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Mr Keith Hill 16 Clause 177, page 127, line 15, at end insert |
'(6A) A person exercising the power of entry conferred by subsection (2) or (6) may do such of the following as he thinks necessary for the purpose for which the power is being exercised
(a) | take other persons with him; |
(b) | take equipment or materials with him; |
(c) | take measurements or photographs or make recordings; |
(d) | leave recording equipment on the premises for later collection; |
(e) | take samples of any articles or substances found on the premises.'. |
Mr Keith Hill
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Clause 177, page 127, line 24, after '(2)', insert 'or (6)'.
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Clause 178, page 128, line 14, leave out from 'necessary)' to end of line 16 and insert'(5A) Subsection (6A) of section 177 applies to the person on whom that power is conferred as it applies to a person exercising the power of entry conferred by subsection (2) or (6) of that section.'.
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Clause 187, page 132, line 35, after 'section', insert '(Residential property tribunals)(3) or'.
Mr Keith Hill
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Schedule 10, page 186, line 27, leave out 'the court' and insert 'a residential property tribunal'.
Mr Keith Hill
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Schedule 10, page 186, line 32, leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.
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Schedule 10, page 186, line 40, leave out 'judge' and insert 'tribunal'.
Mr Keith Hill
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Schedule 10, page 186, line 41, leave out 'his judgment' and insert 'its decision'.
Mr Keith Hill
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Schedule 10, page 190, line 4, at end insert
'15A | In section 307(1) (saving for rights arising from breach of covenant etc.) for the words from "relating to" to "prejudices" substitute "relating to the demolition or purchase of unfit premises prejudices.".'. |
Mr Keith Hill
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Schedule 10, page 191, line 19, at end insert
'"residential property tribunal | section (residential property tribunals) of the Housing Act 2004".'. |
Mr Keith Hill
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Schedule 10, page 194, line 11, at end insert
'Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c. 70)
24A | (1) | Section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (limitation of service charges: costs of proceedings) is amended as follows. |
(2) | In subsection (1) after "a court" insert ", residential property tribunal". |
(3) | In subsection (2) after paragraph (a) insert |
"(aa) | in the case of proceedings before a residential property tribunal, to the Lands Tribunal;".'. |
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Schedule 10, page 194, line 11, at end insert
'Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)
24B | In paragraph 47 of Schedule 17 to the Housing Act 1988 (amendments of Part 9 of Housing Act 1985) for "sections 264(5), 270(3), 276 and 286(3)" substitute "section 270(3)".'. |
Mr Keith Hill
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Schedule 10, page 195, line 9, at end insert
'Gas Act 1995 (c. 45)
29A | In paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Gas Act 1995 (statutory undertakers), in sub-paragraph (1)(xxxvi) for "sections 283(2) and" substitute "section".'. |
Mr Keith Hill
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Schedule 11, page 196, column 2, leave out line 26.
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Schedule 11, page 196, line 3, at end insert
'London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939 (c. xcvii) | Section 35(1)(c)(i). In section 36(1), the words "or sleep".'. |
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Schedule 11, page 196, line 9, at end insert
'County of Merseyside Act 1980 (c. x) | Section 48. Section 49(1) and (2). In section 132(2), the words "In section 48 (Means of escape from fire), subsection (5);". Section 139(3).'. |
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Schedule 11, page 196, line 9, at end insert
'Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16) | In Schedule 2, in the entry relating to the Housing Act 1985 in paragraph 4, "283,".'. |
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Schedule 11, page 196, line 9, at end insert
'Building Act 1984 (c. 55) | Section 72(6)(a).'. |
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Schedule 11, page 196, line 21, column 2, at end insert
'Sections 283 to 288.'. |
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Schedule 11, page 196, line 31, column 2, at end insert
'In section 316(1), the words ", or obstructive building order".'. |
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Schedule 11, page 196, line 34, column 2, at end insert'Section 318(4).'.
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Schedule 11, page 196, line 35, column 2, at end insert 'and ", or an obstructive building order,".'.
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Schedule 11, page 196, line 38, column 2, after '"house"', insert ', "obstructive building", "obstructive building order".'.
