HL Deb 31 July 1930 vol 78 cc1189-91

Second Schedule, page 70, line 40, leave out ("or")

Second Schedule, page 70, line 40, after ("authority") insert ("harbour authority or conservancy authority")

Second Schedule, page 71, line 5, leave out paragraph 3.

Second Schedule, page 71, line 45, at end insert:

("PART III.

PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE VALIDITY OF ORDERS NOT CONFIRMED BY PARLIAMENT.

1. So soon as may be after an order has effect the Minister shall publish in the London Gazette, and in such other manner as he thinks best adapted for informing persons affected, a notice stating that the order has come into force, and naming a place where a copy thereof may be seen at all reasonable hours.

2. If any person aggrieved by an order desires to question its validity on the ground that it is not within the powers of this Act or that any requirement of this Act has not been complied with he may, within six weeks after the publication of the notice mentioned in paragraph I hereof, make an application for the purpose to the High Court, and, if any such application is duly made, the Court, if satisfied that the order is not within the powers of this Act or that the interests of the applicant have been substantially prejudiced by any requirements of this Act not having been complied with, may quash the order either generally or in so far as it affects the applicant.

3. Subject to the provisions of the last preceding paragraph an order shall not at any time be questioned by prohibition or certiorari or in any legal proceedings whatsoever.

4. Except by leave of the Court of Appeal no appeal shall lie to the Horse of Lords from a decision of the Court of Appeal in proceedings under this section.")

Third Schedule, page 72, line 7, leave out from ("who") to end of line 10, and insert ("at the date of the election own or occupy land on which a drainage rate has been levied in the year immediately preceding: Provided that a person shall not be entitled to be an elector by reason of his occupation of any land if at the date of the election any amount demanded in respect of any drainage rate levied on that land has remained unpaid for more than a month, and a person shall not be entitled to be an elector by reason of his ownership of any land if at the date of the election any amount demanded in respect of any owner's drainage rate levied on that land has remained unpaid for more than one month")

line 13, leave out ("scales") and insert ("scale")

leave out lines 14 to 16.

line 29, leave out from beginning to end of line 10 on page 73.

Page 73, line 16, leave out ("absolutely entitled as owner to") and insert ("the owner of")

Page 73, line 23, leave out ("a hereditament") and insert ("land")

Page 73, line 28, leave out paragraph (d), and insert: ("(d) a person nominated as a candidate for election by the owner (whether the owner is an individual or a body of persons) of land which is situate in the electoral district in question, and is either of not less than ten acres in extent or of the annual value of thirty pounds or upwards.")

Page 73, line 32, leave out from ("no") to end of paragraph and insert ("person shall be deemed to be qualified as aforesaid as being an occupier of any land if at the date of the election any amount demanded in respect of any drainage rate levied on that land has remained unpaid for more than one month, and no person shall be deemed to be qualified as aforesaid as being the owner, or a person nominated by the owner, of any land if at the date of the election any amount demanded in respect of any owner's drainage rate levied in respect of that land has remained unpaid for more than one month.")

Page 75, line 5, at end insert: ("11. A minute of the proceedings of a meeting of the board or of a committee of the board, purporting to be signed at that or the next ensuing meeting by a person describing himself as, or appearing to be, the chairman of the meeting to the proceedings of which the minute relates, shall be evidence of the proceedings and shall be received in evidence without further proof and until the contrary is proved every meeting in respect of the proceedings of which a minute has been so signed shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held and all the proceedings had at the meeting to have been duly had, and where the proceedings are the proceedings of a committee the committee shall be deemed to have been duly constituted and to have had power to deal with the matters referred to in the minute.")

EARL DE LA WARR

My Lords, these are drafting Amendments. I move that we agree with them.

Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.—(Earl De La Warr.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.