§ 121. Viscount Hinchingbrookeasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he consulted the Minister of Town and Country Planning and the Dorset local authorities concerned with planning and any amenity society before issuing a licence in pursuance of Section two (3) of the Petroleum (Production) Act, 1934, to a London company to prospect for oil in south Dorset.
§ Mr. Shinwell:No, Sir; such consultation was not necessary since the grant of a prospecting licence under the Petroleum (Production) Act, 1934, does not of itself confer upon the licensee rights of entry on land for his prospecting operations.