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Printed (by Authority) by CORRIE Ltd., 7, Circular Road, Douglas, Isle of Man. REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF TYNWALD COURT DOUGLAS, Tuesday, 15th October, 1985 at 10.30 a.m. Present: The Lieutenant-Governor (His Excellency Major General Laurence New, C.B.E.). In the Council: The President of the Council (the Hon. J.C. Nivison, C.B.E.), the Lord Bishop (the Rt. Rev. Arthur Henry Attwell), the Attorney- General (Mr. T.W. Cain), Messrs. R.J.G. Anderson, A.A. Callin, Mrs. B.Q. Hanson, Mr. E.G. Lowey, Dr. E.J. Mann, Messrs. J.N. Radcliffe and E.M. Ward, B.E.M., with Mr. T.A. Bawden, Clerk of the Council. In the Keys: The Speaker (the Hon. Sir. Charles Kerruish, O.B.E.), Messrs. W.K. Quirk, W.A. Gilbey, J.D. Q. Cannan, Mrs. C.M. Christian, Messrs. S.L. Morrey, J.H. Kneale, D.G. Maddrell, R.A. Payne, P. Karran, M.R. Walker, N.Q. Cringle, C.H. Faragher, Dr. D.L. Moore, Messrs. C.A. Cain, A.R. Bell, B. May, G.V.H. Kneale, E.C. Irving, C.B.E., A.C. Duggan, D.C. Cretney, D.F.K. Delaney, D. Martin, J.A. Brown, u'ith Mr. R.B.M. Quayle, Clerk of Tynwald. The Lord Bishop took the prayers. WELCOME TO THE NEW GOVERNOR The Speaker: Your Excellency, this morning I rise to extend to you a sincere welcome as the new presiding officer of Tynwald. To the uninformed a welcome from one who later in the same sitting will, with equal sincerity, seek to change the pattern of appointment may appear strange, but the apparent contradiction may be related to the inherent democratic pattern of our operation as determined by Standing Orders, which may be defined as a series of instructions remaining in force until countermanded or repealed and it is these Standing Orders which require Your Excellency to preside over this ancient Court. When welcoming your distinguished predecessor I referred to William Williams’ statement to Parliament in 1680 when on appointment he said that he had been elevated to a high and slippery place. Anyone walking the tightrope of authority, bridging the Crown and Government of a sovereign territory on the one hand and the Government and people of this Island on the other, may be said to do that and you will most certainly do so, but you may rest assured that while at all times jealous of our ancient privileges and traditions and desirous of advancing our relationship Welcome to the New Governor T2 TYNWALD COURT, TUESDAY, 15th OCTOBER, 1985 to meet the needs of international conventions, you will nevertheless have the full co-operation of all members as we strive to carry out our mandate from the people of this Island. The President of the Council: Your Excellency, may I on behalf of the Legislative Council endorse what Mr. Speaker has said in his words of welcome to you and offer our own welcome to you first of all as Her Majesty’s representative, secondly, we would say, as the president of this Court, which is the workshop of the Island’s Government. I would say that many of us have had an opportunity of meeting you and so have many people in the Isle of Man and we have been engaged in our natural instincts in weighing you up, sir! (Laughter). And I would say that the report so far is one hundred per cent, with whom we have met and we do hope that . Incidentally, I have no doubt that you too have been weighing us up and I hope you too will find us just as favourable. I would say too — and Mr. Speaker made reference to certain parts on the Agenda and I might well be expected to second the proposal by the hon. Mr. Speaker in that direction, but have no fear about the question of whether you are skating on thin ice; you are not alone. Many of us too are skating around on thin ice and I would say to my friends in the House of Keys that in just a year’s time (Laughter) they will be on the thin ice and so are we. We have been on the thin ice for some time here in the Council. We have managed to survive and many of us, I hope, will survive a little longer in order, if for no other reason, that we may stand by you in the many duties that you will perform. We do welcome you and Mrs. New and your family; we know that you will mingle well with the people in the Isle of Man and we thank you for the words that you have already spoken to us. Thank you very much, Your Excellency, and may God go with you. The Governor: Thank you, hon. Mr. Speaker. Thank you, hon. President of the Council. Hon. members, I do thank you for your assurances and encourage ment as I preside here for the first time. The swearing in which I remember so vividly was, unbelievably, just one month ago this morning and if you regard that swearing in as a wedding to the Isle of man, then we have had, I can assure hon. members, a fabulous honeymoon. The month that has gone by has been wonderful, from sheep-dipping to the Gaiety Theatre to marvellous occasions, and really it has been a fabulous honeymoon but, as in all well-regulated marriages, I realise that the honeymoon cannot last for ever and I believe that probably we must now get down to the nitty-gritty, as in all marriages, of trying to live together and I see that living together as beginning now. