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CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1985

Clauses 1 to 11 and the Schedule were agreed to.

ELECTIONS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1985

Clauses 1 to 8, 10, 12 to 18, 20 to 25, 27 and 28 were

agreed to.

Mr. Peter C. Wong addressed the Committee and moved amendments

to clauses 9, 11, 19 and 26 and the clauses, as amended, were agreed to.

First to Sixth Schedules were agreed to.

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1985

Clauses 1 to 6 were agreed to.

Council then resumed.

THIRD READING OF BILLS

The Financial Secretary reported that:

the CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1985 and the WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1985

had passed through Committee without amendment and

the REGIONAL COUNCIL BILL 1985 and

the ELECTIONS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1985

had passed through Committee with amendments. third reading of each of the four bills.

Question put on the bills and agreed to.

Bills read the third time and passed.

UNOFFICIAL MEMBER'S BILL

SECOND READING OF BILL

He moved the

LLOYDS BANK (MERGER) BILL 1985

Resumption of debate on second reading

(26 June 1985)

Question proposed.

Mr. W.C.L. Brown spoke to the motion.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill read the second time and committed to a committee of

the whole Council.