Amendment Paper as at
Friday 11th July 2003
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
HIGH HEDGES (No. 2) BILL
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
91
Page 1, line 7 [Clause 1], after 'on', insert 'adjoining'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
77
Page 1 [Clause 1], leave out lines 9 to 20.
Mr Andrew Dismore
2
Page 1 [Clause 1], leave out lines 9 to 22.
Mr Christopher Chope
50
Page 1, line 13 [Clause 1], after 'by', insert 'an unreasonable obstruction of light caused by'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
92
Page 1, line 14 [Clause 1], after 'on', insert 'adjoining'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
87
Page 1, line 17 [Clause 1], after the first 'of', insert 'the obstruction of light caused by'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
55
Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'No complaint shall be made under this Act in relation to a high hedge by the owner or occupier of a domestic property if that property was constructed after the hedge was established.'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
71
Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'This Act shall not apply to any land situated within a conservation area'.
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
44
Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'( ) This Act only applies to urban areas.'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
60
Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'( ) Nothing in this Act shall apply to a hedge growing in a National Park'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
62
Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'( ) Nothing in this Act shall apply to a hedge growing in a cemetery or burial ground'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
68
Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'( ) This Act shall not apply to any land situated within a rural area'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
70
Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'( ) This Act shall not apply to any tree which is protected by a tree preservation order'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
59
Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'( ) Nothing in this Act shall apply to a hedge growing in public open space'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
61
Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'( ) Nothing in this Act shall apply to a hedge growing within the curtilege of a school or other educational establishment'.
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
43
Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'( ) This Act does not apply to hedges more than 10 metres from the complainants house.'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
58
Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'( ) Nothing in this Act shall apply to a hedge situated within 3 metres of any public highway.'.
Mr Christopher Chope
51
Page 1, line 22 [Clause 1], leave out subsection (4).
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
41
Page 1, line 22 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'( ) This Act shall only apply to hedges which were planted or otherwise came into existence after the commencement of the Act.'.
Mr Andrew Dismore
3
Page 2, line 6 [Clause 1], at end insert 'or prospective owner or occupier.'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
69
Page 2, line 12 [Clause 1], at end insert '"rural area" means any ward or postcode sector which is outside a settlement of 10,000 or more people'.
Mr Christopher Chope
46
Page 2, line 14 [Clause 2], leave out 'or access'.
Mr Andrew Dismore
4
Page 2, line 15 [Clause 2], leave out 'a line of two or more evergreens' and insert 'a tree, shrub or line of two or more trees or shrubs.'.
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
53
Page 2, line 15 [Clause 2], leave out 'line' and insert 'row'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
78
Page 2, line 15 [Clause 2], leave out 'two' and insert 'four'.
Mr Edward Leigh
38
Page 2, line 15 [Clause 2], leave out 'evergreens' and insert 'Cupressocyparis leylandii, thuja plicata, and Chamaecyparis lawsoniana'.
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
34
Page 2, line 15 [Clause 2], leave out 'evergreens' and insert 'conifers'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
93
Page 2, line 15 [Clause 2], leave out 'evergreens' and insert 'evergreen conifers'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
79
Page 2, line 17 [Clause 2], after 'level', insert 'when measured from the neighbouring land'.
Mr Andrew Dismore
5
Page 2, line 17 [Clause 2], at end insert 'when measured from the property allegedly adversely affected.'.
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
54
Page 2, line 18 [Clause 2], leave out 'line' and insert 'row'.
Mr Edward Leigh
39
Page 2, line 18 [Clause 2], leave out 'evergreens' and insert 'Cupressocyparis leylandii thuja plicata, and Chamaecyparis lawsoniana'.
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
35
Page 2, line 18 [Clause 2], leave out 'evergreens' and insert 'conifers'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
94
Page 2, line 18 [Clause 2], leave out 'evergreens' and insert 'evergreen conifers'.
Mr Christopher Chope
47
Page 2, line 19 [Clause 2], leave out 'or access'.
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
42
Page 2, line 20 [Clause 2], leave out 'two' and insert 'four'.
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
36
Page 2, line 22 [Clause 2], leave out subsection (3).
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
95
Page 2, line 22 [Clause 2], leave out subsection (3) and insert 'In this section evergreen conifer means any evergreen tree that bears or is capable of bearing cones'.
Mr Andrew Dismore
6
Page 2, line 22 [Clause 2], leave out from second 'evergreen' to end of line 23 and insert 'semi-evergreen or deciduous tree or shrub.'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr John Gummer
Mr Greg Knight
Sir Paul Beresford
80
Page 2, line 22 [Clause 2], leave out 'or a semi-evergreen tree or shrub'.
Mr Andrew Dismore
7
Page 2, line 27 [Clause 3], after 'yard', insert 'patio'.
