Amendments proposed to the Housing Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Keith Hill

143

Schedule     6,     page     172,     line     38,     leave out 'court's' and insert 'tribunal's'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

144

Schedule     6,     page     172,     line     40,     leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

145

Schedule     6,     page     172,     line     41,     leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

146

Schedule     6,     page     172,     line     43,     leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

147

Schedule     6,     page     172,     line     44,     leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

148

Schedule     6,     page     172,     line     45,     leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

149

Schedule     6,     page     173,     line     1,     leave out 'court revokes a final management order, the court' and insert 'tribunal revokes a final management order, the tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

150

Schedule     6,     page     173,     line     3,     leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

151

Schedule     6,     page     173,     line     5,     leave out 'court revokes a final management order, the court' and insert 'tribunal revokes a final management order, the tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

152

Schedule     6,     page     173,     line     7,     leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

153

Schedule     6,     page     173,     line     9,     leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

154

Schedule     6,     page     173,     line     20,     leave out 'Court of Appeal' and insert 'Lands Tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

155

Schedule     6,     page     173,     line     23,     leave out 'Court of Appeal' and insert 'Lands Tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

156

Schedule     6,     page     173,     line     32,     leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

157

Schedule     6,     page     174,     leave out lines 1 to 8 and insert—

'(3)

A residential property tribunal may allow an appeal to be made to it after the end of the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) if it is satisfied that there is a good reason for the failure to appeal before the end of that period (and for any delay since then in applying for permission to appeal out of time).'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

158

Schedule     6,     page     174,     line     10,     after 'appeal', insert 'to a residential property tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

159

Schedule     6,     page     174,     line     15,     leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

160

Schedule     6,     page     174,     line     18,     leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

161

Schedule     6,     page     174,     line     32,     leave out 'Court of Appeal' and insert 'Lands Tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

162

Schedule     6,     page     174,     line     35,     leave out 'Court of Appeal' and insert 'Lands Tribunal'.

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Mr Keith Hill

67

Clause     108,     page     77,     line     7,     leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

68

Clause     108,     page     77,     line     9,     leave out 'county court' and insert 'tribunal'.

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Mr Keith Hill

69

Clause     111,     page     79,     line     35,     leave out 'the county court' and insert 'a residential property tribunal'.

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Mr Keith Hill

70

Clause     117,     page     82,     line     22,     leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

71

Clause     117,     page     82,     leave out line 28.

   

Mr Keith Hill

72

Clause     117,     page     82,     line     29,     leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

73

Clause     117,     page     82,     line     32,     leave out 'Court of Appeal' and insert 'Lands Tribunal'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

74

Clause     117,     page     82,     line     34,     leave out 'Court of Appeal' and insert 'Lands Tribunal'.

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Mr Keith Hill

75

Clause     118,     page     83,     line     4,     leave out 'county court if— (a) the local housing authority' and insert 'residential property tribunal if the local housing authority— (a)'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

76

Clause     118,     page     83,     line     12,     leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.

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Mr Keith Hill

77

Clause     119,     page     84,     line     6,     at end insert—

'Residential property tribunal

Section (Residential property tribunals)'.

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Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

1

Page     86,     line     19,     leave out Clause 127.

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Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

2

Page     86,     line     30,     leave out Clause 128.

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NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 6

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (compulsory)

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

       The appropriate national authority will by order introduce a mandatory tenancy deposit scheme within 12 months of the implementation of this Part, subject to an affirmative resolution of both Houses.'.

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Empty Homes (Management orders)

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

       'The Secretary of State will by order introduce a scheme for Empty Homes Management Orders within 12 months of Royal Assent, subject to an affirmative resolution of both Houses.'.

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Amendment of Caravan Sites Act 1968

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

NC14

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Caravan Sites Act 1968 is amended as follows:

    (2)   For section 5(5) there is substituted—

"(5)	The Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (c43)(protection against harassment and eviction without due process of law) shall apply to any premises being a caravan stationed on a protected site.".

    (3)   After section 5 there is inserted—

"5A	In deciding whether a person is a fit and proper person to be the licence holder or manager of a residential park the local housing authority must have regard to the criteria set out in Clause 55 of the Housing Bill.

5B	Where the holder of a site licence in respect of any land has or intends to transfer his interest in the land to which the licence relates he shall inform the local authority and provide them with the name and address of the transferee.

5C

A local authority which has issued a site licence shall be under a duty regularly to consider whether it is necessary or desirable to attach conditions to the licence or to alter or cancel existing conditions and to take all reasonable steps to ensure that such conditions as are attached to a site licence are being complied with."

    (4)   In section 9, leave out "level 4" and insert "£20,000 in accordance with s82 of the Housing Act 2004".

    (5)   After section 10(1), insert—

"(1A)

Where the holder of a site licence in respect of any land has or intends to transfer his interest in the land to which the licence relates he shall inform the local authority and provide them with the name and address of the transferee.".

    (6)   After section 10, insert—

"11,

A local authority which has issued a site licence shall be under a duty regularly to consider whether it is necessary or desirable to attach conditions to the licence or to alter or cancel existing conditions and to take all reasonable steps to ensure that such conditions as are attached to a site licence are being complied with.".'.

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Residents associations

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

NC15

To move the following Clause:—

       'A Residents Association shall be recognised on each protected site to meet regularly with the licensee and management to review park standards and amenities and negotiate the pitch fee.'.

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Responsibility of the residential park licensee

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

NC16

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   Before the making of an agreement to which this Act applies the owner of the protected site shall give to the potential buyer a copy of the written statement.

    (2)   The written statement shall be signed by both parties on the day of sale.

    (3)   The implied terms of that written statement shall include particulars of the land on which the occupier is entitled to station the park home sufficient to identify—

(a)	the boundaries of the land on which the mobile home may be located;

(b)	and the services provided on that land.'.

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Prepared 16 Jan 2004