Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

I am sure that a lot of things we argue about here, and a lot of things that the Government dig their feet in about, do not make any difference in practice. Legislation should say what it means. The word ““or”” is inappropriate here because, as the Minister said, it is both county and district councils. ““Or”” does not mean ““and””; ““or”” means ““one or the other””; ““and”” means ““both””. The implication of a list with neither ““all”” nor ““and”” in it is that it is all ““and””. I hope that I have not dug a hole I shall fall into on Clause 10(3).