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

162

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     18,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr David Heath

163

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     22,     leave out 'and (2)'.

   

Mr David Heath

164

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     27,     after 'section', insert 'and subject to the agreement of the Secretary of State,'.

   

Mr David Heath

165

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     27,     leave out 'appropriate countryside body' and insert 'Countryside Agency'.

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Mr David Heath

166

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     36,     leave out 'appropriate countryside body' and insert 'Countryside Agency'.

   

Mr David Heath

167

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     41,     at end insert 'and consult thereon with the relevant local access forum.'.

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Mr David Heath

168

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     5,     leave out '(a) in the case of land in England'.

   

Mr David Heath

169

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     5,     leave out from 'State' to end of line 6.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice

119

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     14,     leave out 'wholly or predominantly'.

   

Mr David Heath

210

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     14,     leave out 'predominantly' and insert 'almost entirely'.

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Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

170

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     28,     leave out 'or the National Assembly of Wales'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

171

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     28,     leave out 'or it'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

172

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     41,     leave out 'or the National Assembly for Wales'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

173

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     44,     leave out 'or the Assembly'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

174

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     2,     leave out 'or the National Assembly for Wales'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

175

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     8,     leave out 'or the Assembly'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

176

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     9,     leave out 'or the Assembly'.

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Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

177

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     16,     leave out 'or the National Assembly for Wales'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

178

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     17,     leave out 'or its'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

179

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     22,     leave out 'or the Assembly'.

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Mr David Heath

180

Clause     9,     page     5,     line     34,     leave out 'appropriate countryside body' and insert 'Countryside Agency'.

   

Mr David Heath

181

Clause     9,     page     5,     line     41,     leave out 'appropriate countryside body' and insert 'Countryside Agency'.

   

Mr David Heath

182

Clause     9,     page     6,     line     2,     leave out from 'State' to end of line 3.

   

Mr David Heath

183

Clause     9,     page     6,     line     4,     leave out 'relevant countryside body' and insert 'Countryside Agency'.

   

Mr David Heath

184

Clause     9,     page     6,     line     8,     leave out from 'State' to 'to' in line 10 and insert 'may direct the Countryside Agency'.

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Mr David Heath

185

Clause     10,     page     6,     line     17,     leave out 'appropriate countryside body' and insert 'Countryside Agency'.

   

Mr David Heath

186

Clause     10,     page     6,     line     18,     leave out 'the duty of the body' and insert 'its duty'.

   

Mr David Heath

187

Clause     10,     page     6,     line     19,     at end insert ', in consultation with the relevant local access forum'.

   

Mr David Heath

188

Clause     10,     page     6,     line     26,     leave out 'ten' and insert 'five'.

   

Mr David Heath

189

Clause     10,     page     6,     line     29,     at end insert 'and

(c) in consultation with English Nature.'.

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Mr David Heath

190

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     39,     leave out 'local highway authorities, National Park' and insert 'access'.

   

Mr David Heath

191

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     39,     at end insert ', local access fora'.

   

Mr David Heath

192

Clause     11,     page     7,     line     2,     leave out 'appropriate countryside body' and insert 'Countryside Agency'.

   

Mr David Heath

193

Clause     11,     page     7,     line     12,     leave out 'appropriate countryside body' and insert 'Countryside Agency'.

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Mr David Heath

194

Clause     13,     page     8,     line     7,     at end insert 'or permanent'.

   

Mr David Heath

195

Clause     13,     page     8,     line     8,     at end add ', including flora or fauna'.

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Mr David Heath

196

Clause     14,     page     8,     line     22,     at end add—

    '(4) A person who, having been convicted of an offence under subsection (1), is convicted of a further offence relating to the same access land is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.'.

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Mr David Heath

198

Clause     17,     page     9,     line     36,     leave out 'appropriate countryside body' and insert 'Countryside Agency'.

   

Mr David Heath

199

Clause     17,     page     9,     line     36,     at end insert 'and the relevant local access forum'.

   

Mr David Heath

200

Clause     17,     page     10,     leave out lines 6 and 7 and insert 'the Secretary of State'.

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Mr David Heath

201

Clause     18,     page     10,     line     12,     leave out 'or a district council'.

   

Mr David Heath

202

Clause     18,     page     10,     line     12,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

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Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

214

Clause     21,     page     11,     line     33,     at end insert 'part of'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

215

Clause     21,     page     11,     line     36,     after 'any', insert 'part of'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

216

Clause     21,     page     11,     line     43,     at end insert 'or, if land is closed for the purposes of shooting, "the relevant maximum" means forty'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

218

Clause     21,     page     12,     line     1,     leave out from beginning to 'must' and insert 'Regulations made under subsection (3)(b)'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

217

Clause     21,     page     12,     line     7,     at end insert 'or, if the land is closed for the purposes of shooting, does not exceed forty'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

219

Clause     21,     page     12,     leave out lines 8 to 13.

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Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

220

Clause     30,     page     17,     line     1,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

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NEW CLAUSES

Access in Wales

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—All matters relating to public access to land in Wales shall be determined by the National Assembly for Wales, which for this purpose may—

(a) define those areas of land in Wales to which the public shall have an entitlement to access;

(b) direct the Countryside Council for Wales to prepare, in respect of Wales, such maps as may be required to identify land relevant to Part I;

(c) determine such processes for appeal as the National Assembly for Wales may consider appropriate;

(d) consider such regulation for access to land in Wales as may be required; and

(e) assume any powers and authority in respect of Wales such as may be conferred by virtue of Part I on the Secretary of State in respect of land in England.'.

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Local access fora

   

Mr David Heath

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—It shall be the duty of an access authority to establish for each local area a local access forum, comprising representatives of landowners and agricultural, environmental, recreational and such other interests as may seem to the access authority to be relevant to access land in that area, for the purpose of consultation on any matter relating to access.'.

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Prepared 30 Mar 2000