§ [Nos. 8 and 9]
§ Clause 26, page 25, line 27, leave out from beginning to ("on") in line 33 and insert—
§ (" (1) Where the construction of a large raised reservoir (whether as a new reservoir or by the alteration of an existing reservoir that was not a lage raised reservoir) was completed before the commencement of the Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act 1930 and the reservoir was not inspected under that Act then unless section 25(1) or (5) above applies by reason of any alteration of the reservoir increasing its capacity, the first inspection of the reservoir under this Act shall be made as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act.
§ (2) Where the construction of a large raised reservoir (whether as a new reservoir or by the alteration of an existing reservoir that was not a large raised reservoir) was completed before the commencement of the Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act 1930, then").
§ Clause 26, page 25, line 40, at end insert—
§ (" (3) Where subsection (2) above applies on the inspection of a reservoir, any reference in section 20 or section 21(5) above to an inspecting engineer's report shall include the annex, and section 20(4)(b) shall apply whether or not the report is stated in the inspecting engineer's certificate to include a recommendation as to measures to be taken in the interests of safety.")
§ Baroness BIRKMy Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 8 and 9.
§ Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments—(Baroness Birk.)
Viscount LONGMy Lords, I should like to say a few words. I noticed that we were going quite quickly and that on the Order Paper the Bill was scheduled to take five minutes only. On behalf of my noble friend Baroness Young, of myself and of other members of your Lordships' House who have worked on the Bill, I should like to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Birk, for what she has done. From a lady's point of view, to be associated with the engineering world of reservoirs is a difficult task and, not being a member of the Engineers' 493 Institute, or an engineer myself, I fully understand the difficulty that she has experienced in understanding what the Engineers' Institute wanted. I thank her very much for the way she has treated the Bill.
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.