HL Deb 23 July 1946 vol 142 cc871-2

1. Before making the order, the Minister:—

  1. (a) shall publish in one or more newspapers circulating in the district in which the land is situated; and
  2. (b) shall serve on every owner, lessee and occupier of any of the land and upon every local authority within whose area any of the land is situated;
a notice stating that the Minister proposes to make the order and the effect thereof, and specifying the time (not being less than twenty-eight days from the service of the notice) within which, and the manner in which, objections to the making of the order may be made.

2. If no objection is duly made by any such local authority, owner, lessee or occupier as aforesaid or if all objections so made are withdrawn, the Minister, upon being satisfied that the proper notices have been served, may, if the Minister thinks fit, make the order with or without modifications.

3. If any objection duly made as aforesaid is not withdrawn, the Minister shall, before making the order, either cause a public local inquiry to be held or afford to any person by whom any objection has been duly made as aforesaid and not withdrawn an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by a person appointed by him for the purpose, and after considering the objection and the report of the person who held the inquiry or the person appointed as aforesaid, may make the order either with or without modifications.

3. Notwithstanding anything in the two last foregoing sub-paragraphs, the Minister may require any person who has made an objection to state in writing the grounds thereof, and may disregard the objection for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule if he is satisfied that the objection relates exclusively to matters which can be dealt with by the tribunal by whom the compensation is to be assessed.

LORD WINSTER

The six Amendments to this schedule are all drafting Amendments. I beg to move.

Amendments moved—

Page 47, line 10, leave out from ("Minister") to end of paragraph and insert ("may, if he think fit, make the order")

Page 47, line 17, leave out ("him") and insert ("the Minister")

Page 47, line 20, after ("may") insert ("if he thinks fit")

Page 47, line 20, leave out from ("order") to end of paragraph

Page 47, line 21, leave out ("sub-paragraphs") and insert ("paragraphs")

Page 47, line 24, leave out ("this Part of this Schedule") and insert ("those paragraphs").—(Lord Winster.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Third Schedule, as amended, agreed to.

Fourth Schedule:

Provisions relating to directions under section twenty-nine of this Act.

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