§ Lords amendment: No. 32, in page 7, line 40, after "declared" insert—
- "(a) that nothing in paragraph 8 of that Schedule shall be taken as affecting the operation of paragraph 5 of that Schedule; and
- (b) ".
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
This is a minor amendment, which we have brought forward at the request of the local authority associations. Clause 6(2) is intended to ensure that all covenants created in right-to-buy conveyances or leases are subject to the test of reasonableness. The matter has given rise to a fair deal of correspondence, and the amendment has been made in the interests of clarity.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Lords amendment: No. 33, in page 8, line 1, leave out "paragraph" and insert "paragraphs 16 and".
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
§ Mr. RobertsThe amendment is in response to an undertaking my hon. Friend the Minister for Housing and Construction gave in Committee to the hon. Member for Norwood (Mr. Fraser). The purpose of the amendments is to provide that a right-to-buy purchaser is required to contribute towards the insurance costs incurred by the landlord only if the lease provides an express right to the purchaser and his successors to inspect the insurance policy.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Lords amendments Nos 34 to 46, 47 and 49 agreed to.