HC Deb 24 July 1967 vol 751 cc240-1

Lords Amendment: No. 10, in page 27, line 22, at end insert: 14A. In the New Towns Act 1946—

  1. (a) in section 9 as read with section 25(11)—
    1. (i) in subsection (1), the word "water" shall he omitted, and
    2. (ii) in subsections (2), (3) and (4), after the words "local authority" wherever occuring there shall be inserted the words 241 or, as the case may be, the regional water board ",
  2. (b) in section 25(23), after the expression "local authority" where first occurring there shall be inserted the words "or, as the case may be, a regional water board", and
  3. (c) in section 26(1), there shall be inserted the following definition—
regional water board" has the meaning assigned to it by section 31(1) of the Water (Scotland) Act 1967.

12.15 a.m.

Dr. Dickson Mahon

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

The technical device available to us on the last Amendment, which I am glad the House disagreed with, is available to us in this regard, too. It simply corrects a new paragraph in Schedule 2 to make adaptations to the New Towns Act which has been found to be needed as a consequence of this Bill.

Question put and agreed to.

Remaining Lords Amendment agreed to.

Committee appointed to draw up reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their Amendments to the Bill: Mr. James Bennett, Mr. G. Campbell, Mr. Gourlay, Dr. Dickson Mabon and Mr. MacArthur; Three to be the quorum.—[Dr. Dickson Mabon.]

To withdraw immediately.

Reasons for disagreeing to certain of the Lords Amendments reported, and agreed to: to be communicated to the Lords.