BREAKING UP OF STREETS BY STATUTORY UNDERTAKERS. (Hansard, 28 February 1939)

HL Deb 28 February 1939 vol 111 cc1005-6 1005

§ Order of the Day for taking into consideration the Commons Message of December 22 last read.

§ The Message acquainted the House that the Commons had appointed a Select Committee of seven members to join with a Committee to be appointed by the Lords to consider those sections of the Gasworks Clauses Act, 1847, the Waterworks Clauses Act, 1847, the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1882 to 1936, and the Schedule to the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act, 1899, which relate to the breaking up of streets for the purpose of laying pipes and other works, and to report what, if any, modifications of those provisions should be made to meet modern conditions with a view to their incorporation in future Bills and Orders promoted by statutory Undertakers; and that they had made the following orders: that leave be given to the Committee to hear parties interested by themselves, their counsel, or agents, so far as the Committee think fit; that the Committee have power to send for persons, papers, and records; that three be the quorum. The Commons requested their Lordships to appoint an equal number of Lords to be joined with the said Committee.

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THE EARL OF ONSLOW
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name.

§ Moved, That a Committee of seven Lords be appointed to join with a Committee of the House of Commons as mentioned in the said Message, and that the Lords following be named of the Committee:

M. Townshend,
M. Aberdeen and Temair,
E. Cawdor,
L. Abinger,
L. Carnock,
L. Ruthven of Gowrie,
L. Swinfen.

—(The Earl of Onslow.)

§ On Question, Motion agreed to.

§ Ordered, That such Committee have power to agree with the Committee of the House of Commons in the appointment of a Chairman.

§ Leave given to the Committee to hear parties interested, by themselves, their counsel, agents and witnesses, so far as the Committee think fit.

§ Then a Message was ordered to be sent to the House of Commons to inform them of the appointment of the said Committee by this House and to propose that the Joint Committee do meet in Committee Room No. 4 on Tuesday, the 7th of March next, at eleven o'clock.

§ House adjourned during pleasure.

§ House resumed.