HC Deb 27 July 1976 vol 916 c576
Mr. Harry Ewing

I beg to move Amendment No. 89, in page 79, line 22, leave out 'Applicants for certificates' and insert 'The chairman of the licensing court'.

Mr. Speaker

With this, we may take Government Amendment No. 90.

Mr. Ewing

Amendment 89 has been put down to solve a problem, foreseen by some of the larger licensing authorities, of having large numbers of licence holders gathered together in one place to draw lots. We decided that it would simplify matters if the chairman drew the lots instead of the applicants.

Amendment 90 has been put down to meet a point raised by the hon. Member for Edinburgh, Pentlands (Mr. Rifkind) in Committee. It will allow those licensing authorities whose numbers of licence holders are not sufficient to justify a division into nine groups to divide them into fewer group if they so desire.

Amendment agreed to.

Amendment made: No. 90, in page 79, line 27, after 'groups' insert 'or less'.[Mr. Millan.]

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