Amendments proposed to the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

65

Schedule     1,     page     39,     line     24,     after '"development"', insert "', fish farming"'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

66

Schedule     1,     page     39,     line     24,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

67

Schedule     1,     page     39,     line     24,     after '"minerals'", insert 'and "mining operations"'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

68

Schedule     1,     page     39,     line     24,     after '"minerals"', insert 'and "use"'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

69

Schedule     1,     page     39,     line     40,     at end insert—

      ' "war game" means an enacted, mock or imaginary battle conducted with weapons which are designed not to injure (including smoke bombs, or guns or grenades which fire or spray paint or are otherwise used to mark other participants), but excludes military activities or training exercises organised with the authority of the Secretary of State.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

70

Schedule     1,     page     39,     line     40,     at end insert—

    ' .Land is not to be treated as covered by works used for the purposes of a statutory undertaking under paragraph 7 above, merely by reason of it being covered by electricity transmission lines.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

71

Schedule     1,     page     39,     line     41,     leave out paragraph 11.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

72

Schedule     1,     page     40,     line     1,     leave out 'that'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

73

Schedule     1,     page     40,     line     2,     at end add 'under that Part or under the Town and Country Planning Acts 1947, 1962 or 1971.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

74

Schedule     1,     page     40,     line     2,     at end add 'unless the development was substantially completed before 1st July 1948.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

75

Schedule     1,     page     40,     line     2,     at end add 'unless the development has become lawful within the meaning of section 191(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.'.


   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

76

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     23,     leave out 'remain on' and insert 'walk over'.

   

Mr David Heath

155

*Clause     2,     page     2,     line     23,     leave out 'remain on' and insert 'use'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

77

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     23,     after 'land', insert 'during hours of daylight'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

123

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     23,     after 'recreation', insert 'on foot'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

92

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '( ) he enters by means of a designated access point,'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

78

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     25,     after 'breaking', insert ', climbing over'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

79

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     25,     after 'hedge', insert ', stile'.

   

Mr David Heath

156

*Clause     2,     page     2,     line     26,     after 'gate', insert ', or any other implement or structure placed on the land for purposes of agriculture.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

80

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     27,     at end insert 'exclusions or'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

124

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     28,     at end insert 'and

      (c) he enters the land not earlier than one hour before sunrise on any day and leaves the land not later than one hour after sunset on the same day'.

   

Mr David Heath

157

*Clause     2,     page     2,     line     28,     at end insert 'and

      '(c) he does not enter or remain on access land during the hours of darkness other than by express permission of the land owner.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

93

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     29,     leave out 'subsections (3) and (4)' and insert 'the remainder of this section'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

94

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '( ) Subsection (1) does not entitle a person to enter or be on any access land unless the appropriate countryside body has certified that the land is accessible.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

95

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '( ) Subsection (1) does not entitle a person to enter or be on any access land unless the appropriate countryside body has certified—

      (a) that adequate signage and means of access have been provided;

      (b) that any necessary byelaws have been confirmed; and

      (c) that an adequate system of wardens will be provided by an access authority or a district council;

    in respect of that access land.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

96

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '( ) Subsection (1) does not entitle a person to enter or be on any access land unless the access authority has published notice that, having consulted the relevant local access forum, it considers there is local support for the access to that access land under this Part.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

81

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     36,     after 'with', insert 'subsection (1)(a),'.

   

Mr David Heath

158

*Clause     2,     page     2,     line     36,     after '2', insert ', subsections 1(a) or 1(c);'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

82

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     37,     leave out from 'II' to end of line 39 and insert 'he shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

83

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     38,     leave out 'the remainder of that day' and insert 'one calendar month'.

   

Mr David Heath

159

*Clause     2,     page     2,     line     38,     leave out from 'day' to end of line 39.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

84

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     38,     leave out from second 'of' to end of line 39 and insert 'any access land.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

126

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     39,     leave out from 'any' to end of line and insert 'access land'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

125

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     39,     at end insert—

    '(4A) Where on any day a person becomes a trespasser on any access land (the "relevant land") because of a failure to comply with Schedule 2 or with any restriction imposed under Chapter II, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

128

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     39,     at end insert—

    '( ) Where a person is convicted of an offence on any access land, the court by which he is convicted, in addition to dealing with him in any other way, may also require the person not to enter any access land for a specified period.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

85

Clause     2,     page     2,     leave out lines 42 to 46.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

129

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     42,     leave out from '"owner"' to end of line 46 and insert 'means a person interested in land'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

131

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     46,     at end insert—

    '( ) Any person who intentionally obstructs any warden, ranger, officer or agent of an access authority or a district council, or any person interested in land, or his agent or any person authorised by him, in the enforcement of the general restrictions in Schedule 2 and any other restrictions imposed in relation to access land under Chapter II, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

130

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     46,     at end insert—

    '( ) The general restrictions in Schedule 2 and any other restrictions imposed in relation to the land under Chapter II may be enforced by—

      (a) any person interested in the access land in question;

      (b) any person acting on behalf of, or with the authority of, any person interested in the land;

      (c) any warden appointed under the provisions of section 18 of this Act; or

      (d) any police officer or officer of the Environment Agency or Nature Conservancy Council.'.

 
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