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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 13th June 2000

CONSIDERATION OF BILL


COUNTRYSIDE AND RIGHTS OF WAY BILL, AS AMENDED

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order to be proposed by Mr Secretary Prescott.

Mr Secretary Prescott To move, That the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill, as amended, be considered in the following order: Amendments relating to Clause 1, Schedule 1, Clause 2, Schedule 2, Clauses 3 to 8, Schedule 3, Clauses 9 to 42 and Schedule 4; new Clauses relating to Part I; Amendments relating to Clauses 43 to 47, Schedule 5, Clauses 48 and 49, Schedule 6, Clauses 50 to 57, Schedule 7 and Clauses 58 and 59; new Clauses relating to Part II; Amendments relating to Clause 60, Schedule 8, Clause 61, Schedule 9, Clauses 62 to 65 and Schedule 10; new Clauses relating to Part III; Amendments relating to Clauses 66 to 70, Schedule 11 and Clauses 71 and 72; remaining new Clauses; new Schedules.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

101

Page     1,     line     12     [Clause     1],     at end insert ', and is at least 10 hectares in size'.


   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

102

Page     2,     line     17     [Clause     1],     leave out 'wholly or predominantly' and insert 'of at least 60 per cent.'.

   

Mr Robert Key

306

Page     2,     line     21     [Clause     1],     at end add ', and to which the public has a general right of access'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

106

Page     2,     line     21     [Clause 1],     at end add—

    '"short lead" means a fixed lead of less then two metres in length.'.


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

195

Page     40     [Schedule     1],     leave out line 6 and insert—

    '1. Land on which the soil is being, or has at any time within the previous twelve months been, disturbed by any ploughing or drilling undertaken for the purposes of planting or sowing crops or trees.'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

196

Page     40,     line     18     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

    '. Land covered by pens in use for the temporary reception or detention of livestock.'.

   

Mr Andrew F. Bennett
Dr David Clark

1

Page     40     [Schedule     1],     leave out lines 19 and 20.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

197

Page     40,     line     24     [Schedule     1],     leave out '"buildings"' and insert—

      ' "building" includes any structure or erection and any part of a building as so defined, but does not include any fence or wall, or anything which is a means of access as defined by section 32; and for this purpose "structure" includes any tent, caravan or other temporary or moveable structure;'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

198

Page     40,     line     25     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

      ' "ploughing" and "drilling" include respectively agricultural or forestry operations similar to ploughing and agricultural or forestry operations similar to drilling;'.


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

199

Page     41,     line     2     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

    '(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where the development is treated by section 191(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as being lawful for the purposes of that Act.'.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

7

Page     2,     line     38     [Clause     2],     leave out from first 'the' to end of line 39 and insert 'next 72 hours'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Tom Brake

27

Page     2,     line     39     [Clause     2],     at end insert—

    '( ) 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

103

Page     2,     line     39     [Clause     2],     at end insert—

    '(4A) If without lawful authority a person fails to comply with Schedule 2 or with any restriction imposed under Chapter II, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

104

Page     2,     line     41     [Clause     2],     leave out from 'means' to end of line and insert 'the period from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

19

Page     2     [Clause     2],     leave out lines 42 to 46.


   

Mr Andrew Miller

133

Page     41,     line     9     [Schedule     2],     leave out 'or sailboard', and insert 'other than a manually propelled vessel'.

   

Mr Andrew Miller

134

Page     41,     line     9     [Schedule     2],     at end insert '(and for this purpose "vessel" includes a sailboard)'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

200

Page     41,     line     10     [Schedule     2],     at end insert—

      '(cc) commits any criminal offence,'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

201

Page     41,     line     19     [Schedule     2],     at end insert—

      '(hh) uses or has with him any metal detector,'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

202

Page     41,     line     20     [Schedule     2],     leave out paragraph (i).

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

203

Page     41,     line     22     [Schedule     2],     leave out paragraph (k).

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

204

Page     41,     line     27     [Schedule     2],     leave out paragraph (m).

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

205

Page     41,     line     32     [Schedule     2],     leave out paragraphs (p) and (q).

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

206

Page     41,     line     48     [Schedule     2],     at beginning insert—

    '(1) In paragraph 1(hh), "metal detector" means any device designed or adapted for detecting or locating any metal or mineral in the ground.

    (2)'.


   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

105

Page     42,     line     3     [Schedule     2],     leave out '30th June' and insert '31st July'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

83

Page     42,     line     5     [Schedule     2],     leave out from 'dog' to end of line and insert ', whether the person is on the access land or is passing or re-passing on a public right of way over the access land'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

107

Page     42,     line     5     [Schedule 2],     after 'a', insert 'short'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

108

Page     42,     line     9     [Schedule 2],     after 'a', insert 'short'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

207

Page     42     [Schedule     2],     leave out lines 11 to 14.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Tom Brake

38

Page     42,     line     11     [Schedule     2],     leave out from '"livestock"' to end of line 14 and insert 'includes any creature kept for the production of food, wool, or skins, or for the purpose of its use in the farming of land.'.

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

109

Page     42,     line     11     [Schedule 2],     leave out 'means' and insert 'includes'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

208

Page     42,     line     22     [Schedule     2],     leave out 'access'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

209

Page     42,     line     26     [Schedule     2],     at end insert—

      '(aa) the variation of any direction given under this paragraph by a subsequent direction so given,'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

210

Page     42     [Schedule     2],     leave out lines 32 to 35 and insert 'has the meaning given by section 20.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Damian Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

23

Page     42     [Schedule     2],     leave out lines 36 to 39.


   

Mr Damian Green
Mr James Paice
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

81

Page     3,     line     30     [Clause     4],     leave out from 'which' to 'would'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Tom Brake

28

Page     3,     line     35     [Clause     4],     at end insert—

      '( ) may determine to show recommended points of access to open country.'.

   

Mr Andrew F. Bennett
Dr David Clark

2

Page     3,     line     37     [Clause     5],     at beginning insert 'by the end of the period of 32 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed,'.

 
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