REGISTRATION OF LAND CHARGES CREATED BY COMPANIES (Hansard, 15 October 1969)

§ The Solicitor-General
I beg to move Amendment No. 16, in page 17, line 29, leave out from 'before' to 'or' in line 30 and insert '1st January 1970'.

§ Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Sydney Irving)
With this Amendment it will be convenient if we discuss Amendments Nos. 17 and 18.

§ The Solicitor-General
These Amendments are consequential on Clause 30(2) which, as a result of an Amendment moved by the hon. Member for Crosby (Mr. Graham Page) in Committee, brings the Bill into force, except for Clause 27(6), on 1st January, 1970. The Amendments substitute reference to a specific date for reference to the commencement of this Act. The first Amendment affects Clause 25 which deals with the registration of land charges created by companies, which itself amends Section 10(5) of the Land Charges Act, 1925. The reference in the amended Section 10(5) to charges created before the commencement of the Law of Property Act, 1969 is altered to a reference to charges created before 1st January, 1970, the actual commencement date.
The second and third Amendments affect Clause 26, dealing with land improvement charges, which adds new 512 Section 11A to the Land Charges Act, 1925. The second Amendment alters the reference to charges registered after the commencement of the Law of Property Act, 1969 to a reference to charges registered after 31st December, 1969. The third Amendment alters the reference to charges registered before the commencement of the Act to a reference to charges registered before 1st January, 1970.

§ Mr. Graham Page
We are back in harmony, even unison. We are grateful to the Solicitor-General not only for accepting our Amendment about 1st January, 1970, in Committee, but for making these consequential Amendments.