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Schedule 11, page 196, line 52, at end insert
'Leicestershire Act 1985 (c. xvii) | Section 54(6)(a).'. |
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Schedule 11, page 196, line 52, at end insert
'Airports Act 1986 (c. 31) | In Schedule 2, in the entry relating to the Housing Act 1985 in paragraph 1(1), "283,".'. |
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Schedule 11, page 197, line 3, at end insert
'Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29) | In Schedule 16, paragraph 1(1)(xl).'. |
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Schedule 11, page 197, line 26, at end insert
'Transport Act 2000 (c. 38) | In Schedule 5, in paragraph 1(2)(o), "283,".'. |
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Clause 204, page 140, line 34, leave out 'Parts 1 to 4, and" and insert 'Part 1 (other than section 8), Parts 2 to 4,'.
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Clause 204, page 140, line 34, after '168,', insert '(Residential property tribunals), (Appeals from residential property tribunals),'.
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Clause 204, page 140, line 35, after 'Schedules', insert '(Residential property tribunals: procedure),'.
Mr Keith Hill
NC12
To move the following Clause:'(1) Any jurisdiction conferred on a residential property tribunal by or under any enactment is exercisable by a rent assessment committee constituted in accordance with Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977 (c.42).
(2) When so constituted for exercising any such jurisdiction a rent assessment committee is known as a residential property tribunal.
(3) The appropriate national authority may by order make provision for and in connection with conferring on residential property tribunals, in relation to such matters as are specified in the order, such jurisdiction as is so specified.
(4) An order under subsection (3) may modify an enactment (including this Act).
(5) Schedule (Residential property tribunals: procedure) (Residential property tribunals: procedure) has effect.'.
Mr Keith Hill
NC13
To move the following Clause:'(1) A party to proceedings before a residential property tribunal may appeal to the Lands Tribunal from a decision of the residential property tribunal.
(2) But the appeal may only be made
(a) | with the permission of the residential property tribunal or the Lands Tribunal, and |
(b) | within the time specified by rules under section 3(6) of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 (c.42). |
(3) On the appeal
(a) | the Lands Tribunal may exercise any power which was available to the residential property tribunal, and |
(b) | a decision of the Lands Tribunal may be enforced in the same way as a decision of the residential property tribunal. |
(4) Section 11(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c.53) (appeals from certain tribunals to High Court) does not apply to any decision of a residential property tribunal.
(5) For the purposes of section 3(4) of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 (c.42) (which enables a person aggrieved by a decision of the Lands Tribunal to appeal to the Court of Appeal) a residential property tribunal is not to be regarded as an aggrieved person.'.
Mr Keith Hill
NS1
To move the following Schedule:
Procedure regulations
1 | (1) | The appropriate national authority may make regulations about the procedure of residential property tribunals. |
(2) | Nothing in the following provisions of this Schedule affects the generality of sub-paragraph (1). |
(3) | In those provisions |
"procedure regulations" means regulations under this paragraph;"tribunal" means a residential property tribunal.
Appeals
2 | (1) | Procedure regulations may include provision, in relation to applications to tribunals |
(a) about the form of such applications and the particulars to be contained in them, and
(b) requiring the service of notices of such applications.
(2) | Procedure regulations may include provision, in relation to appeals to tribunals |
(a) about the form of notices of appeal and the particulars to be contained in them, and
(b) requiring the service of copies of such notices.
(3) | Procedure regulations may include provision dispensing with the service of the notices or copies mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (2)(b) in such cases of urgency as are specified in the regulations. |
Transfers
3 | (1) | This paragraph applies where, in any proceedings before a court, there falls for determination a question which a tribunal would have jurisdiction to determine on an application or appeal to the tribunal. |
(2) | The court |
(a) may by order transfer to the tribunal so much of the proceedings as relate to the determination of that question, and
(b) may then dispose of all or any remaining proceedings, or adjourn the disposal of all or any remaining proceedings pending the determination of that question by the tribunal, as it thinks fit.
(3) | When the tribunal has determined the question, the court may give effect to the determination in an order of the court. |
(4) | Rules of court may prescribe the procedure to be followed in a court in connection with or in consequence of a transfer under this paragraph. |
(5) | Procedure regulations may prescribe the procedure to be followed in a tribunal consequent on a transfer under this paragraph. |
(6) | Nothing in this Act affects any power of a court to make an order that could be made by a tribunal (such as an order quashing a licence granted or order made by a local housing authority) in a case where |
(a) the court has not made a transfer under this paragraph, and
(b) the order is made by the court in connection with disposing of any proceedings before it.
Parties etc.