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROYAL ASSENT The Governor: Hon. members, I have to announce that Royal Assent has been given to the following Acts: Income Tax (Amendment) Act 1985; Licensing and Registration of Vehicles Act 1985; Road Traffic Regulation Act 1985, all dated 29th July; Auctions Act 1985. dated 12th August; Road Traffic Act 1985; Local Govern ment Act 1985; Treasury Act 1985, all dated 23rd September 1985. Welcome to the New Governor Announcement of Royal Assent TYNWALD COURT, TUESDAY, 15th OCTOBER, 1985 T3 PAPERS LAID BEFORE THE COURT The Governor: I call on the Clerk to lay papers. The Clerk: I lay before the Court: Customs and Excise (Application) Act 1975 — Export of Goods (Control) Order 1985 (Application) Order 1985; Customs and Excise Acts (Application) (Amendment) (N o.2) Order 1985; Customs Duties (Application) (N o.3) Order 1985. Customs and Excise (Isle of Man) Act 1958 — Excise Duties (Amendment) Order 1985. Value Added Tax — Value Added Tax (Amendment) Order 1985. Manx Decimal Coins Act 1970 — Manx Decimal Coins (Queen Mother Crowns) Order 1985. Audit Act 1886 — Finance Board Memorandum. (Public Notice No. 118/85). Revocation of Loan Sanctions — (Government Circular No. 194/85). Registration of Pleasure Craft Act 1974 — Registration of Pleasure Craft (Fees) Regulations 1985. House Purchase — House Purchase (Amendment) Scheme 1985. Police Acts 1962 to 1982 — Isle of Man Police (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 1985. Superannuation Act 1984 — Manx Electricity Authority Superannuation Scheme 1986. Social Security — Social Security Legislation (Application) (N o.5) Order 1985. Social Security Legislation (Application) (N o.6) Order 1985. Social Security Legislation (Application) (No.7) Order 1985. Social Security Legislation (Application) (N o.8) Order 1985. Social Security Legislation (Application) (N o.9) Order 1985. Industry Board Act 1981 — Industry Board Act (Amendment) Order 1985. Papers Laid Before the Court T4 TYNWALD COURT, TUESDAY, 15th OCTOBER, 1985 Adoption Act 1984 — Adoption Act 1984 (Appointed Day) (No.l) Order 1985. Adoption (Overseas Adoptions) Order 1985. Adoption Rules 1985. Adoption (Birth Records) Regulations 1985. Adoption (Forms of Entry) Regulations 1985. Adoption Societies Order 1985. Adoption Societies Regulations 1985. Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1978 — Rules of High Court of Justice (Reciprocal Enforcement) 1985. Local Government (Special Drainage Districts) Act 1952 — Booilushag Drainage District Order 1985. Local Government (No.4) Act 1938 — Southern Local Authorities Swimming Pool (Amendment) Order 1985. Jury Act 1980 — Jurors Order 1985. Highway Act 1927 — Quilliam’s Court (Douglas) (Closure) Order 1985. Tenancy of Business Premises Acts 1971 and 1975 — Tenancy of Business Premises Order 1985. Boards’ Responsibilities — Report of the Select Committee of Tynwald on the Responsibilities of Boards of Tynwald etc. Rating — Final Report of the Select Committee on Rating of Domestic Property. Standing Orders — Report of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald. Misuse of Drugs — Report of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Value Added Tax — Value Added Tax (Handicapped Persons) Order 1985. Value Added Tax (Terminal Markets) (Amendment) Order 1985. Employment — Second Interim Report of the Employment Committee of Executive Council. Papers Laid Before the Court TYNWALD COURT, TUESDAY, 15th OCTOBER, 1985 T5 Social Security — Pensioners’ Lump Sum Payments Order 1985. Immigration — Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (Commonwealth Citizens) — Government Circular No. 163/85. Telecommunications Act 1984 — Telecommunications Act 1984 (Appointed Day) (N o.2) Order 1985. European Communities — Applicable European Communities Secondary Legislation for May, June and July, 1985 Annual Reports — Report of the Isle of Man Electricity Board for the year ended 31st March 1984. Report of the Isle of Man Health Services Advisory Council for the year ended 31st March 1984. Report of the Isle of Man Health Services Advisory Council for the year ended 31st March 1985. Report of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Committee for the year ended 31st March 1985. Annual Report and Accounts — Annual Report and Accounts of the Manx Electricity Authority for the year ended 31st March 1985.