Amendments proposed to the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill, As Amended - continued House of Commons

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Mr Andrew F. Bennett
Dr David Clark

63

Page     4,     line     19     [Clause     6],     at end insert—

    '(3B) 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 Secretary Prescott
Mr David Heath
Mr Tom Brake

29

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

   

Mr Andrew F. Bennett
Dr David Clark

64

Page     4,     line     29     [Clause     7],     leave out from 'hearing' to end of line 31.


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

139

*Page     6,     line     16     [Clause     9],     at end insert—

    '( ) A document purporting to be certified on behalf of the appropriate countryside body to be a copy of or of any part of a map in conclusive form issued by that body for the purposes of this Part shall be receivable in evidence and shall be deemed, unless the contrary is shown, to be such a copy.'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

140

*Page     6,     line     17     [Clause     10],     leave out 'has' and insert 'have'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Tom Brake

30

Page     6,     line     26     [Clause     10],     leave out 'ten' and insert 'five'.


   

Mr Andrew F. Bennett
Dr David Clark

58

Page     7,     line     1     [Clause     11],     leave out 'the period within which and'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

141

*Page     7,     line     36     [Clause     12],     at end insert—

    '( ) The use of any land by the inhabitants of any locality for the purposes of open-air recreation in the exercise of the right conferred by section 2(1) is to be disregarded in determining whether the land has become a town or village green.'.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

8

Page     8,     line     7     [Clause     13],     leave out 'natural'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

142

*Page     8,     line     8     [Clause     13],     at end insert—

    '(6B) For the purposes of subsection (6A) above, any plant, shrub or tree, of whatever origin, is to be regarded as a natural feature of the landscape."'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

143

*Page     8,     line     32     [Clause     15],     leave out 'or'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

144

*Page     8,     line     35     [Clause     15],     at end insert 'or

      (d) the public have access to it under subsection (1) of section 19 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (public access to monuments under public control) or would have access to it under that subsection but for any provision of subsections (2) to (9) of that section.'.


   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

110

*Page     9,     line     1     [Clause 16],     leave out '90' and insert '21'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

84

Page     9,     line     3     [Clause     16],     after 'land', insert 'for a period of not less than 20 years or in perpetuity'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

111

*Page     9,     line     4     [Clause     16],     after 'Part', insert 'for a period of not less than 21 years or in perpetuity'.


   

Mr Andrew F. Bennett
Dr David Clark

65

Page     10,     line     23     [Clause     17],     at end insert—

    '(6A) The relevant confirming authority shall publish guidance to access authorities as to the matters which may be included in such byelaws and the purpose thereof with the intention that byelaws in the areas of each access authority shall be consistent with the byelaws in any other access authority.'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

145

*Page     10,     line     29     [Clause     18],     after 'authority' insert 'making the appointment'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

112

*Page     10,     line     30     [Clause      18],     at end insert—

    '(1A) The access authority shall review under this section the adequacy of warden arrangements in respect of any access land in their area.

    (1B) A review under this section must be undertaken—

      (a) in the case of the first review, not more than one year after that land became access land, and

      (b) in the case of subsequent reviews, not more than five years after the previous review.'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

146

*Page     10,     line     38     [Clause     18],     after 'authority' insert 'appointing them'.


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

147

*Page     11,     line     3     [Clause     18],     leave out 'which' and insert 'who'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

85

Page     11,     line     6     [Clause     19],     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall, where appropriate or expedient, at the request of the owner or occupier of any access land, or of land adjoining access land, or otherwise,'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

148

*Page     11,     line     10     [Clause     19],     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

149

*Page     11,     line     12     [Clause     19],     at end insert 'and

          (iii) any other matters relating to access land or to access by virtue of section 2(1) which the access authority consider appropriate.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

20

Page     11     [Clause     20],     leave out lines 37 to 40.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

150

*Page     11,     line     41     [Clause     20],     at beginning insert—

    '(5) Subject to subsection (6), in this Chapter'.


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

151

*Page     12,     line     2     [Clause     20],     at end insert—

    '(6) Where—

      (a) it appears to the Forestry Commissioners that any land which is dedicated for the purposes of this Part under section 16 consists wholly or predominantly of woodland, and

      (b) the Forestry Commissioners give to the body who are apart from this subsection the relevant authority for the purposes of this Chapter in relation to the land a notice stating that the Forestry Commissioners are to be the relevant authority for those purposes as from a date specified in the notice,

    the Forestry Commissioners shall as from that date become the relevant authority in relation to that land for those purposes, but subject to subsection (7).

    (7) Where it appears to the Forestry Commissioners that any land in relation to which they are by virtue of subsection (6) the relevant authority for the purposes of this Chapter has ceased to consist wholly or predominantly of woodland, the Forestry Commissioners may, by giving notice to the body who would apart from subsection (6) be the relevant authority, revoke the notice under subsection (6) as from a date specified in the notice under this subsection.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

11

Page     12,     line     6     [Clause     21],     at end insert—

    '(1A) Under this section an entitled person may exclude or restrict access by virtue of section 2(1) to any land for no more than 40 days in any calendar year.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

10

Page     12,     line     7     [Clause     21],     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

12

Page     12,     line     14     [Clause     21],     leave out subsection (4).

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Tom Brake

31

Page     12,     line     15     [Clause     21],     at end add '(which may not include more than four Saturdays and four Sundays)'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

13

Page     12,     line     18     [Clause     21],     leave out from 'land' to second 'the' in line 19.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

14

Page     12,     line     20     [Clause     21],     leave out 'may'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

15

Page     12,     line     22     [Clause     21],     leave out 'twenty-eight' and insert '40'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

16

Page     12     line     23     [Clause     21],     leave out 'not' and insert 'only'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

17

Page     12,     line     24     [Clause     21],     at end insert 'days from Monday to Saturday but excluding—'.

 
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