THE CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES (THE EARL OF DROGHEDA)My Lords, the Amendments which are proposed to the Private Bills Standing Orders are really nothing but drafting Amendments which are required to keep the Standing Orders up to date. I beg to move that they be agreed to.
§ Moved, That the following Amendments be made to the Standing Orders relating to Private Bills, etc.:
§ Standing Order 28, page 23, line 40, leave out ("and Fisheries") and insert ("Fisheries and Food").
§ Standing Order 32, page 25, line 8, leave out ("and Fisheries") and insert ("Fisheries and Food").
§ Standing Order 37, page 26, line 33, leave out ("and Fisheries") and insert ("Fisheries and Food").
§ Standing Order 39, page 27, line 5, leave out ("and Fisheries") and insert ("Fisheries and Food").
§ Standing Order 39, page 27, line 8, after ("Labour") insert ("and National Service").
§ Standing Order 39, page 27, line 10, leave out ("the Ministry of Food").
§ Standing Order 39, page 27, line 24, leave out ("Southern Rhodesia") and insert ("the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland").
§ Leave out lines 39 to 41.
§ Standing Order 64, page 40, line 15, after ("acquisition") insert ("by").
§ Leave out ("by or").
§ Standing Order 67, page 44, line 30, after ("acquisition") insert ("by").
§ Leave out ("by or").
§ Standing Order 146, page 64, line 32, leave out ("gas or").
§ Standing Order 203, page 81, line 24, leave out from ("person") to ("on") in line 25.
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Standing Order 205, page 82, line 8, leave out paragraph (2) and insert—
("(2) The name and address of the Applicant, if any, shall be endorsed on any Order so laid and on all copies of the Order so deposited and made available").
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Standing Order 205A—Leave out the Standing Order and insert—
("If under a Special Procedure Order it is proposed to authorise the compulsory acquisition or use of land, or if the Order relates to any works or to any area of land or water, and the said works or area are described by reference to a map or plan, a copy of a map or plan of the said land or works or area shall be laid with the Order").
§ Standing Order 206, page 82, line 44, leave out ("specified on the face of") and insert ("endorsed on").
§ Standing Order 209, page 84, line 14, leave out ("specified on the face of") and insert ("endorsed on").
§ Standing Order 210, page 85, line 27, leave out ("specified on the face of") and insert ("endorsed on").
§ Standing Order 216, page 89, line 19, leave out from ("House") to the end of line (The Earl of Drogheda.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to: the said Standing Orders amended accordingly.