HL Deb 06 August 1947 vol 151 cc1034-5

Page 49, line 27, at end insert— ("(6) In any proceeding under this section before the arbitration tribunal established under Part VIII of this Act the obligation, of giving to the tribunal all information in his power as to the manner in which the undertaking or the relevant part thereof was carried on during the period mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection one of section thirty-nine shall rest on the person on whom the notice of acquisition has been served and provided that such obligation has been duly performed the burden of proof that the undertaking is such an undertaking as is specified in Section thirty-nine shall be placed upon the person contending that the undertaking is such an undertaking.")

The Commons disagreed to this Amendment for the following Reason:

Because it imposes a procedure which is both inappropriate to the proceedings in question and impracticable.

VISCOUNT ADDISON

My Lords, this is the Amendment to which the noble Viscount, Lord Swinton, referred in his speech. As he said, we have discussed it at great length and I do not think it is necessary to repeat the arguments. I beg to move that we do not insist.

Moved, That this House cloth not insist upon the said Amendment to which the Commons have disagreed.—(Viscount Addison.)

VISCOUNT SWINTON

It was the last one to which I referred.

On Question, Motion agreed to.