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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 9th May 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 Motion to be proposed by Mr Michael Meacher.

Mr Michael Meacher To move, That the remainder of the Bill be considered in the following order: Clauses 32 to 42, Schedule 4, Clauses 43 to 47, Schedule 5, Clause 48, Clauses 53 to 59, Schedule 8, Clauses 60 and 61, Clauses 49 and 50, Schedule 6, Clause 51, Schedule 7, Clause 52, Clause 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

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

290

Clause     32,     page     18,     line     3,     at the beginning insert—

    '( ) In making any determination regarding a means of access pursuant to this Chapter, the access authority, Secretary of State or National Assembly for Wales (as the case may be) shall have regard to any need of the members of the public exercising the right conferred by section 2(1) to escape from bulls or cows likely to be present on or near the access land.'.

   

Chris McCafferty

520

Clause     32,     page     18,     line     16,     at end add—

      '(d) a way leading to any access land'.


   

Mr David Heath

483

Clause     33,     page     18,     line     21,     at end insert—

      '( ) the erection or maintenance of any signs or notices associated with a means of access.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

428

Clause     33,     page     18,     line     31,     at end insert—

    '(1A) The access authority shall have regard to the effect of the carrying out and use of the works or the imposition of the restriction upon the management and viability of the access land and adjoining land in determining whether to exercise its powers under this section'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

429

Clause     33,     page     18,     line     31,     at end insert—

    '(1A) The access authority shall have regard to the desirability of preserving and enhancing hedges and dry stone walls in determining whether to exercise its powers under this section.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

430

Clause     33,     page     18,     line     31,     at end insert—

    '(1A) The access authority shall defray costs incurred by the owner or occupier in carrying out any works which the agreement provides and pay consideration for the imposition of any restriction.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

431

Clause     33,     page     18,     line     34,     leave out from 'authority' to end of line 39.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

432

Clause     34,     page     18,     line     45,     at end insert—

    '(1A) Notice under subsection (1) shall be given to the person by whom under the agreement the cost (apart from the authority's contributions) of carrying out the works would fall to be borne.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

398

Clause     34,     page     19,     line     22,     at end add—

    '(6A) A notice given under this section shall contain an explanatory note containing or summarising sections 32 to 34 and 36 and explaining the right of appeal under section 36.'.


   

Mr Michael Meacher

457

Clause     35,     page     19,     line     32,     leave out from 'are' to end of line 33 and insert 'satisfied that they are unable to conclude, on terms appearing to them to be reasonable, an agreement with the owner or occupier of the land for the carrying out of the works'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

399

Clause     35,     page     19,     line     32,     leave out 'owner' and insert 'owners'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

400

Clause     35,     page     19,     line     33,     leave out 'occupier' and insert 'occupiers'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

401

Clause     35,     page     19,     line     48,     at end add—

    '(4A) The access authority shall have regard to the desirability of preserving and enhancing hedges and dry stone walls in determining whether to exercise its powers under this section.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

402

Clause     35,     page     19,     line     48,     at end add—

    '(4A) The access authority shall compensate the owner or occupier of the land for any loss occasioned by the giving of a notice or copy of a notice under this section or the carrying out of works under subsection (4).'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

403

Clause     35,     page     19,     line     48,     at end add—

    '(4A) A notice given under this section shall contain an explanatory note containing or summarising sections 32 to 36 and explaining the right of appeal under section 36.'.

   

Chris McCafferty

521

Clause     35,     page     19,     line     48,     at end add—

    '(5) In considering whether to give any notice under subsection (1) the access authority shall take into consideration any representations made to it by any person as to the non-existence or insufficiency of any means of access to the land.

    (6) Regulations may make provision for means of access to be depicted on the draft or conclusive map (as the case may be).'.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

404

Clause     36,     page     20,     line     1,     after 'section', insert '34(1),'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

405

Clause     36,     page     20,     line     2,     at end insert 'or any person by whom under the agreement the cost of carrying out the works would fall to be borne.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

406

Clause     36,     page     20,     line     5,     at end insert—

    '( ) An appeal against a notice under section 34(1) may be brought on any of the following grounds—

      (a) that the notice requires the carrying out of any works which are not required by the agreement,

      (b) that any of the works have already been carried out,

      (c) that the required time has not expired, and

      (d) that the notice was not given as required under section 34.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

407

Clause     36,     page     20,     line     9,     at end insert—

      '( ) that the notice was not given as required under section 34,'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

408

Clause     36,     page     20,     line     17,     at end insert—

      '( ) that the notice, or any copy of the notice, was not given as required under section 35,'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

409

Clause     36,     page     20,     line     17,     at end insert—

      '( ) that the access authority failed to take reasonable steps to make an agreement before giving notice under section 35,'.


   

Mr David Heath

484

Clause     37,     page     21,     line     5,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

410

Clause     37,     page     21,     line     9,     after first 'which', insert 'the specified period has not expired, or'.


   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

339

Clause     38,     page     22,     line     13,     after 'the', insert 'owner and the'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

411

Clause     38,     page     22,     line     17,     leave out 'dwelling-house' and insert 'building, mobile home, caravan or tent or the curtilage of a building.'.


   

Mr Damian Green

Mr James Paice

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

291

Clause     40,     page     22,     line     37,     after '3', insert 'or paragraph 3 of Schedule 2'.

   

Mr Damian Green

Mr James Paice

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

292

Clause     40,     page     22,     line     37,     after '3', insert 'or paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 2'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

412

Clause     40,     page     22,     line     41,     leave out 'annulment in pursuance of' and insert 'approval by'.


   

Mr Damian Green

Mr James Paice

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

294

Clause     41,     page     23,     line     37,     leave out '2(5) or'.

 
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