Amendment proposed: No. 46, in

clause 74, page 49, line 9, leave out from 'to' to end of line 11 and insert

'a pre-commencement acquisition of an interest in land.

(3) A pre-commencement acquisition of an interest in land is any of the following—

(a) acquisition by means of a compulsory purchase order if the order is made or made in draft before the commencement of this section;

(b) acquisition by means of an order made under section 1 or 3 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c.42) (orders relating to certain transport works) if the application for the order was made to the Secretary of State before the commencement of this section;

(c) acquisition by means of an order under section 1 or 3 of that Act if the order is made in pursuance of section 7 of that Act (orders made without application) and the order is made in draft before the commencement of this section;

(d) acquisition by means of a power contained in an enactment (including a private or local Act) to acquire compulsorily specified land or a specified interest in land if the Bill providing for the power is introduced into Parliament before the commencement of this section.'.—[Keith Hill.]

Question put, That the amendment be made:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 7, Noes 3.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 74, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.