§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, in view of the fact that hire craft must be licensed with the relevant navigational authority, if he will seek to remove the power given to district councils to charge fees and inspect hire craft under the Public Health Amendment Act 1907.
§ Mr. RaisonI have been asked to reply.
The existing controls over hire pleasure craft, including the local authority licensing system under section 94 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907, are currently under review in our Department.