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Lords Amendment: No. 22, in page 43, line 16, at beginning insert—
(1) It is hereby declared that the reference to pipe-lines under the high seas in section 8(1) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (which among other things relates to the punishment of persons who damage such pipe-lines) includes pipe-lines under the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. John SmithI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
I understand that there is no difficulty in regard to the brackets in this amendment. It is a declaratory provision to make clear the situation in regard to the Submarine Telegraphs Act 1885 for operations within territorial waters. The amendment seeks to clarify the situation, and I imagine that there will be no opposition to it.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Subsequent Lords amendment agreed to.