PROCEDURE ON APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO NEW DISCHARGE.

HC Deb 10 April 1968 vol 762 cc1494-5

Mr. Buchan

I beg to move Amendment No. 51, in page 15, line 10, leave out person who ' and insert: 'body acting under statutory powers which'.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this Amendment we can discuss Amendments Nos. 52, 57 and 58.

Mr. Buchan

The effect of Amendment No. 51 is to ensure that a copy of a trade effluent notice is not sent by the local authority under Clause 27(4) to any private person or concerns. When the Bill was in Committee there was considerable discussion and some disquiet expressed lest under this Clause information might be given to other traders which would enable them to discover trade secrets. We promised to consider this and the effect of the Amendment will be that only authorities acting under statutory powers will receive information. The question of information going to trade competitors should not therefore arise.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendment made: No. 52, in page 15, line 13, leave out 'person to whom' and insert 'body to which'.[Mr. Buchan.]