§ 10.27 p.m.
§ Mr. Michael Clark Hutchison (Edinburgh, South)I beg to move,
That the Loch Lomond Water Board Order 1966, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21st October, be annulled.This is part of a curious procedure to enable the Petition of the Edinburgh Corporation and the Midlothian County Council to be heard before a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament.
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Amendment proposed: In line 1, leave out from 'the' to end and add:
'Petition for Amendment of Edinburgh Corporation and Midlothian County Council against the Loch Lomond Water Board Order 1966 be referred to a Joint Committee of both Houses'.—[Mr. Eadie.]
§ The Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. J. Dickson Mabon)I advise the House to accept the Amendment.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Main Question, as amended, agreed to.
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Ordered,
That the Petition for Amendment of Edinburgh Corporation and Midlothian County Council against the Loch Lomond Water Board Order 1966 be referred to a Joint Committee of both Houses.