REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF TYNWALD COURT Douglas, Tuesday, October 18, 1977 at 10.39 a.m. Present: The Governor (Sir John Paul, Cinematograph Bill, Maintenance Orders G.C.M.O., O.B.E., M.C.). In the Council: (Reciprocal Enforcement) Bill, and Social The Lord Bishop (the Rt. Rev. Vernon Security Legislation (Application) (Amend­ Nicholls), the Attorney-General (Mr. J. W. ment) Bill. If hon. members agree, we will Corrin), Sir John Bolton, O.B.E., Messrs. continue with our business while these Bills G. T. Crellin, E. N. Crowe, O.B.E., R. E. S. are being signed. Kerruish, J. C. Nivison, W. E. Quayle, It was agreed. A. H. Simcocks, M.B.E., with Mr. T. A. Bawden, Clerk of the Council. In the Keys: The Speaker (the Hon. H. C. Kerruish, O.B.E.), Messrs. R. J. G. Anderson, W. K. PAPERS LAID BEFORE THE COURT. Quirk, J. J. Radcliffe, P. Radcliffe, J. N. The Governor: I call on the Clerk to lay Radcliffe, Dr. E. J. Mann, Messrs. A. A. papers. Callin, R. L. Watterson, E. G. Lowey, M. R. Walker, N. Q. Cringle, Mrs. E. C. Quayle, The Clerk: I lay before the Court:— Messrs. W. A. Moore, E. M. Ward, B.E.M., Customs and Excise — Customs and Ex­ P. A. Craine, D. F. K. Delaney, E. C. Irving, cise Legislation (Application) (Amendment) Mrs. B. Q. Hanson, Messrs. T. E. Kermeen, Order 1977. Customs and Excise Legislation I.S.O., R. MacDonald, J. J. Christian, G. C. (Application) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order Swales, with Mr. R. B. M. Quayle, Clerk of 1977. Customs and Excise Legislation (Ap­ Tynwald. plication) Order 1977. Hydrocarbon Oil, Etc. (Excise) Act 1974 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE. — Hydrocarbon Oil, Etc. (Excise) Act 1974 The Governor: I have apologies for the (Amendment) Order 1977. absence of the hon. member of Council, Mr. Value Added Tax — Value Added Tax Kneale, who is absent on duty, and also and Car Tax 1977. Value Added Tax (Isle from the hon. member for Middle, Mr. of Man) (Self-Supply) (Amendment) Order Creer. 1977. Isle of Man Steam Railway — Report of ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROYAL the Steering Committee on Transport. ASSENT. Indigenous Power Sources — Interim Re­ The Governor: I have to announce, in port of Committee. accordance with the terms of section 2 of Church Legislation — Report of the Ec­ the Acts of Tynwald (Emergency Promulga­ clesiastical Committee of Tynwald on the tion) Act 1916, that the Royal Assent was Church (Suspension of Presentation) Bill given to the following Acts on the 26th July 1977. Second Report of the Ecclesiastical 1977— Judicature (Wardship) Act 1977; Committee of Tynwald on the Church Short Titles Act 1977. (General Synod Measures) Bill 1976. Pensions Increase — Pensions Increase BILLS FOR SIGNATURE. (Manual Workers Superannuation Schemes) The Governor: Item 2 on the Agenda, we Regulations 1977. have the following Bills for signature this Price M arking Act 1976 — Price Marking morning— Statute Law Revision Bill, (Fish) Order 1977. Apologies for Absence. — Announcement of Royal Assent. — Bills for Signature. — Papers Laid before the Court. T2 TYNW ALD COURT, OCTOBER 18, 1977 Food and Drugs Act 1963. — Meat Inspec­ Tenth Report of the Isle of Man Health tion (Amendment) Regulations 1977. Services Board for the period 1st April 1974 Local Government Acts 1916 to 1976 — to 31st March 1975. Twenty-Fourth Annual Local Government (Increase of Fees) Order Report of the Work of the Isle of Man 1977. Board of Education in the exercise of their function under the Children and Young Housing Acts 1955 to 1976 — Peel and Persons Acts 1966 to 1974 for the year Western District Housing (Amendment) ended 31st March 1977. Fourth Report of Order 1977. the Isle of Man Post Office Authority for National Health Service—National Health the period 1st April 1976 to 31st March Service (Isle of Man) (Charges) Amendment 1977. Regulations 1977. National Health Service (Isle of Man) (Charges) Amendment (No. 2) Local Government Board’s Approval to Regulations 1977. Petitions— Approval dated 1st July 1977 to the following Petitions :— (1) Petition of Sea Fisheries — Sea Fisheries (Crabs) Bye- the Douglas Corporation for approval to the Laws 1977. sale of a certain parcel of land situate Social Security— Social Security Subsidiary between Kionney Road and Cushag Road Legislation (Application) (No. 2) Order on the Anagh Coar Estate to Heron and 1977. Social Security Subsidiary Legislation Brearley Limited for the sum of £2,500-00. (Application) (No. 3) Order 1977. Social (2) Petition of the Douglas Corporation for Security Subsidiary Legislation (Application) approval to the sale of a certain parcel of (Child Benefit) Order 1977. Supplementary land situate abutting upon St. George’s Benefit (Isle of Man) (Determination of Terrace, Douglas, to David Edward Corkill Requirements) Regulations 1977. Family and Ann Oliver Corkill for the sum of Income