
| Atkinson, Norman | Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey) | Popplewell, Ernest |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) | Probert, Arthur |
| Baxter, William | Hunter, Adam (Dunfermline) | Rankin, John |
| Benn, Rt. Hn. Anthony Wedgwood | Jackson, Colin | Rees, Merlyn |
| Bennett, J. (Glasgow, Bridgeton) | Jeger, Mrs. Lena (H'b'n & St. P'cras, S.) | Reynolds, G. W. |
| Binns, John | Johnson, Carol (Lewisham, s.) | Rhodes, Geoffrey |
| Bishop, E. S. | Jones, Rt. Hn. Sir Elwyn (W. Ham, S.) | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) |
| Blenkinsop, Arthur | Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham) | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvon) |
| Boardman, H. | Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) | Robertson, John (Paisley) |
| Bray, Dr. Jeremy | Kelley, Richard | Robinson, Rt. Hn. K. (St. Pancras, N.) |
| Brown, Rt. Hn. George (Belper) | Kerr, Dr. David (W' worth, Central) | Rodgers, William (Stockton) |
| Brown, Hugh D. (Glasgow, Provan) | Lawson, George | Rose, Paul B. |
| Brown, R. W. (Shoreditch & Fbury) | Ledger, Ron | Rowland, Christopher |
| Buchan, Norman (Renfrewshire, W.) | Lee, Miss Jennie (Cannock) | Sheldon, Robert |
| Buchanan, Richard | Lever, Harold (Cheetham) | Shore, Peter (Stepney) |
| Carmichael, Neil | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Short, Rt. Hn. E. (N'c'tle-on-Tyne, C.) |
| Coleman, Donald | Lomas, Kenneth | Silkin, John (Deptford) |
| Conlan, Bernard | Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson | Silverman, Julius (Aston) |
| Crawshaw, Richard | McBride, Neil | Slater, Mrs. Harriet (Stoke, N.) |
| Crossman, Rt. Hn. R. H. S. | MacColl, James | Small, William |
| Dalyell, Tam | Strauss, Rt. Hn. G. R. (Vauxhall) | |
| Davies, G. Elfed (Rhondda, E.) | McGuire, Michael | Swain, Thomas |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Mackenzie, Gregor (Rutherglen) | Swingler, Stephen |
| Dell, Edmund | Mahon, Peter (Preston, S.) | Taverne, Dick |
| Doig, Peter | Mahon, Simon (Bootle) | Thomas, George (Cardiff, W.) |
| Duffy, Dr. A. E. P. | Manuel, Archie | Tinn, James |
| Edwards, Rt. Hn. Ness (Caerphilly) | Mapp, Charles | Tomney, Frank |
| Ennals, David | Mayhew, Christopher | Varley, Eric G. |
| Ensor, David | Mellish, Robert | Wainwright, Edwin |
| Evans, Ioan (Birmingham, Yardley) | Mendelson, J. J. | Walden, Brian (All Saints) |
| Fernyhough, E. | Millan, Bruce | Walker, Harold (Doncaster) |
| Finch, Harold (Bedwellty) | Miller, Dr. M. S. | Watkins, Tudor |
| Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Milne, Edward (Blyth) | Weitzman, David |
| Ford, Ben | Molloy, William | Wigg, Rt. Hn. George |
| Freeson, Reginald | Morris, Charles (Openshaw) | Willey, Rt. Hn. Frederick |
| Garrett, W. E. | Morris, John (Aberavon) | Williams, Alan (Swansea, W.) |
| Garrow, A. | Murray, Albert | Williams, Clifford (Abertillery) |
| George, Lady Megan Lloyd | Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) | Williams, Mrs. Shirley (Hitchin) |
| Ginsburg, David | Norwood, Christopher | Williams, W. T. (Warrington) |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Anthony | O'Malley, Brian | Willis, George (Edinburgh, E.) |
| Grey, Charles | Orme, Stanley | Wilson, William (Coventry, S.) |
| Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) | Oswald, Thomas | Winterbottom, R. E. |
| Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Padley, Walter | Woodburn, Rt. Hn. A. |
| Hamilton, William (West Fife) | Page, Derek (King's Lynn) | Zilliacus, K. |
| Hannan, William | Palmer, Arthur | |
| Harper, Joseph | Parkin, B. T. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | Pavitt, Laurence | Mr. McCann and Mr. Howie. |