§ Mr. YoungerI beg to move Amendment No. 75 in page 29, line 16, after 'elections'. insert 'or other voting arrangements'.
This amendment is a necessary consequential of an amendment to Clause 52, moved by the hon. Member for Glasgow, Provan (Mr. Hugh D. Brown), which was accepted by the Government in Committee. As originally drafted, Clause 52 provided that a local authority, on application by the requisite number of local electors, should be obliged within a certain time to organise elections for the purpose of establishing a community council. It was agreed that the reference and elections should be broadened by including the phrase "or other voting arrangement". No similar amendment was proposed to Clause 54, which envisages similar action by the Secretary of State where a local authority fails to prepare a community council scheme. It is clear that the procedure should be the same in both cases and the amendment rectifies the omission.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Mr. YoungerI beg to move Amendment No. 76, in page 29, line 25, leave out public 'and insert local'.
This amendment is identical to a number of amendments accepted by the Committee so as to make consistent reference throughout the Bill to local inquiries instead of public inquiries.
§ Amendment agreed to.