§ Lords Amendment: No. 156, in page 279, column 3, leave out lines 53 and 54 and insert:
§ "In section 11, subsections (1), (3) and (5).
- Section 14.
- Section 16.
- Sections 39 to 42.
- Section 58.
- Section 67."
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
This amendment repeals provisions of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 which have been overtaken by the provisions of other Acts or by this Bill.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Subsequent Lords Amendments agreed to.
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Lords Amendment: No. 167, in page 286, line 2, column 3, after "110" insert:
in subsection (1), the definition of "Large burgh", and
§ Mr. YoungerI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
This is a drafting amendment which is necessary to repair an omission
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Subsequent Lords Amendments agreed to.
§ Lords Amendment: No. 172, in page 291, line 23, at end insert:
| ''14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 15. | The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1951 | The Whole Act". |
§ Mr. YoungerI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
The purpose of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1951 was to amend Sections 191, 225 and 259 (2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 and to make consequential provision. These sections of the 1947 Act are epealed by the Bill. Accordingly the 1951 Act should also be repealed.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Subsequent Lords amendments agreed to.
§ Lords Amendment: No. 176, in page 295, line 6, column 3, at beginning insert "Section 27"
§ Mr. YoungerI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
This amendment effects a minor repeal in the light of the relaxation of central government control over local authorities.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Subsequent Lords amendments agreed to.
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Lords Amendment: No. 183, in page 301, line 24, column 3, at end insert:
In Schedule 1, paragraph 1."'
§ Mr. YoungerI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
This is a consequential amendment to the repeal of Section 28 of the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897 in paragraph 31 of Schedule 26.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Lords Amendment: No. 184, in page 301, column 3, leave out lines 29 to 31.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
This is a drafting amendment consequential on an amendment which we made during the Report stage.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Subsequent Lords amendments agreed to.
935§ Lords Amendment: No. 188, in page 303, line 35, at end insert:
| "1969 c. 41. | The National Mod (Scotland) Act 1969. | The Whole Act." |
§ Mr. YoungerI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.
Any of the new Scottish local authorities will be able to make payments to the Mod without the need to make use of the 1969 Act, and since that Act has no other purpose it is appropriate that it should be repealed in the Bill.
An Comunn has been informed, and agrees that the Act no longer seems necessary.
§ Mr. RossWe are grateful to the Under-Secretary for his explanation. He has assuaged any possible feelings of harm by making it clear that the Act, which I believed was originally a Private Member's Bill with Government support, has not been dropped without provision having been made in the Bill. There is a general clause that amply covers the matter.
Are there any figures showing the extent to which the Act was used by local authorities? At the time of its passage we were led to believe that it was essential. Can we be assured that there will be ample support from the same source for the National Mod?
We had a very enjoyable time recently in Ayr, where the Mod was held very successfully.
§ Mr. YoungerI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for mentioning that the Mod was so successful in Ayr. I was privileged to be present at the final concert, and everybody enjoyed it very much.
I have no means of finding out the amount of contributions made by various local authorities to the Mod. Offhand, I can only think of asking An Comunn, and I am not sure whether it should give the information. Another possibility would be to circularise local authorities, which I would not recommend. I shall try to obtain the information for the right hon. Gentleman, but I am not confident of being able to do so.
I agree with the right hon. Gentleman that the Mod is very important. I am 936 sure that the new arrangement will enable local authorities to be very generous to An Comunn.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Subsequent Lords amendments agreed to.
§ Lords Amendment: No. 194, in page 305, line 46, at end insert:
| 1973 c. 28. | The Rate Rebate Act 1973. | The whole Act." |
§ Mr. YoungerI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
The Rate Rebate Act 1973 provides for the total disregard of attendance allowances in calculating an applicant's income for the purpose of a rate rebate under the Rating Act 1966. Attendance allowances are already disregarded for the purpose of rent rebates and allowances under the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972. The rate rebate scheme under the 1966 Act is to be replaced, with effect from 16th May 1974, by a new and wider scheme under Clauses 112 to 115 of the Bill; and it is intended in the regulations prescribing the new scheme to continue the disregard of attendance allowances.
Repeal of the existing rate rebate arrangements is already provided for in Schedule 28 and it follows that the Rate Rebate Act of 1973 should also be repealed, as proposed by the amendment.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Committee appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their amendments to the Bill: Mr. Gordon Campbell, Mr. Carmichael, Mr. Gray, Mr. Ross and Mr. Younger; Three to be the quorum.—[Mr. Gordon Campbell.]
§ To withdraw immediately.
§ Reasons for disagreeing to certain of the Lords Amendments reported, and agreed to; to be communicated to the Lords.