HL Deb 21 July 1936 vol 102 cc128-30

Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee read.

Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(Lord Mount Temple.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

House in Committee accordingly:

[The EARL OF ONSLOW in the Chair.]

Clause 1 [Power of local authority to levy rate for advertising purposes]:

LORD MOUNT TEMPLE

Perhaps I may be allowed to state that all the Amendments on the Order Paper may be described as drafting Amendments. They do not change the sense of the Bill in any way. The Amendments have the support of the Ministry of Health and the Secretary of State for Scotland. I shall be very pleased to explain any one of them if it is so desired when we come to them.

THE LORD CHAIRMAN

Does the noble Lord move them en bloc?

VISCOUNT BERTIE OF THAME

I do not think he can because I have a manuscript Amendment.

Amendment moved— Page 1, leave out lines 6 to 9.—(Lord Mount Temple.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

THE LORD CHAIRMAN

Lord Bertie of Thame has a manuscript Amendment to Clause 1, page 1, line 13, after "health" to insert "resort."

VISCOUNT BERTIE OF THAME

I beg to move.

Amendment moved— Page 1, line 13, after ("health") insert ("resort").—(Viscount Bertie of Thame.)

LORD MOUNT TEMPLE

I accept that.

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

LORD MOUNT TEMPLE

My next Amendment simply applies the Bill to Scotland.

Amendment moved—

Page 2, lino 5, at end insert the following new subsection: (2) This section shall apply to Scotland subject to the following modifications—

  1. (a) 'burgh' shall be substituted for 'borough' and references to urban districts shall not apply.
  2. (b) Expenses incurred by a town council under this section shall be defrayed out of such rate payable by owners and occupiers in equal proportions as the council may determine."—(Lord Mount Temple.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Clause 1, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 2 [Short title and extent]:

LORD MOUNT TEMPLE

My Amendments to this clause are drafting.

Amendments moved— Page 2, line 7, leave out from ("1936") to end of subsection (1) Page 2, line 11, at end insert the following new subsection: ("(3) The Health Resorts and Watering Places Act 1921 is hereby repealed.").—(Lord Mount Temple.)

VISCOUNT GAGE

In order to reassure noble Lords opposite, may I intervene to say that I confirm what was said by Lord Mount Temple just now? We have been through these Amendments and do not oppose them.

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Clause 2, as amended, agreed to.

Title:

An Act to amend the Health Resorts and Watering Places Act, 1921, and for purposes connected therewith.

LORD MOUNT TEMPLE had Amendments on the Paper to make the Title read as follows: An Act to empower local authorities to advertise health resorts and watering places. The noble Lord said: I beg to move.

These are drafting Amendments.

Amendments moved— Page 1, leave out ("amend the") and insert ("empower local authorities to advertise") Page 1, leave out ("Act, 1921, and for purposes connected therewith.")—(Lord Mount Temple.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Title, as amended, agreed to.