HC Deb 18 July 1974 vol 877 cc838-9

Lords Amendment No. 38, in page 42, line 22, leave out subsection (3) and insert the following subsection: (3) Regulations made under this subsection may, in the case of a provision which falls within any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1) above and contains words which refer to units other than metric units, repeal those words if the appropriate Minister is of the opinion that those words could be omitted without altering the effect of that provision.

Read a second time.

Mr. Harold Walker

I beg to move, as an amendment to the proposed amendment, in line 1 after "regulations made" insert "by the appropriate Minister".

This amendment is consequential on the decision of the House of Lords Amendment No. 1.

Amendment to the proposed Amendment agreed to.

Lords amendment, as amended, agreed to.

Lords amendment: No. 39, in page 42, line 28, leave out subsection (4) and insert: (4) In this section the appropriate Minister means—

  1. (a) in relation to any provision not relating exclusively to agricultural operations the Secretary of State;
  2. (b) in relation to any provision not relating exclusively to the relevant agricultural purposes that applies to Great Britain or the United Kingdom the Agriculture Ministers;
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  3. (c) in relation to any provision so relating that applies to England and Wales only, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
  4. (d) in relation to any provision so relating that applies to Scotland only, the Secretary of State."

Read a Second time.

Mr. Harold Walker

I beg to move as an amendment to the proposed amendment, in paragraph (b) of the subsection inserted by the said amendment, leave out "not".

Amendment to the proposed amendment agreed to.

Lords amendment, as amended agreed to.

Subsequent Lords amendments agreed to.

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