§ Amendments made: No. 15, in page 23, line 2, at end insert—
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'The Electric Lighting Act 1882
In section 25 of the Electric Lighting Act 1882, for the words from "supplying" to "special Act" there shall be substituted the words "a supply of electricity (whether by the undertakers or any other person) directly through electric lines belonging to them".'.
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No. 16, in page 23, leave out line 21 and insert—
'2.—(1) Section 1 of the Electricity Act 1947 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (4)—'
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No. 17, in page 23, line 28, at end insert—
(3) At the end of subsection (6)(c) there shall be inserted the words "and in complying with requests under section 5 of the Energy Act 1983"'.—[Mr. John Moore.]
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'The Clean Air Act 1956
7A. In section 10(4) of the Clean Air Act 1956, for the Words from "a generating" to the end there shall be substituted the words "an electricity generating station by an Electricity Board (as defined in section 24 of the Energy Act 1983)"'.
§ Mr. SpeakerWith this it will be convenient to take Government amendment No. 19.
§ Mr. GraySection 10(4) of the Clean Air Act 1956 and section 6(10) of the Clean Air Act 1968 exempt electricity board generating stations and private stations whose output is mainly for sale to others from the requirements of those sections which relate to the height of chimneys.
Those stations were exempted from those requirements since control could be exercised in connection with the consent of the Secretary of State, either under section 2 of the Electric Lighting Act 1909 for electricity boards or section 11 of the Electricity (Supply) Act 1919 for private operators. Since clause 1 of the Bill proposes to abolish 788 the need for private operators to obtain the Secretary of State's consent, this amendment is proposed so that all privately operated generating stations will have to meet the requirements of those sections of the Clean Air Acts.
I am sure that the House will accept this safeguard against pollution, and I commend the amendment to the House.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Amendments made: No. 19, in page 24, line 29, at end insert—
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'The Clean Air Act 1968
8A. In section 6(10) of the Clean Air Act 1968, for the words from "a generating" to the end there shall be substituted the words "an electricity generating station occupied by an Electricity Board (as defined in section 24 of the Energy Act 1983)".'.
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No. 20, in page 24, line 30, at end insert—
'8A. In section 4 of the Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979, at the end of paragraph (c) there shall be added the words "and in complying with requests under section 5 of the Energy Act 1983".'.
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No. 21, in page 24, line 31, leave out the words
'the Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979' and insert the words 'that Act'.—[Mr. Gray.]