HL Deb 27 May 1930 vol 77 cc1085-7

Provisions with respect to the submission and approval of schemes for applying the Act to a railway company to which it does not apply.

1. A railway company to which this Act does not apply or the Railway Assessment Authority may submit to the Minister a scheme for applying to that company the provisions of this Act subject to such exceptions, adaptations and modifications, if any, as may appear to the company or the Authority to be necessary or desirable.

LORD PONSONBY OF SHULBREDE moved to leave out paragraph 1 and to insert: 1. A scheme for applying all or any of the provisions of this Act, either with or without adaptations and modifications, to a railway company to which this Act does not for the time being apply, being a company whose principal business is the working of a railway or of a light railway as defined in subsection (3) of Section five of the Rating and Valuation (Apportionment) Act, 1928, may be submitted to the Minister by the railway company concerned or by the Railway Assessment Authority. The noble Lord said: This is consequential on Amendments already made in the clauses. I beg to move.

Amendment moved— Page 32, leave out lines 7 to 12, and insert the said new paragraph.—(Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

First Schedule, as amended, agreed to.

Second Schedule:

LORD PONSONBY OF SHULBREDE

There are two consequential Amendments in this Schedule. I beg to move.

Amendments moved— Page 33, line 33, leave out ("any railway") and insert ("an"). Page 33, line 34, leave out ("the") and insert ("an").—(Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Second Schedule, as amended, agreed to.

Third Schedule:

LORD PONSONBY OF SHULBREDE

There are a number of drafting Amendments to this Schedule. I beg to move.

Amendments moved— Page 35, line 26, leave out ("railway") Page 35, line 36, leave out ("railway") Page 36, line 15, leave out ("railway Page 37, line 9, leave out ("railway") Page 38, line 5, leave out ("railway"). —(Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Third Schedule, as amended, agreed to.

Fourth Schedule:

LORD PONSONBY OF SHULBREDE

The Amendments to this Schedule are all consequential. I beg to move.

Amendments moved—

Page 39, line 24, leave out from ("cause") to the end of line 29, and insert ("to be made such amendments of any valuation list (including any valuation list which has ceased to be in force since title date as from which under paragraph 4 of this Part of this Schedule the amendments are to have effect) as are necessary to secure that the hereditaments, values and particulars which appear in the roll appear also in the list, and shall also cause to be made any necessary consequential amendments ")

Page 35, line 31, leave out ("occupied by the company")

Page 35, line 35, leave out from ("hereditament") to the end of line 44, and insert ("Such amendments may be made of any valuation list (including any valuation list which has ceased to be in force since the date as from which under paragraph 4 of this Part of this Schedule the amendments are to have effect) by way of proposal, or in London by way of provisional or supplemental list, as are necessary to secure that those premises and correct values and particulars in respect thereof appear in the appropriate part of the valuation list. 4. All the provisions of this Act shall apply as if any amendment made under paragraph 2 of this Part of this Schedule had been made under subsection (3) of Section twelve of this Act and as if any amendment made under the last preceding paragraph had been made under subsection (4) of the said Section twelve.")—(Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Fourth Schedule, as amended, agreed to.