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Hilary Armstrong 522 Clause 96, page 65, line 31, leave out 'Paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 extends' and insert 'Paragraphs 15A and 16 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 extend'.
Hilary Armstrong 318 Clause 96, page 65, line 33, leave out subsection (5).
REMAINING NEW CLAUSESRepeal of prohibition of promotion of homosexuality
Hilary Armstrong NC17 To move the following Clause:—'. Section 2A of the Local Government Act 1986 (prohibition on promoting homosexuality by teaching or by publishing material) ceases to have effect.'
Recoupment by local authorities of cost of providing day care
Hilary Armstrong NC20 To move the following Clause:—'.—(1) In subsection (3) of section 29 of the Children Act 1989 (recoupment of cost of providing services etc.), after "subsection (1)" there is inserted "for a service provided under section 17 or section 18(1) or (5)". (2) After that subsection there is inserted—
Duty to have regard to equality of opportunity
Mr Don Foster NC7 To move the following Clause:—'.—(1) Each local authority shall make appropriate arrangements with a view to securing that—
there is due regard to the principle that there should be equality of opportunity for all people. (2) Each local authority shall have regard to the need
(3) Subsection (2) is without prejudice to subsection (1) and is subject to any provision made under any other enactment. (4) Each local authority shall publish a report in each year containing—
Charges for services provided
Mr Nigel Waterson NC9 To move the following Clause:—'.—(1) Subject to subsection (3), a local authority may impose a charge in respect of any services provided by the authority under discretionary statutory powers. (2) A charge imposed under this section is payable by the person requesting the provision of the service. (3) This section does not apply to—
(4) A local authority shall not impose a charge under subsection (1) in respect of any service provided unless, before the service is provided, the authority informs the person requesting the service of the proposed amount of the charge. (5) The amount of a charge is to be at the local authority's discretion but shall not exceed the proposed amount which the person requesting the service is informed of under subsection (4). (6) In this section— "excepted function" means an excepted function for the purposes of section 150 and 151 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 as described in section 152(1) of that Act; and "local authority" means—
Miscellaneous charging provisions
Mr Nigel Waterson NC10 To move the following Clause:—'.—Schedule ( ) (which makes provision about the making of charges for various services) shall have effect.'.
REMAINING NEW SCHEDULE
Mr Nigel Waterson NS1 To move the following Schedule:—
'Schedule ( )Miscellaneous Charting ProvisionsFees for permissions to execute works and use objects on highways 1. Section 115F of the Highways Act 1980 is amended by the omission of subsections (2) and (3).
Fees for public conveniences 2.—(1) Section 87 of the Public Health Act 1936 is amended as follows.(2) In paragraph (c) of subsection (3), the words "other than urinals" are omitted. (3) After subsection (3), there is inserted— "(3A) Nothing shall prevent any such council refraining from charging fees for the use of any particular type of public sanitary conveniences.".
Fees for inspections of builders' skips 3.—(1) A local highway authority may make such charge as it thinks fit for the inspection of any builder's skip deposited on any highway for which it is responsible.(2) In this paragraph— "builder's skip" has the same meaning given by section 139 of the Highways Act 1980, and "local highway authority" has the same meaning given by section 329(1) of that Act.
Fees for planning advice 4.—(1) A local planning authority may impose a charge in respect of the giving of advice which relates to the making of applications to them under the planning Acts (or any order or regulation made under them) for any permission, consent, approval, determination or certificate.(2) Charges under sub-paragraph (1) above may be imposed whether or not an application has been made by the person requesting the advice. (3) A charge imposed under this regulation is payable by the person who requested the advice. (4) The amount of a charge is to be at the local planning authority's discretion and, in determining the amount, the authority shall have regard to the cost to them of dealing with the matter in question. (5) In this paragraph "local planning authority" and "planning Acts" have the same meanings as in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Charges for street works 5. Section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (Charge for occupation of the highway where works unreasonably prolonged) is replaced by the following—"Charge for occupation of the highway. 74.—(1) A highway authority may impose a daily charge on an undertaker executing street works in a maintainable highway in respect of the period during which the works are carried out. (2) The amount of a charge is to be at the highway authority's discretion and shall be determined by reference to the extent to which the surface of the highway is affected by the works.".
Street works: inspection fees 6.—(1) Section 75 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 is amended as follows.(2) Subsections (3) and (4) (scheme for payment of proportion only of inspection fees) are omitted.
Charges for re-inspection of suspected food 7.—(1) A relevant food authority may impose a charge in respect of the determination of an authorised officer, under section 9(4) of the Food Safety Act 1990, as to whether or not he is satisfied that food (in respect of which a notice has been given or which has been seized under subsection (3) of that section) complies with food safety requirements.(2) A charge imposed under this regulation is payable by the person in charge of the food. (3) The amount of a charge is to be at the relevant food authority's discretion and, in determining the amount, the authority shall have regard to the cost to them of dealing with the determination. (4) In this paragraph, "relevant food authority" means a district council, a county council, the council of a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London where they exercise functions as a food authority under section 5 of the Food Safety Act 1990.
Charges for assisting film-makers 8.—(1) A relevant authority may impose a charge in respect of the consideration, approval or carrying out of health and safety measures, crowd control measures, measures required to prevent obstruction or any other measures relevant to the making of any film on the highway or an open space.(2) A charge imposed under this paragraph is payable by the person to whom the service is provided. (3) The amount of a charge is to be at the relevant authority's discretion and, in determining the amount, the authority shall have regard to the cost to them of dealing with the matter in question. (4) In this paragraph— "highway" means a highway for which a relevant authority is responsible as the highway authority; "open space" means land belonging to a relevant authority or under their management or control, which is land held, managed or controlled by them for the purposes of section 164 of the Public Health Act 1875 or for the purposes of open space under the Open Spaces Act 1906; "relevant authority" means a district council, a county council, the council of a London borough, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly.'.
Hilary Armstrong 562 Title, line 4, after 'services;' insert 'to amend section 29 of the Children Act 1989;'.
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