HL Deb 28 March 1923 vol 53 cc681-2

Read 3a (according to Order).

Clause 1:

Power to grant right to work minerals which would otherwise be unworkable.

1.—(1) Where there is danger of minerals being left permanently unworked— (a) by reason of the minerals being comprised in or lying under land which is or has been copyhold land, or land subject to a lease reservation restriction, restriction covenant or condition, or otherwise not being capable of being worked without the concurrence of two or more persons;

THE EARL OF CLARENDON moved, in subsection (1) (a), after "lease," to insert "exception." The noble Earl said: My Lords, there are two small Amendments which I must apologise to your Lordships for not having moved last Monday. They are purely drafting Amendments—in page 1, line 15, after "lease," to insert "exception," and in line 16, to leave out the first "restriction." The words appearing in the Bill are "reservation restriction," whereas the word "exception" should be after "lease." I beg to move the first Amendment.

Amendment moved— Page 1, line 15, after ("lease") insert ("exception").—(The Earl of Clarendon.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Amendment moved— Page 1, line 16, leave out the first ("restriction").—(The Earl of Clarendon.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

THE EARL OF CLARENDON

I beg to move that the Bill do now pass.

Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Bill passed; and sent to the Commons.