§ Clause 58, page 40, line 16, at end insert ("or
- (d) a pipe or system of pipes wholly situate within the boundaries of an agricultural unit and designed for use for purposes of agriculture; or
- (e) a pipe or system of pipes wholly situate in premises used for the purposes of education or research; or
- (f) a pneumatic dispatch-tube").
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Clause 59, page 40, line 38, at end, insert—
("'agriculture' includes dairy farming, the production of any consumable produce which is grown for sale or for consumption or other use for the purposes of a trade or business or of any other undertaking (whether carried on for profit or not), and the use of land as grazing, meadow or pasture land or orchard or osier land or woodland or for market gardens or nursery grounds, and 'agricultural' shall be construed accordingly;
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'agricultural unit' means land which is occupied as a unit for agricultural purposes.")
§ LORD CHESHAMMy Lords, these two Amendments are designed to meet the purpose which my noble friend Lord Merrivale had in mind when he moved an Amendment at an earlier stage seeking to exclude from the Bill pipe-lines used for agricultural or horticultural purposes or for scientific research or experiment. In addition, it seems wise to exclude from the Bill pneumatic dispatch tubes which are used in some commercial buildings for the delivery of change and messages from one building to another. The Post Office use these on a larger scale for distances up to a mile under the street. There are a number of pipeline system in use on farms or horticultural establishments which, if not excluded, might constitute local pipelines. In the normal way, pipes for irrigation, heating and water are excluded by Clause 53, but pipes may be used for the distribution in liquid form of fertilisers and chemical sprays and it is clearly not intended to bring these within the scope of the Bill. The same applies to pipe-lines entirely within educational or research establishments. I think that this meets my noble friend's point. I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.
§ Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.—(Lord Chesham.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.