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

210

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

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

353

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     19,     at end insert—

'( ) the land is excepted land.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

354

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     19,     at end insert—

'( ) the land is or is not land on which access is excluded or restricted by a direction of indefinite period made under section 24.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

355

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     19,     at end insert—

'( ) the land is or is not land on which access is excluded or restricted by a direction for a specified period in each year made under Chapter II'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

356

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     19,     at end insert—

'( ) the land is or is not treated as being accessible to the public by reason of section 15.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

357

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     19,     at end insert—

'( ) the land is not readily accessible.'.

   

Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West)

316

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '( ) An appeal relating to the failure to show any land as open country may be brought only on the ground that—

(a) the land does consist wholly or predominantly of mountain, moor, heath or down, and

(b) to the extent that the appropriate countryside body have exercised their discretion under section 4(5)(b) to treat land which is open country as forming part of an area which is not open country, the body ought not to have done so.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

358

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     20,     leave out from first 'the' to 'may' in line 21 and insert 'Lands Tribunal'.

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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 Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West)

317

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     29,     leave out from 'hearing' to end of line 31 and insert ', or'.

   

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 James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

229

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     37,     at end insert—

'( ) the information which they are to provide on appropriate access points where information on access rights and any restrictions or closures is to be made available,'.

   

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 Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

321

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     40,     at end insert 'prior to issue of the maps'.

   

Mr David Heath

192

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

   

Mr Gareth Thomas

318

Clause     11,     page     7,     line     8,     at end insert 'which shall include provision for members of the public to make representations at such appeals.'.

   

Mr David Heath

193

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

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Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

275

Clause     12,     page     7,     line     23,     at beginning insert—

    '( ) The appropriate countryside body shall pay the reasonable costs incurred by any person in capping or fencing any disused mine shaft upon access land within their ownership.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

230

Clause     12,     page     7,     line     26,     after 'omitted', insert 'to be done'.

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Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

231

Clause     13,     page     8,     line     6,     leave out 'by virtue of this section'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

232

Clause     13,     page     8,     line     7,     leave out 'natural'.

   

Mr David Heath

194

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

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

233

Clause     13,     page     8,     line     8,     leave out 'landscape' and insert 'land'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

195

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

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

322

Clause     13,     page     8,     line     8,     at end add ', where "feature of the landscape" includes, but is not limited to, drains, ditches, walls, fences, hedges, buildings (whether operational, disused or abandoned), shooting butts, gates, stiles, footbridges, reservoirs, dams, dewponds, mineshafts, path surfaces (where paths have been provided with a surface), and ancient monuments'.

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Mr David Heath
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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.'.

Prepared 13 Apr 2000