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Clause 11, page 13, line 42, at end insert—
("(g) for paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of section (Supplementary provisions as to licensing of sites) of this Act there shall be substituted the following, that is to say—
(b) any board of conservators for a fishery district constituted under the Fisheries Acts (Northern Ireland), 1842 to 1954, and any statutory water undertaking within the meaning of the Water Supplies and Sewerage Act (Northern Ireland), 1945;'")
§ LORD MILLSMy Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in this Amendment.
§ Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendment.—(Lord Mills.)
§ LORD SHACKLETONMy Lords, I do not know whether it would be in order at this stage to ask whether the provisions of this Amendment and of Amendment No. 12, the discussion of which were taken together, will give better effect to the recommendation of the Fleck Committee in regard to continuing consultation with local authorities of various kinds. Clause 12 provides for proper consultation for particular purposes, rather analogous to planning purposes, before a site is developed, but in relation to the Windscale accident the Fleck Report stressed the need for closer liaison with local interests. Perhaps this has not been given statutory effect. I am sure that the responsible authorities will consult, but it is of such profound importance that it would be helpful to have a Government view on this.
§ LORD MILLSMy Lords, I am glad to be able to give the assurance that the recommendation of the Fleck Report, that the Committee should be satisfied, will be followed by the Generating Boards and by the Atomic Energy Authority and I will see that this is done by other licensees.
§ LORD SHACKLETONI thank the noble Lord.
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.