HC Deb 25 July 1974 vol 877 cc1784-8
The Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. George Thomas)

I beg to move, That the several Amendments to Standing Orders relating to Private Business hereinafter stated in the Schedule be made:—

Standing Order 1:

To leave out line 7 and insert "the term 'community' means a community for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1972".

In line 9, leave out "administrative county" and insert "metropolitan county or non metropolitan county".

To leave out lines 10 and 11 and insert "the term 'district ' in relation to England means metropolitan district or non-metropolitan district".

To leave out line 28.

In line 30, leave out "rural" in both places.

In line 31, leave out "rural".

In line 32, at end insert "and the council of a community or group of communities or the community meeting of a community which has no separate community council".

In line 47, at end insert "the term 'parish' means a parish for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1972".

In line 62, at end insert "the term ' water authority' means an authority established in accordance with section 1 of the Water Act 1973, that is to say, a regional water authority or the Welsh National Water Development Authority".

In line 68, at end insert "Where the Standing Orders require anything to be deposited with, or delivered or sent to, the proper officer of a local authority, that requirement shall be satisfied by depositing it with or delivering or sending it to, the chief executive of the authority for transmission (where the chief executive is not the proper officer) to that officer".

Standing Order 4A:

In line 7, after "meeting" insert "or community council or community meeting".

In line 10, after "meeting" insert "or community council or community meeting". Leave out "rural".

In line 11, after "parish" insert "or community".

In line 13, leave out "county borough".

In line 19, leave out "and county boroughs".

In line 25, leave out "rural".

In line 27, after first "parish" insert "or community".

In line 27, at end insert "or community"

In line 31, leave out "or county borough".

In line 34, leave out "or county borough".

Standing Order 5:

In line 5, leave out "boroughs, and urban and rural".

In line 6, leave out "(in the case of rural districts) the".

In line 6, at end insert "or communities".

In line 28, leave out "borough, or urban or rural".

In line 29, leave out "(in the case of a rural district) the".

In line 29, after "parish" insert or community".

In line 33, leave out "as if it were a borough" and insert "and a London borough as if they were districts".

Standing Order 6:

In line 8, leave out "borough, or urban or rural".

In line 8, leave out "(in the cast of a rural district) the".

In line 9, after "parish" insert "or community".

In line 13, leave out "as if it were a borough "and insert "and a London borough as if they were districts".

Standing Order 10:

In line 12, leave out "county borough".

In line 20, leave out "and county boroughs".

In line 29, leave out "or county borough".

In line 33, leave out "or county borough".

Standing Order 16:

In line 18, leave out "borough, urban or rural".

In line 19, after first "district "insert "or London borough".

In line 19, leave out "(in the case of a rural district) the".

In line 19, at end insert "or community".

In line 22, leave out first "Clerks" and insert "proper officers".

In line 22, leave out "and town clerks of county boroughs".

In line 23, leave out "with the Clerk".

Standing Order 22:

In line 10, after "the"insert" proper officer".

In line 25, after "parish" insert "or community".

In line 25, leave out "clerk" and insert "proper officer".

In line 28, leave out "clerk" and insert "proper officer".

In line 30, after "parish" insert "or community".

In line 31, leave out "clerk" and insert "proper officer".

Standing Order 25:

In line 20, leave out "county borough".

In line 21, leave out "county".

Standing Order 27:

In line 11, leave out "clerk" and insert "proper officer".

In line 12, leave out "and the town clerk of each county borough".

In line 20, leave out "clerk" and insert "proper officer".

In line 21, leave out "and with the town clerk of each county borough".

In line 24, leave out "or county borough (as the case may be)".

In line 44, leave out "clerk" and insert "proper officer".

In line 45, leave out "or town clerk (as the case may be)".

In line 47, leave out first "clerk" and insert "proper officer or chief executive".

In line 47, leave out "and the town clerk of each county borough".

In line 55, leave out "clerk" and insert "proper officer or chief executive".

In line 80, leave out from "county" to the end of line 81.

Standing Order 30:

In line 5, leave out "and Industry".

Standing Order 31:

In line 6, leave out "and Industry".

Standing Order 32:

In line 11, leave out "river" and insert "water".

Standing Order 33:

In line 5, leave out "river" and insert "water".

Standing Order 36:

In line 11, leave out "or non-county".

In line 12, leave out "town clerk of such" and insert "proper officer of the".

In line 13, leave out "urban or rural".

In line 13, leave out "clerk" and insert "proper officer".

In line 15, after "council" insert "or community having a community council".

In line 15, leave out "Clerk" and insert "proper officer".

In line 16, after "parish" insert "or community".

In line 16, leave out "clerk" and insert "such officer".

In line 18, leave out "comprised in a rural district, and "and insert "or community".

In line 19, after first "parish" insert "or community".

In line 19, at end insert "or community".

Standing Order 39:

In line 5, after "Environment" insert "and at the Home Office".

In lines 6 and 7, leave out "and at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications".

In line 9, leave out "and industry, the Home Office".

Standing Order 42:

In line 4, leave out "river" and insert "water".

Standing Order 43:

In line 7, leave out "river" and insert "water".

Standing Order 44:

In line 14, leave out "clerk" and insert "proper officer".

In line 19, leave out from "meeting" to the end of line 20 and insert "or a community council or a community meeting".

Standing Order 46:

In line 4, leave out "and industry".

In line 13, leave out "borough or urban or rural".

In line 14, after "district" insert "or London borough".

In line 22, leave out "local".

In line 24, leave out "in the case of a rural district".

Standing Order 47:

In line 28, leave out "boroughs, urban".

In line 28, leave out "rural parishes in England and Wales" and insert "London boroughs".

Standing Order 61:

In line 14, leave out "clerk" and insert "proper officer".

In line 15, leave out "and the town clerk of every county borough".

In line 29, leave out "or county borough".

In line 45, leave out from "county to the end of line 46.

Standing Order 62:

In line 12, leave out "county borough".

Standing Order 65:

In line 24, leave out "county borough".

Standing Order 97:

In line 2, leave out "borough or urban or rural".

In line 2, after "district" insert "or London borough".

In line 3, leave out "or the borough or district" and insert "or the district or borough".

Standing Order 98:

In line 7, leave out "county road, or along any other".

In line 12, leave out from the first "county" to the end of line 13.

Standing Order 136A:

In line 3, leave out "county".

In line 4, leave out second "county".

In line 7, leave out "county".

In line 11, leave out "county".

In line 14, leave out "county".

In line 21, leave out "clerk" and insert "proper officer".

In line 26, leave out "county".

Standing Order 155:

In line 4, leave out "and Industry".

Standing Order 159:

In line 2, leave out "or any municipal borough".

Appendix A:

In line 25, leave out "Clerk, or other".

Question put and agreed to.