HC Deb 24 February 1975 vol 887 cc233-5

Lords Amendment: No. 19A, in page 12, line 15, leave out from beginning to "together" in line 16 and insert: (6) The following provisions of this Act, namely— section 2, except subsections (4A) to (4E); subsections (7) and (10) below; Part II of Schedule 1, together with subsection (3) above so far as it relates to that Part; paragraph 13, 22 and 23 of that Schedule: paragraphs 3 and 5 of Schedule 5;".

Mr. Kaufman

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this we are to take Lords Amendments Nos. 20 and 21.

Mr. Kaufman

Amendments 19A and 20 deal with the commencement provisions of the Bill. Their effect is to add a number of minor provisions to the list of those already in the Bill which are to come into force on Royal Assent, instead of two weeks later.

Amendment 21 is merely a drafting amendment to leave out an unnecessary reference in subsection (8) to subsection (7).

Questions put and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords amendments agreed to.

Lords Amendment: No. 22, in page 12, line 31, leave out from "Act" to end of line 33, and insert: extends to the Isles of Scilly, except— section 2; sections 8 to 11; Schedules 2 to 4.

Mr. Kaufman

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this we may take the following:

Government amendment to Lords Amendment No. 22.

Lords Amendments: No. 43. in Schedule 5, page 29, line 24, leave out from "to" to end of line 32 and insert: the following provisions of the Housing Rents and Subsidies Act 1975, namely— section 2 (reserve power to limit rents); section 8 and Schedule 2 (phasing of rent increases for private sector housing); section 9 and Schedule 3 (certain amenities to be disregarded in determining fair rent); section 11 and Schedule 4 (increases of rent under controlled tenancy permitted towards cost of repairs). Line 8, at end insert Government amendments to Lords Amendment No. 43: 'Section 10 (termination of decontrol of tenancies by refernce to rateable value)'. Line 10, at end insert: 'together with section 15(5), so far as it relates to the repeals contained in Part III of Schedule 6'.

Mr. Kaufman

These Lords amendments deal with the application of the Bill to the Isles of Scilly. They add to the list of the Bill's provisions which extend to the Isles without the need for an order, to take account of the additional private sector provisions which were added to the Bill on Report.

The Government amendments are consequential on the re-insertion of Clause 10.

Read a Second time.

Amendment to the Lords amendment made: at end add: 'together with subsection (5) above so far as it relates to the repeals contained in Part III of Schedule 6.'.—[Mr. Kaufman.]

Lords amendment, as amended, agreed to.

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