§ CONSTITUTION OF PRINCIPAL COUNCILS IN ENGLAND
§ Mr. Graham PageI beg to move Amendment No. 310, in page 2, line 39, leave out 'of the county or district council' and insert—
'"The County Council" or "The District Council"'
§ Mr. SpeakerWith this Amendment it will be convenient to take the following Amendments: No. 134, in page 2, line 40, leave out from 'be' to end of line 41.
§ Government Amendment No. 311, in line 40, at end insert 'particular'.
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Government Amendment No. 315, in Clause 15, page 9, leave out line 5 and insert:
' "The Parish Council" with the addition of the name of the particular parish'.
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Government Amendment No. 318, in Clause 35, page 18, leave out lines 25 and 26 and insert:
'name "The Community Council" with the addition of the name of the particular community'.
§ Mr. PageAll these Amendments are designed to clarify the provisions in respect of the names of principal councils and parish councils in England and community councils in Wales. They meet the point raised by the hon. Member for Widnes (Mr. Oakes) in Standing Committee on 27th January by the simple device of using capitals. They make it clear that the name of a local authority will include both the status of the council—for example, a county council—and the name of the area. It would be similar to my calling the hon. Gentleman "the Member" if I were to accept his Amendment which seeks to leave out the name of the county or district.
§ Mr. Gordon Oakes (Widnes)We on this side are grateful to the right hon. Gentleman and accept the Amendments. The Bill will now read much more intelligently and elegantly than it did with the wording from the 1933 Act. The right hon. Gentleman's Amendments, by the ingenious device of putting capital letters for the words concerned, meet the point.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Amendment made: No. 311, in page 2, line 40, at end insert 'particular'.—[Mr. Graham Page.]