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Amendments made: No. 62, in page 22, line 24, after 'works', insert:
'and to the contents of any septic tank emptied by them under section 10(1) above'.
§ No. 63, in line 25, after 'sewage', insert 'or contents'.—[Mr. Buchan.]
§ Mr. RossI beg to move Amendment No. 64, in page 22, line 26, leave out subsection (2).
It was suggested in Committee that subsection (2) is unnecessary. Clause 40 restates the substance of Section 108 of the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897, which sets the precedent for spelling out the powers contained in subsection (2). It is fair to point out that local authorities must be specifically empowered to carry out functions before they can spend money. However, we have looked at this again, and we think the necessary powers are sufficiently implied in subsection (1), and that the deletion of subsection (2) is justified.
§ Amendment agreed to.