Amendments proposed to the Greater London Authority Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Richard Ottaway

Mr John M. Taylor

739

Clause     201,     page     104,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '(1A) The purpose of any licensing imposed by regulations issued pursuant to subsection (1) above shall be to encourage the use by individuals of public passenger transport services in preference to other forms of transport. Regulations issued pursuant to subsection (1) above shall be drafted, applied and interpreted in the light of this purpose, and any feature of or provision within any purported regulations which is neither essential nor reasonably incidental to such purpose shall be void and of no effect.'.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

698

Schedule     14,     page     186,     line     9,     leave out 'licensing scheme' and insert 'scheme for licensing of persons providing controlled parking places in Greater London for motor vehicles'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

702

Schedule     14,     page     186,     line     11,     leave out 'licensing scheme' and insert 'scheme for licensing of persons providing controlled parking places in Greater London for motor vehicles'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

699

Schedule     14,     page     187,     line,     14,     at end insert 'motor'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

700

Schedule     14,     page     187,     line     23,     leave out from 'person' to end of line 24.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

701

Schedule     14,     page     187,     line     38,     after 'made', insert 'by a London borough'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

955

Schedule     14,     page     187,     line     42,     after 'pedestrians', insert 'and cyclists'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

956

Schedule     14,     page     187,     line     42,     at end insert—

      '(c) reducing overall levels of road traffic in that area or in Greater London.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

703

Schedule     14,     page     187,     line     42,     at end insert—

    '(6A) If the Authority reasonably considers that a licensing scheme needs to be introduced by a London borough or boroughs—

      (a) because the objectives of the Transport Strategy cannot otherwise be achieved within the periods specified therein or

      (b) to achieve the objectives of any licensing scheme introduced by the Authority or

      (c) to achieve the objectives of any other London borough in introducing or proposing to introduce a licensing scheme the Authority may invite such London borough or boroughs to introduce a licensing scheme for that purpose

    (6B) if any London borough in question shall fail to introduce a suitable licensing scheme within a reasonable period the Authority may impose such a licensing scheme provided that it shall have no power to do so if such licensing scheme would conflict with the local implementation plan of that London borough or otherwise have an adverse effect on the provision of public transport or management of traffic or movement of pedestrians and cyclists within such London borough'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

704

Schedule     14,     page     188,     line     1,     leave out from 'to' to end and insert 'the Mayor who shall confirm the same unless he reasonably considers the licensing scheme does not comply with clause 8 below or is likely to have an adverse effect on the provision of public transport or management of traffic or movement of pedestrians and cyclists within any other London borough or Greater London as a whole, in which event he may require the authority concerned to make such modifications to the licensing scheme as will meet such objective before it is confirmed'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

705

Schedule     14,     page     188,     leave out lines 2 and 3 and insert—

    (2) 'Before introducing any licensing scheme or any material changes to any licensing scheme the authority concerned shall consult—

      (a) the relevant Commissioner or, if the authority concerned considers it appropriate, both Commissioners

      (b) Transport for London (if not the authority concerned)

      (c) any London borough or boroughs in whose area the licensing scheme takes effect or which are likely to be affected by such scheme

      (d) such organisations representative of users and potential users of transport, motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and disabled persons as the authority concerned reasonably considers appropriate

      (e) businesses likely to be affected

      (f) the emergency services'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

706

Schedule     14,     page     188,     line     8,     leave out 'modifications' and insert 'or invite the authority concerned to make modifications (but in relation to a borough scheme the Authority may only make modifications in accordance with 7(b) above)'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

707

Schedule     14,     page     188,     line     10,     after 'order', insert 'in relation to an Authority scheme'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

708

Schedule     14,     page     188,     line     20,     leave out 'any guidance given under the regulations by the Authority' and insert 'the strategies referred to in sub-paragraph (1)'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

709

Schedule     14,     page     188,     leave out lines 22 to 24.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

710

Schedule     14,     page     188,     line     26,     leave out 'or require'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway

Mr John M. Taylor

711

Schedule     14,     page     188,     line     35,     at end insert 'and
(c) the objectives the licensing scheme is intended to achieve.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway

Mr John M. Taylor

712

Schedule     14,     page     188,     line     36,     leave out from 'regard' to end of line 37 and insert 'shall only be had to the minimum charge reasonably necessary to secure the objectives of the licensing scheme or, if higher, the reasonable costs of implementing the scheme'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway

Mr John M. Taylor

713

Schedule     14,     page     189,     line     13,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

714

Schedule     14,     page     189,     line     25,     at end add 'or the purposes for which such vehicles are being used'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

715

Schedule     14,     page     189,     line     26,     after 'scheme', insert 'shall make provision for exemptions from licensing in respect of disabled persons, for motor vehicles taking children of under secondary school age to school or school functions, (for school buses on school business) for doctors and nurses when on duty or on call, for emergency and hospital vehicles in the course of their duties and for motorbikes and'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

716

Schedule     14,     page     189,     line     30,     after 'premises', insert 'purposes for parking'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

717

Schedule     14,     page     189,     line     38,     at end add 'but such penalty charges or surcharges shall not be more than is reasonably necessary to secure the objectives of the licensing scheme'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

718

Schedule     14,     page     189,     line     40,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

719

Schedule     14,     page     190,     line     6,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

721

Schedule     14,     page     190,     line     15,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

720

Schedule     14,     page     190,     line     15,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Peter Brooke

421

Schedule     14,     page     190,     line     26,     leave out from beginning to end of line 6 on page 191 and insert—

    '(20) The application of the net proceeds shall be at the discretion of the Greater London Authority in furtherance of the objectives, as agreed from time to time, of Transport for London'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

722

Schedule     14,     page     190,     line     26,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

723

Schedule     14,     page     190,     line     28,     leave out 'that may be'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

724

Schedule     14,     page     190,     line     29,     leave out 'includes' and insert 'will include'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

800

Schedule     14,     page     190,     line     30,     after 'pay', insert 'to Transport for London for the use of Transport for London'.

 
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