4 | (1) | Procedure regulations may include provision enabling persons to be joined as parties to the proceedings. |
(2) | Procedure regulations may include provision enabling persons who are not parties to proceedings before a tribunal to make oral or written representations to the tribunal. |
Information
5 | (1) | A tribunal may serve a notice requiring any party to proceedings before it to give to the tribunal any information which the tribunal may require. |
(2) | The information must be given to the tribunal within such period (of not less than 14 days) from the date of service of the notice as is specified in the notice. |
(3) | A person commits an offence if he fails to comply with a notice served on him under sub-paragraph (1). |
(4) | A person who commits an offence under sub-paragraph (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. |
(5) | In proceedings against a person for an offence under sub-paragraph (3) it is a defence that he had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the notice. |
Pre-trial reviews etc.
6 | (1) | Procedure regulations may include provision for the holding of a pre-trial review (on the application of a party to the proceedings or on the tribunal's own initiative). |
(2) | Procedure regulations may provide for functions of a tribunal in relation to, or at, a pre-trial review to be exercised by a single qualified member of the panel. |
(3) | Procedure regulations may provide for other functions as to preliminary or incidental matters to be exercised by a single qualified member of the panel. |
(4) | For the purposes of this paragraph |
(a) a person is a qualified member of the panel if he was appointed to it by the Lord Chancellor; and
(b) "the panel" means the panel provided for in Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977 (c.42).
Interim orders
7 | Procedure regulations may include provision empowering tribunals to make orders, on an interim basis |
(a) suspending, in whole or in part, the effect of any decision, notice, order or licence which is the subject matter of proceedings before them;
(b) granting any remedy which they would have had power to grant in their final decisions.
Additional relief
8 | (1) | Procedure regulations may include provision as to |
(a) any additional relief which tribunals may grant in respect of proceedings before them; and
(b) the grounds on which such relief may be granted.
(2) | In this paragraph "additional relief" means relief additional to any relief specifically authorised by any provision of Parts 1 to 4 of this Act. |
Dismissal
9 | Procedure regulations may include provision empowering tribunals to dismiss applications, appeals or transferred proceedings, in whole or in part, on the ground that they are |
(a) frivolous or vexatious, or
(b) otherwise an abuse of process.
Determination without hearing
10 | (1) | Procedure regulations may include provision for the determination of applications, appeals or transferred proceedings without an oral hearing. |
(2) | Procedure regulations may provide for a single qualified member of the panel to make determinations without an oral hearing. |
(3) | For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) |
(a) a person is a qualified member of the panel if he was appointed to it by the Lord Chancellor; and
(b) "the panel" means the panel provided for in Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977 (c.42).
Fees
11 | (1) | Procedure regulations may include provision requiring the payment of fees in respect of applications, appeals or transfers of proceedings to, or oral hearings by, tribunals. |
(2) | The fees payable shall be such as are specified in or determined in accordance with procedure regulations. |
(3) | But the fee (or, where fees are payable in respect of both an application, appeal or transfer and an oral hearing, the aggregate of the fees) payable by a person in respect of any proceedings must not exceed |
(a) £500, or
(b) such other amount as may be specified in procedure regulations.
(4) | Procedure regulations may empower a tribunal to require a party to proceedings before it to reimburse another party to the proceedings the whole or any part of any fees paid by him. |
(5) | Procedure regulations may provide for the reduction or waiver of fees by reference to the financial resources of the party by whom they are to be paid or met. |
(6) | If they do so they may apply, subject to such modifications as may be specified in the regulations, any other statutory means-testing regime as it has effect from time to time. |
Costs
12 | (1) | A tribunal may determine that a party to proceedings before it is to pay the costs incurred by another party in connection with the proceedings in any circumstances falling within sub-paragraph (2). |
(2) | The circumstances are where |
(a) he has made an application or appeal to the tribunal which is dismissed in accordance with regulations made by virtue of paragraph 9, or
(b) he has, in the opinion of the tribunal, acted frivolously, vexatiously, abusively, disruptively or otherwise unreasonably in connection with the proceedings.
(3) | The amount which a party to proceedings may be ordered to pay in the proceedings by a determination under this paragraph must not exceed |
(a) £500, or
(b) such other amount as may be specified in procedure regulations.
(4) | A person may not be required to pay costs incurred by another person in connection with proceedings before a tribunal, except |
(a) by a determination under this paragraph, or
(b) in accordance with provision made by any enactment other than this paragraph.
Enforcement
13 | Procedure regulations may provide for decisions of tribunals to be enforceable, with the permission of a county court, in the same way as orders of such a court.'. |
Committal
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
Proceedings in Standing Committee
2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 24th February 2004.3. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
6. Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further Message from the Lords) may be programmed.
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