§ [References are to [Bill 79] as first printed for the Commons.]
§ 1 Clause 1, Page 1, line 9, leave out ("a release (whether or not accidental) ") and insert ("an escape".)
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2 Page 2, line 14, at end insert—
(" "escape", in relation to substances, includes their release or expulsion by human agency or by any other cause;").
§ 3 Page 2, line 32, leave out ("release or suspected release") and insert ("escape or suspected escape")
§ 4 Page 2, line 37, leave out ("release or suspected release") and insert ("escape or suspected escape".)
§ Lord BelsteadMy Lords, I beg to move that this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, and with the leave of the House I should also like to speak to Commons Amendments Nos. 12, 40 and 56.