HL Deb 17 April 1929 vol 74 cc58-62

Statutory Provisions regarding Functions of Town Councils of Small Burghs transferred to County Councils.

26. The Explosives Acts, 1875 to 1923.

27. The Petroleum (Consolidation) Act, 1928.

THE EARL OF ONSLOW moved, in Part 1, to insert: "4. The Explosives Acts 1875 to 1923." The noble Earl said: I beg to move.

Amendment moved— Page 76, line 10, at end insert ("4. The Explosives Acts 1875 to 1923 ").—(The Earl of Onslow.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

THE EARL OF ONSLOW moved to leave out paragraph 26. The noble Earl said: My Lords, the schedule sets out the Statutes in chronological order and therefore the Explosives Acts, which at present form paragraph 26, should be brought up and become paragraph 4 of the schedule.

Amendment moved— Page 76, line 40, leave out paragraph 26.—(The Earl of Onslow.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

THE EARL OF ONSLOW moved, after "27. The Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928," to insert "(except section eleven)." The noble Earl said: My Lords, Section 11 of the Petroleum Act deals with questions of amenity and not general administration under that Act. The functions of the local authorities under Section 11 should therefore not be transferred from small burghs to county councils. This Amendment secures that Section 11 will remain with the small burghs.

Amendment moved— Page 76, line 41, at end insert ("(except section eleven)").—(The Earl of Onslow.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY moved, after the Third Schedule, to insert the following new schedule:— Maximum rates of allowances in respect of travelling and other personal expenses necessarily incurred and time necessarily lost from ordinary employment by members of a county council or of any committee or sub-committee thereof in attending meetings.

I.—Travelling Expenses.

A sum representing the amount of third-class railway fare or first-class steamer tare between the place of meeting and the ordinary place of residence of the member of the council, committee or sub-committee. In so far as there is no railway service but a public service by some other means of transport is available the amount of the fare by such other means of transport and in so far as there is no railway or other public means of transport the cost of a hired conveyance if such cost is approved by the council.

II.—Other Personal Expenses.

  1. (a) When attendance at the meeting has entailed absence from the ordinary place of residence of the member of not less than four hours, the sum of three shillings and fourpence.
  2. (b) Where such attendance has entailed an absence from the ordinary place of residence of the member of not less than eight hours, the sum of six shillings and eightpence.
  3. (c) Where such attendance has entailed one or more nights of absence from the ordinary place of residence of the member, the sum of one pound for each night necessarily spent away from home. Each such payment of one pound shall cover a period of twenty-four hours and paragraph (a) or (b), as the case may be, shall apply in the case of any further period of absence of less than twenty-four hours.

III.—Time necessarily lost from ordinary employment.

The sum of seven shillings and sixpence for each half day and the sum of fifteen shillings for each full day necessarily so lost."

The noble Marquess said: My Lords, This is consequential. I beg to move.

Amendment moved— Page 82, line 4, at end insert the said new schedule.—(The Marquess of Salisbury.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Eighth Schedule [Enactments repealed]:

THE EARL OF ONSLOW moved to insert:—

"50 & 51 Vict. c. 42. The Public Libraries Consolidation (Scotland) Act, 1887 In section two in the definition of 'parish' the words from 'for which' to 'shall be'"

The noble Earl said: My Lords, this is consequential on the other provisions of the Bill relating to public libraries. I beg to move.

Amendment moved— Page 90, line 8, at end insert the said words.—(The Earl of Onslow.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

THE EARL OF ONSLOW moved to insert:—

"6 & 7 Geo. 5. c. 12. The Local Government (Emergency Provisions) Act. 1916. Paragraph (3) of section twenty-two."

The noble Earl said: My Lords, Section 22 (3) of this Act of 1916 relates to sums payable out of the Local Taxation (Scotland) Account, and should therefore be repealed. I beg to move.

Amendment moved— Page 93, line 8, at end insert the said words.—(The Earl of Onslow.)

On Question Amendment agreed to.

Title: An Act to transfer to county councils and to the town councils of certain burghs in Scotland functions of existing local authorities relating to poor relief, lunacy and mental deficiency, education, public health, and other matters; to amend the law relating to local government in Scotland; to extend the application of the Rating and Valuation (Apportionment) Act, 1928, to lands and heritages in which no persons are employed; to grant relief from rates in the case of the lands and heritages in Scotland to which that Act applies; to discontinue grants from the Exchequer for certain purposes in Scotland and to provide other grants in lieu thereof; and for purposes consequential on the matters aforesaid.

THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY moved, after "employed," to insert "to net and cruive salmon fishings and to minerals let but unworked." The noble Marquess said: My Lords, this is consequential on the introduction into the Bill of provisions with regard to the derating of net and cruive salmon fishings and minerals let but unworked. I beg to move.

Amendment moved— Line 10, after ("employed") insert ("to net and cruive salmon fishings and to minerals let but unworked ").—(The. Marquess of Salisbury.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

THE MARQUESS OF READING

My Lords, I should like to ask the noble Marquess the Leader of the House, whether he can give us any indication when the Third Reading will be taken.

THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY

It would naturally be put down for Tuesday day next, but I find that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Parmoor, has a Motion on that day and I shall put the Third Reading down for Thursday in next week.

House adjourned at five minutes past six o'clock.