§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerWith this it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments Nos. 9 and 10.
§ Mr. KingThese are clarifying amendments.
Clause 3 provides for the designation of areas of special protection. Subsection (5) is intended to provide that, if there are objections to the designation of an area as one in which all birds except those in part II of schedule 2 can receive special protection, the order cannot be made. The provisions are designed to give statutory backing to voluntary efforts.
The subsection as drafted might have been held to have the effect of keeping in force an objection that had been withdrawn, which would mean that unless the whole consultation process was repeated, an order could not be made. The three amendments remove this uncertainty.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Amendments made: No. 9, in page 4, line 42 leave out 'at' and insert 'no objections thereto have been made by any of those owners or occupiers before'.
§ No. 10, in page 5, line 1 leave out from 'advertisement' to end of line 2 and insert 'or (c) any such objections so made have been withdrawn.'. —[Mr. King.]