Orders of the Day — Local Government (Development and Finance) (Scotland Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 26 June 1964.
Mr Alexander Hendry
, Aberdeenshire West
12:00,
26 June 1964
I beg to move, in page 9, line 3, after "paid" to insert "in any year".
I think that it would be convenient to consider together with this Amendment the Amendment in line 6.
Sir Harry Hylton-Foster
, Cities of London and Westminster
If the House so pleases.
Mr Alexander Hendry
, Aberdeenshire West
In Committee, a considerable amount of discussion took place about the amount which a local authority might set apart in any one year towards its capital fund. There seemed to be a certain amount of ambiguity in the original drafting. These drafting Amendments put the matter beyond any Shadow of doubt.
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