S.C.B.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 11th April 2000
STANDING COMMITTEE B
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
COUNTRYSIDE AND RIGHTS OF WAY BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [28th March], as follows:
Clause 1, Schedule 1, Clause 2, Schedule 2, Clauses 3 to 8, Schedule 3, Clauses 9 to 42, Schedule 4, Clauses 43 to 47, Schedule 5, Clauses 48 to 50, Schedule 6, Clause 51, Schedule 7, Clauses 52 to 59, Schedule 8, Clauses 60 to 62, Schedule 9, Clause 63, Schedule 10, Clauses 64 to 67, Schedule 11, Clauses 68 to 72, Schedule 12, Clauses 73 and 74, new Clauses, new Schedules.
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
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
236
Clause 2, page 2, line 30, at end insert
'(2A) Subsection (1) does not entitle any person to enter or be on any land which, on the day on which this Act is passed, was open to members of the public for an access fee.'.
Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
237
Clause 2, page 2, line 30, at end insert
'(2A) If, on the day on which this Act is passed, any land was open to members of the public for an access fee, subsection (1) does not entitle any person to enter or be on that land without payment of any relevant fee.'.
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 David Heath
212
Clause 2, page 2, line 37, after 'II', insert '(other than section 24)'.
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
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
238
Clause 2, page 2, line 39, at end insert 'or subject to the same designated interest.
( ) A person interested in land may designate his interest for the purposes of subsection (4) by giving notice to the owner of the land and the access authority.'.
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 David Heath
213
Clause 2, page 2, line 39, at end insert
'(4A) Where a person becomes a trespasser because of a failure to comply with a restriction imposed under section 24, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.'.
Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
239
Clause 2, page 2, line 40, at end insert
'"access fee" means payment of a sum not exceeding £7 for a day's access or production of a membership card in lieu of such payment.'.
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 James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
311
Clause 2, page 2, line 42, leave out from 'owner' to end of line 46 and insert 'means the owner in fee simple absolute or any body or individual to whom the owner has assigned occupancy of the land for a period of not less than 12 months.'.
Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
130
Clause 2, page 2, line 46, at end add
'( ) 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.'.
Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
131
Clause 2, page 2, line 46, at end add
'( ) 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
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
240
Clause 2, page 2, line 46, at end add
'"relevant fee" means payment of a sum not exceeding the statutory maximum for a day's access by production of a membership card in lieu of such payment;
"statutory maximum" means a sum prescribed by regulations by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section.'.
Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
132
Schedule 2, page 40, line 6, at end insert 'commits the following criminal offences'.
Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
97
Schedule 2, page 40, line 6, at end insert
'( ) leaves access land by means other than a designated access point,'.
Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
98
Schedule 2, page 40, line 6, at end insert
'( ) climbs, or attempts to climb, any gate, wall, fence or hedgerow,'.
Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
99
Schedule 2, page 40, line 6, at end insert
'( ) climbs, or attempts to climb, any gate, wall, fence or hedgerow if there is an unlocked gate, stile or gap in the said wall, fence or hedgerow within 500 metres'.
Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
100
Schedule 2, page 40, line 6, at end insert
'( ) removes any minerals, soil, peat or part of the land or any object from the land,'.
Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
101
Schedule 2, page 40, line 6, at end insert
'( ) uses or has with him any device designed or adapted for detecting or locating any metal or mineral in the ground,'.