HC Deb 22 October 1973 vol 861 c904

Lords Amendment: No. 50, in page 99, line 31, at end insert: (2) The functions of councils under the Church of Scotland (Property and Endowments) Acts 1925 and 1933 shall be transferred to and vest in islands and district councils in accordance with the amendments to those Acts set out in Part II of Schedule 26 to this Act.

Mr. Younger

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this amendment we are taking also the Lords Amendments Nos. 122, 124, 126, 157, 161 and 166.

Mr. Younger

The amendments repeal as much as possible of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894, the vast majority of whose provisions are spent, and transfer the powers in relation to parish churchyards presently exercised by county and burgh councils to the new district and island councils.

Question put and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords amendments agreed to.

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