HC Deb 22 October 1973 vol 861 cc892-3

Lords Amendment: No. 27, in page 64, line 4, leave out "the prescribed form" and insert: such form as the rating authority may require".

Mr. Younger

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this amendment it will be convenient to take also the following Lords Amendments:

No. 28, in page 64, line 26, leave out "Where" and insert: Regulations under section 112 above may make provision as respects rate rebates where". No. 29, in page 64, line 29, leave out from "subsection" to end of line 35.

Mr. Younger

Clause 113 requires rate rebate applications to be made "in the prescribed form". The first amendment leaves the form of application to the discretion of the rating authority. This is considered preferable since it agrees with the procedure for rent rebates and allowances. It will enable the authority, wherever possible, to treat an application for rent rebate or allowance also as an application for rate rebate, something that hon. Members on both sides have thought was important.

I ask the House to agree to these three amendments.

Question put and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords amendments agreed to.

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