Amendments proposed to the Transport Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Nick Raynsford

647

Clause     161,     page     91,     line     18,     leave out 'or revocation'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Peter Atkinson

768

Clause     161,     page     91,     line     22,     leave out from 'Authority' to end of line 26 and insert 'at any time before an order making, varying or revoking the charging scheme is confirmed by that Authority, must consult other persons, including affected businesses or their representatives, about the charging scheme, variation or revocation, and'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

648

Clause     161,     page     91,     line     28,     leave out 'or revocation' and insert 'of the licensing scheme'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Michael Moore

715

Clause     161,     page     91,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '(3A) The appropriate national authority shall publish its decision arising from any inquiry held under this Part within 28 days of the report of the person or persons holding the inquiry being received by it.'.

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Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Peter Atkinson

783

Clause     162,     page     92,     line     13,     leave out subsection (4) and insert—

    '(4) In setting the charges imposed by a charging scheme under this Part—

(a) the reasons for imposing different charges for different cases (as under subsection (5)) must be specified by the charging authority;

(b) regard may be had to the purpose for which any of the net proceeds of the charging scheme may be applied (in accordance with Schedule (11)).'.

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Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Peter Atkinson

786

Clause     163,     page     92,     line     21,     leave out subsections (1), (2) and (3) and insert—

    '(1) Businesses that own parking spaces that are regularly used by the following classes of vehicle shall be exempt from being required to purchase a licence or paying a workplace parking levy—

(a) emergency vehicles,

(b) cars used by emergency service workers,

(c) bicycles,

(d) powered two wheel vehicles,

(e) cars displaying an orange disabled badge,

(f) cars driven by nurses,

(g) cars driven by doctors on call,

(h) cars driven by midwives,

(i) cars driven by volunteer workers at their place of work,

(j) taxis and private hire vehicles,

(k) any vehicle parked at a hospital,

(l) road freight vehicles,

(m) farm vehicles,

(n) any vehicle parked at a crematorium or graveyard,

(o) community transport and dial-a-ride vehicles,

(p) public service vehicles,

(q) social services vehicles,

(r) rescue and recovery vehicles,

(s) any vehicle parked at a dentist,

(t) any vehicle parked at a school,

(u) any vehicle parked at a private hospital,

(v) any vehicle parked at a hospice,

(w) any vehicle used for charity work,

(x) any vehicle parked at a nursing homes,

(y) military vehicles or cars used by members of the military,

(z) any vehicle parked at a court house,

(aa) any vehicle parked at a port or airport,

(bb) any vehicle parked at a place of worship,

(cc) any vehicle parked at an out-of-town shopping centre,

(dd) any vehicle parked at a leisure centre,

(ee) any vehicle parked at a sports stadium.'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Peter Atkinson

787

Clause     163,     page     92,     line     21,     leave out subsections (1), (2) and (3) and insert—

    '(1) A business that employs shift workers shall only purchase a license or pay a workplace parking levy for a maximum of 50 per cent. of its parking spaces.'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Peter Atkinson

788

Clause     163,     page     92,     line     21,     leave out subsections (1), (2) and (3) and insert—

    '(1) A business that employs seasonal workers shall only be required to purchase a license for the proportion of the year in which the workers are employed.'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

649

Clause     163,     page     92,     line     21,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate national authority'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

650

Clause     163,     page     92,     line     26,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

651

Clause     163,     page     92,     line     30,     leave out 'subsections (1) and (2)' and insert 'subsection (1)'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

652

Clause     163,     page     92,     line     32,     leave out 'subsection (1)' and insert 'that subsection'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Peter Atkinson

794

Clause     163,     page     92,     line     32,     at end insert—

    '(3A) Businesses that own parking spaces that are proven by the business owner to be regularly used by vehicles deemed essential by the local authority shall be exempt from being required to purchase a licence or paying a workplace parking levy.

    (3B) The appropriate national authority shall from time to time give guidance to local authorities on the types of vehicles that can be defined as essential, which may include—

(a) emergency vehicles, cars used by emergency service workers or health service workers or visitors;

(b) bicycles and powered two wheel vehicles;

(c) cars displaying an orange disabled badge;

(d) cars driven by volunteer workers at their place of work;

(e) taxis and private hire vehicles;

(f) road freight vehicles;

(g) public service vehicles including community transport, dial-a-ride vehicles and social services vehicles;

(h) military vehicles or cars used by members of the military;

(i) any vehicle parked at a place of worship;

(j) any vehicle parked at an out of town shopping centre;

(k) any vehicle parked at a leisure centre or a sports stadium.

    (3C) A business that has been denied the right to classify its vehicles as essential by the local authority shall have the right to make an appeal to the appropriate national authority, which shall publish the reasons why it considers such vehicles to be inessential and shall indicate what alternative means of transport are more suitable for the purpose of carrying out the business.'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Peter Atkinson

763

Clause     163,     page     92,     line     40,     at end add—

    '( ) Charges shall not apply on any day on which any part of the local underground, metro, bus or rail networks are disrupted or closed by industrial action.'.

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Mr Nick Raynsford

653

Clause     164,     page     93,     leave out lines 8 to 16 and insert—

    '( ) A licence may not be granted for a period of more than one year.'.

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Mr Nick Raynsford

654

Clause     165,     page     93,     line     24,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate national authority'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

655

Clause     165,     page     93,     line     25,     leave out ', notification, payment, adjudication and enforcement' and insert 'and payment'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

656

Clause     165,     page     93,     line     32,     leave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert—

    '( ) Licensing scheme penalty charges in respect of any premises shall be paid—

(a) by the occupier of the premises, or

(b) in circumstances specified in regulations made by the appropriate national authority, by such person as is so specified.

    ( ) The Lord Chancellor may make regulations about the notification, adjudication and enforcement of licensing scheme penalty charges.'.

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Mr Don Foster
Mr Michael Moore

719

Schedule     11,     page     176,     line     43,     at end insert ', and

(c) "joint scheme", in relation to a relevant scheme means a scheme which is included in transport plans or policies, including local transport plans, of one or more authority, which may or may not be a "relevant authority" under (b) above.'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

657

Schedule     11,     page     178,     line     20,     leave out 'by'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

658

Schedule     11,     page     178,     line     34,     leave out 'an authority which is'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

659

Schedule     11,     page     178,     line     35,     leave out 'council fund' and insert 'general account'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

660

Schedule     11,     page     179,     line     7,     leave out 'or'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Peter Atkinson

793

Schedule     11,     page     179,     line     32,     leave out paragraph 8.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

661

Schedule     11,     page     179,     line     35,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate national authority'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

662

Schedule     11,     page     179,     line     45,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate national authority'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

663

Schedule     11,     page     180,     line     34,     after 'fund' insert ', or general account,'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Peter Atkinson

789

Schedule     11,     page     180,     line     36,     at end insert—

    '.— In determining from time to time whether any local transport grant should be made to a non-metropolitan local traffic authority or the amount of such local transport grant, the Secretary of State shall disregard—

(a) such non-metropolitan local traffic authority's share of the amount received under a relevant scheme (both the gross amount and the net proceeds), and

(b) any share of the net proceeds of another relevant authority made available by such other relevant authority under sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 7 for application by the non-metropolitan local traffic authority in question.'.

Prepared 14 Mar 2000