§ Lords amendment: No. 29, after clause 179, insert the following new clause—Further Transitional Provisions—
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(".—(1) Until 1st April 1996—
(a) section 70 of the 1973 Act (acquisition of land by agreement) shall have effect as if, in subsection (1), after paragraph (b) there were inserted ", or
(c) there being provided by some person other than themselves a system, to which the public shall have access, of drains, sewers or sewage treatment works,";
(b) section 71 of the 1973 Act (acquisition of land compulsorily) shall have effect as if, in subsection (1), after "enactment" there were inserted "or of there being provided, by some person other than themselves, a system, to which the public shall have access, of drains, sewers or sewage treatment works"; and
(c) section 15 of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (power to acquire land) shall have effect as if, at the end of each of subsections (1) and (3), there were added "or for the purpose of there being provided, by some person other than themselves, a supply of water to the public".
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(2) If the Secretary of State provides, by order under section 181(2) of this Act, that any provision of Part II of (or of Schedule 13 to) this Act which—
(a) amends section 1, 16, 21(1), 22, 23 or 48 of the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 or section 32 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974; or
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(b) adds to the said Act of 1968 a new section 3A or 16A or to section 20 of that Act a new subsection (5),
shall come into force before 1st April 1996, he may provide in the order that the section amended, or as the case may be the section or subsection added, shall until that date apply as if modified in such manner as he shall specify in the order; the modifications being such as appear to him to be requisite having regard to the fact that some other provision of that Part (or that Schedule) is not for the time being in effect.")—[Lord James Douglas-Hamilton.]
§ Motion made, and Question put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 194, Noes 62.
1493| Division No. 331] | [00.39 pm |
| AYES | |
| Ainsworth, Peter (East Surrey) | Evans, Roger (Monmouth) |
| Aitken, Rt Hon Jonathan | Faber, David |
| Alexander, Richard | Fabricant, Michael |
| Alison, Rt Hon Michael (Selby) | Fishburn, Dudley |
| Allason, Rupert (Torbay) | Forman, Nigel |
| Amess, David | Forsyth, Michael (Stirling) |
| Arbuthnot, James | Forth, Eric |
| Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham) | Fox, Dr Liam (Woodspring) |
| Atkinson, Peter (Hexham) | Freeman, Rt Hon Roger |
| Baker, Nicholas (Dorset North) | French, Douglas |
| Baldry, Tony | Gallie, Phil |
| Bates, Michael | Garnier, Edward |
| Batiste, Spencer | Gill, Christopher |
| Bellingham, Henry | Gillan, Cheryl |
| Beresford, Sir Paul | Goodson-Wickes, Dr Charles |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Gorst, Sir John |
| Bonsor, Sir Nicholas | Greenway, Harry (Ealing N) |
| Booth, Hartley | Grylls, Sir Michael |
| Boswell, Tim | Gummer, Rt Hon John Selwyn |
| Bottomley, Peter (Eltham) | Hague, William |
| Bottomley, Rt Hon Virginia | Hamilton, Neil (Tatton) |
| Bowden, Sir Andrew | Hampson, Dr Keith |
| Bowis, John | Hannam, Sir John |
| Brandreth, Gyles | Hargreves, Andrew |
| Brazier, Julian | Hawkins, Nick |
| Bright, Sir Graham | Hawksley, Warren |
| Brooke, Rt Hon Peter | Hayes, Jerry |
| Browning, Mrs. Angela | Heald, Oliver |
| Burt, Alistair | Hendry, Charles |
| Butler, Peter | Hicks, Robert |
| Carrington, Matthew | Hogg, Rt Hon Douglas (G'tham) |
| Cash, William | Horam, John |
| Channon, Rt Hon Paul | Howarth, Alan (Strat'rd-on-A) |
| Chapman, Sydney | Hughes, Robert G. (Harrow W) |
| Clappison, James | Hunt, Rt Hon David (Wirral W) |
| Clarke, Rt Hon Kenneth (Ru'clif) | Hunt, Sir John (Ravensbourne) |
| Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey | Jack, Michael |
| Coe, Sebastian | Jenkin, Bernard |
| Colvin, Michael | Jessel, Toby |
| Congdon, David | Jones, Robert B. (W Hertfdshr) |
| Conway, Derek | King, Rt Hon Tom |
| Coombs, Simon (Swindon) | Kirkhope, Timothy |
