§ Lords Amendment: No. 1, in page 1, line 13, leave out "section 2 and section 5" and insert "and section 2".
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The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Mr. Bruce Milian)I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
§ It may be for the convenience of the House if we discuss with this the following Lords amendments:
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No. 3, in page 2, line 39, at end insert—
(e) by entering therein any lands and heritages which the Assessor has directed him under section 5 of this Act so to enter.
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No. 5, in Clause 2, page 3, line 29, at end insert—
(ff) by entering therein any lands and heritages which the Assessor has directed him under section 5 of this Act so to enter;
§ No. 8, in Clause 3, page 4, line 27, leave out "Subject to section 5(4) of this Act"
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No. 9, in page 4, line 32, after "above" insert
other than an entry made under section 1(6)(e) or 2(1)(ff) of this Act
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No. 10, in page 5, line 2, leave out from "on" to end of line 4 and insert
the ground that there has been a material change of circumstances since the entry was made or that there is such an error in the entry as is referred to in section 2(1)(f) of this Act; and not withstanding the definition of "material change of circumstances" as set out in section 35(1) of this Act, if in an appeal under this subsection on the ground of a material change of circumstances it is proved that there has been a change of circumstances which has materially reduced the extent to which beneficial occupation of the lands and heritages can be enjoyed, the appeal shall not be refused by reason only that the change of circumstances has not been proved to have affected the value of the lands and heritages to any specific extent.
§ These are drafting amendments which transfer from Clause 5 to Clauses 1 and 2 the duty of the local assessor to enter or 384 alter entries in the valuation roll at the direction of the Assessor of Public Undertakings (Scotland) and preserve the position that valuations made by the Assessor of Public Undertakings (Scotland) and entered in valuation rolls at his direction are not subject to the normal appeal arrangements. They are technical amendments.
§ Mr. Teddy Taylor (Glasgow, Cathcart)The amendments are acceptable to the Opposition. Last week when we discussed the Lords Amendments to the Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Bill the list of Lords Amendments was longer than the Bill itself. We now have to consider 60 Lords Amendments, many of which are complicated. We wish to protest at the way in which the Government are bringing forward Bills which have not been properly considered and so depriving us of the opportunity to debate them in proper detail.
§ Question put and agreed to.
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Lords Amendment: No. 2, in page 2, line 2, after "(Scotland)" insert:
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as "the Assessor")
§ With this it would be for the convenience of the House to take the following Lords amendments:
§ No. 4, in Clause 2, page 3, line 12, leave out "of Public Undertakings (Scotland)".
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No. 15, in Clause 5, page 6, line 25, leave out:
of Public Undertakings (Scotland) ("the Assessor")
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No. 23, in Clause 35, page 28, line 27, at end insert:
the Assessor" means the Assessor of Public Undertakings (Scotland);
§ These are drafting amendments. They include in Clause 35 a new definition of "the Assessor" as the Assessor of Public Undertakings (Scotland). That enables changes to be made in the earlier Parts of the Bill and gives tidier drafting.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Subsequent Lords amendments agreed to.