§ .—(1) The Secretary of State may make grants or other payments for the purpose of securing or encouraging the carriage of goods by inland waterway or by sea rather than by road where he is satisfied that that is in the public interest
§ (2) Grants or payments under this section may in particular be made in respect of facilities for or in connection with the carriage of goods by inland waterway or by sea (including facilities for loading or unloading goods).
§ (3) Grants or payments under this section shall be of such amount and subject to such conditions (including conditions requiring their repayment in specified circumstances) as the Secretary of State may determine.
§ (4) So far as it relates to inland waterways in Wales the power conferred by this section is a power of the National Assembly for Wales.
§ (5) The power conferred by this section may only be exercised in or as regards Scotland if its exercise relates to reserved matters within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998.
§ (6) In this section "inland waterway" includes both a natural and an artificial inland waterway.").
§ On Question, amendment agreed to.
§ [Amendments Nos. 426B to 426F not moved.]
570§ Clauses 258 and 259 agreed to.
§ Schedule 30 [Repeals and revocations]:
§ [Amendment No. 427 not moved.]
§ Lord Elder moved Amendment No. 427A:
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Page 342, line 16, at end insert—
("1993 c. 43. Railways Act 1993. Section 140.")
§ On Question, amendment agreed to.
§ Schedule 30, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clauses 260 to 263 agreed to.
§ Clause 264 [Extent]:
§ Earl Attlee moved Amendment No. 428:
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Page 164, line 19, at end insert ("and section ("Enforcement of requirements relating to drivers' hours")").
§ On Question, amendment agreed to.
§ [Amendment No. 429 not moved.]
§ Clause 264, as amended, agreed to.
§ Remaining clause agreed to.
§ House resumed: Bill reported with amendments.