| Cope, Rt Hon Sir John | Knapman, Roger |
| Couchman, James | Knight, Greg (Derby N) |
| Cran, James | Knight, Mrs Angela (Erewash) |
| Davies, Quentin (Stamford) | Knox, Sir David |
| Day, Stephen | Kynoch, George (Kincardine) |
| Deva, Nirj Joseph | Lang, Rt Hon Ian |
| Devlin, Tim | Lawrence, Sir Ivan |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | Legg, Barry |
| Dover, Den | Lidington, David |
| Duncan, Alan | Lightbown, David |
| Duncan-Smith, Iain | Lord, Michael |
| Durant, Sir Anthony | Luff, Peter |
| Dykes, Hugh | Lyell, Rt Hon Sir Nicholas |
| Elletson, Harold | MacGregor, Rt Hon John |
| Emery, Rt Hon Sir Peter | MacKay, Andrew |
| Evans, Jonathan (Brecon) | Maclean, David |
| Evans, Nigel (Ribble Valley) | Maitland, Lady Olga |
| Malone, Gerald | Steen, Anthony |
| Mans, Keith | Stephen, Michael |
| Mates, Michael | Stewart, Allan |
| Mawhinney, Rt Hon Dr Brian | Streeter, Gary |
| Merchant, Piers | Sweeney, Walter |
| Mills, Iain | Sykes, John |
| Mitchell, Andrew (Gedling) | Tapsell, Sir Peter |
| Mitchell, Sir David (Hants NW) | Taylor, Ian (Esher) |
| Monro, Sir Hector | Taylor, John M. (Solihull) |
| Neubert, Sir Michael | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Nicholson, David (Taunton) | Thomason, Roy |
| Norris, Steve | Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N) |
| Onslow, Rt Hon Sir Cranley | Thompson, Sir Donald (C'er V) |
| Oppenheim, Phillip | Thornton, Sir Malcolm |
| Ottaway, Richard | Thurnham, Peter |
| Page, Richard | Townsend, Cyril D. (Bexl'yh'th) |
| Pattie, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey | Tracey, Richard |
| Pawsey, James | Trotter, Neville |
| Peacock, Mrs Elizabeth | Twinn, Dr Ian |
| Pickles, Eric | Vaughan, Sir Gerard |
| Porter, David (Waveney) | Viggers, Peter |
| Renton, Rt Hon Tim | Walker, Bill (N Tayside) |
| Richards, Rod | Waller, Gary |
| Robathan, Andrew | Wardle, Charles (Bexhill) |
| Roberts, Rt Hon Sir Wyn | Waterson, Nigel |
| Robertson, Raymond (Ab'd'n S) | Watts, John |
| Robinson, Mark (Somerton) | Whittingale, John |
| Rumbold, Rt Hon Dame Angela | Widdecombe, Ann |
| Ryder, Rt Hon Richard | Wilkinson, John |
| Shaw, David (Dover) | Willetts, David |
| Shaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey) | Winterton, Mrs Ann (Congleton) |
| Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) | Winterton, Nicholas (Macc'f'ld) |
| Sims, Roger | Wolfson, Mark |
| Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield) | Wood, Timothy |
| Speed, Sir Keith | Yeo, Tim |
| Spencer, Sir Derek | Young, Rt Hon Sir George |
| Spicer, Michael (S Worcs) | |
| Spink, Dr Robert | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Spring, Richard | Mr. Bowen Wells and |
| Squire, Robin (Hornchurch) | Mr. Simon Burns |
| NOES | |
| Adams, Mrs Irene | Jones, Nigel (Cheltenham) |
| Ainsworth, Robert (Cov'try NE) | Kennedy, Charles (Ross,C&S) |
| Alton, David | Kirkwood, Archy |
| Barnes, Harry | Liddell, Mrs Helen |
| Beith, Rt Hon A. J. | Loyden, Eddie |
| Bruce, Malcolm (Gordon) | Macdonald, Calum |
| Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE) | Maddock, Diana |
| Chidgey, David | Martin, Michael J. (Springburn) |
| Chisholm, Malcolm | McAllion, John |
| Clapham, Michael | McAvoy, Thomas |
| Clelland, David | McFall, John |
| Connarty, Michael | McMaster, Gordon |
| Cox, Tom | Michie, Mrs Ray (Argyll Bute) |
| Cunningham, Jim (Covy SE) | Miller, Andrew |
| Dalyell, Tam | Olner, William |
| Davidson, Ian | Pike, Peter L. |
| Dixon, Don | Purchase, Ken |
| Donohoe, Brian H. | Rendel, David |
| Ewing, Mrs Margaret | Robertson, George (Hamilton) |
| Foster, Don (Bath) | Salmond, Alex |
| Fyfe, Maria | Skinner, Dennis |
| Godman, Dr Norman A. | Spearing, Nigel |
| Golding, Mrs Llin | Spellar, John |
| Graham, Thomas | Turner, Dennis |
| Griffiths, Nigel (Edinburgh S) | Wallace, James |
| Harvey, Nick | Welsh, Andrew |
| Hill, Keith (Streatham) | Wicks, Malcolm |
| Home Robertson, John | Wise, Audrey |
| Hughes, Kevin (Doncaster N) | Worthington, Tony |
| Illsley, Eric | |
| Ingram, Adam | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Jackson, Glenda (H'stead) | Mr. Eric Clarke and |
| Jamieson, David | Mr. Jim Dowd |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.