HC Deb 27 July 1976 vol 916 c507
Mr. Millan

I beg to move Amendment No. 26, in page 18, line 36, leave out Clause 29.

In Committee hon. Members asked whether it was sensible to retain this clause, which allows the board to grant licences of a type other than that which is applied for. We do not think that there is any reason for the clause and we would like it to be deleted.

Mr. David Steel

I do not understand why the Government wish to drop the clause. The Secretary of State has not explained the reason for doing so.

Mr. Millan

No one can see the point of the clause. The local authorities believe that it will be of no use. I suppose that it was put in the Bill because it was copied from some other Bill, that the provision was in the previous Bill because it was copied from another Bill, and so on.

Amendment agreed to.

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