Supplements (Isle of Man) (Com­ £250-00. (3) Petition of the Laxey Village putation) (No. 2) Regulations 1977. Child Commissioners for authority to borrow a Benefit (United Kingdom) Order 1977. Child sum not exceeding £1,50000, repayable Benefit (Guernsey) Order 1977. within 10 years, for the purpose of re­ Police (Isle of Man) Act 1962 — Isle of roofing the Promenade Shelter and Toilets Man Police Pay and Allowances Determina­ at the south end of Laxey Promenade, tion 1977. SUBJECT to the reduction of the amount of the borrowing to a sum not exceeding Wild Birds Protection Acts 1932 to 1975 £700-00. (4) Petition of the Port Erin Village — Annual list of licences granted by the Commissioners for authority to borrow a Lieutenant-Governor in terms of Section 9 sum not exceeding £1,250-00, repayable of the Wild Birds Protection Act 1932 — within 20 years, for the purchase of a parcel Mr. John Nuttall of 278 Brownside Road, of land abutting upon the Promenade, Port Worsthorne, Near Burnley, Lancashire. Mr. Erin, and the implementation of certain Denzil John Slinn of the University of works to continue the footpath along the Liverpool Department of Marine Biology, whole length of the said Promenade. (5) Port Erin. Petition of the Marashen Crescent Housing Whitley Council Agreement — Isle of Committee — (a) for authority to borrow a M an. Civil Service — Amendment of Salary sum, not exceeding £3,70000, repayable Scales and Conditions of Service (Public within 60 years from the date of borrowing, Notice No. 58/77). for the purpose of replacing bathroom suites and floor coverings in Nos. 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Employment — Thirty-Second Bi-Annual and 34 Marashen Crescent, Port Erin; and Report from the Industrial Advisory Council (b) for approval, subject to the agreement to Tynwald. Statement by the Chairman of of the Finance Board, of the payment by the Employment Committee of the Board of Government of the annual deficiency in Social Security. connection therewith, SUBJECT to:— (i) ' Annual Reports — Annual Reports of the the reduction of the amount of the bor­ Government Analyst’s Laboratory for the rowing by the amount of any excess bor­ year ended 31st December 1976. Annual rowings remaining after the completion of Report of the Manx Museum and National the main contract for conversion works in Trust for the year ended 31st March 1977. the properties concerned; (ii) the inclusion Papers Laid before the Court. TYNWALD COURT, OCTOBER 18, 1977 T3 in the calculations of annual deficiency of charges incurred in connection with Im­ the agreed allowances for maintenance and provement Schemes with the consequent administration of 20 per cent, and five per reduction in deficiency. (The concurrence of cent, of rentals respectively; (iii) the addition the Finance Board has been obtained.) of any increased annual costs to the overall deficiency on the principal scheme. (The concurrence of the Finance Board has been BOARD OF EDUCATION — obtained.) COMPOSITION — QUESTION BY MR. KERMEEN. Approval dated 15th July 1977 to the following Petitions:— (6) Petition of the The Governor: Item number 4, questions. Douglas Corporation for approval to the I call on the hon. member for West Douglas leasing from Olcell and Son Limited, for the to ask the question standing in his name. term of twenty-one years at the yearly rental Mr. Kermeen: Your Excellency, I beg to of 25 pence, of a parcel of land at the ask:— Is it the intention of Your Excel­ Falcon Brewery, Murrays Road, Douglas, lency, on the advice of your Executive for the purpose of an Electrical Sub-Station Council, to introduce in the legislative only. (7) Petition of the Castletown Town session now commencing a Bill to amend Commissioners for authority to borrow a the provisions of section 2 of the Education sum, not exceeding £11,000-00, repayable Act 1968, together with such consequential within 50 years, for the conversion of the amending legislation as would thereby be Old Gas Works abutting Alexandra Road, necessary? Castletown, into a works depot, storage area and car park for letting for large com­ The Governor: Yes, sir. The question of mercial vehicles, SUBJECT to the reduction an amendment of section 2 of the Education of the repayment period from fifty years to Act 1968 is receiving the attention of Execu­ twenty-five years. tive Council. Dr. Mann: Your Excellency, may I ask Approval dated 5th August 1977 to the a supplementary? Are you aware of the following Petition:— (8) Petition of the anxieties caused to potential candidates for Onchan Village Commissioners for authority election under the Education Act in not to re-purchase plots at Birch Hill Estate knowing what their future is? (Phase 5), Onchan, as follows:— (a) Plot The Governor: Now you have brought it No. 71, containing 568 square yards, for to my attention I am, but I was not aware £1,42000 from David Robert Corran; (b) before that.