HC Deb 10 April 1968 vol 762 cc1466-7
Mr. Buchan

I beg to move Amendment No. 23, in page 7, line 2, to leave out 'shall' and to insert 'may'.

7.0 p.m.

This Amendment deals with a point raised in Committee by my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow, Maryhill (Mr. Hannan) which we undertook to consider. Under Clause 12(7) as drafted, a local authority would be obliged to undertake any work in a street which was necessary to enable a private sewer or drain to be connected to a public sewer or sewage treatment works. On consideration, it seems to us that there might be cases, for instance in private streets or lanes, where the local authority should not be obliged to undertake the work, and the Amendment therefore converts the obligation into a discretion. It would still seem inappropriate that the local authorities should allow private persons to break open public streets, but that will be a matter within the control of the local authorities themselves.

Amendment agreed to.

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