S.C.E.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 27th January 2004
STANDING COMMITTEE E
HOUSING BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [20th January].
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
233
Page 133, line 29, leave out Clauses 191 to 195.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
242
Schedule 9, page 183, line 17, leave out paragraph 4.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
243
Schedule 9, page 183, line 21, leave out paragraph 5.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
244
Schedule 9, page 183, line 38, leave out paragraph 7.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
237
Clause 192, page 135, line 5, leave out paragraph (c).
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
238
Clause 192, page 135, line 13, leave out 'women's'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
239
Clause 192, page 135, line 16, leave out 'women's'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
284
Clause 193, page 135, line 42, leave out 'two-thirds' and insert 'one-third'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
240
Clause 193, page 135, line 42, leave out paragraph (b) and insert—
'(b) at least three of the self-contained flats are not owner occupied.'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
285
Clause 193, page 136, leave out lines 1 to 7 and insert, 'on which building work was completed before commencement of the Building Regulations 1985 (S.I., 1985/106); and'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
241
Clause 195, page 137, line 11, leave out 'women's'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
252
Clause 45, page 29, line 31, leave out paragraph (b).
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
253
Clause 45, page 29, line 39, leave out 'persons' and insert 'both tenants and landlords'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
255
Clause 45, page 29, line 42, at end insert—
| '(c) | take reasonable steps to enter into working partnerships with such private sector landlords, agents and associations as may, in the opinion of the authority, be appropriate.'. |
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
236
Clause 46, page 30, line 17, at end insert ', and
(c) as regards its homelessness strategy and the provision of advice and assistance to those likely to be affected by the designation.'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
256
Clause 47, page 30, line 41, at end insert—
'(2A) The appropriate national authority must issue general guidance on the factors and issues it will have regard to when exercising its powers under subsection (2).'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
229
Page 40, line 33, leave out Clause 47.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
230
Clause 48, page 31, line 18, leave out from 'designation' to 'when' in line 20.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
231
Clause 48, page 31, line 25, leave out paragraph (b).
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
232
Clause 49, page 32, line 4, at end insert 'but must be within six months.'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
265
Clause 51, page 33, line 2, at end insert—
'(2A) An Owner of a property in the process of selling that property shall be entitled to a temporary exemption until it has been sold, and the subsequent owner shall be entitled to a similar temporary exemption in which to make the necessary preparations to obtain a license, if a license is required under the terms of the Act.'.
Mr Keith Hill
37
Clause 51, page 33, line 28, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'.
Mr Keith Hill
38
Clause 51, page 33, leave out line 35.
Mr Keith Hill
39
Clause 51, page 33, line 36, leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.
Mr Keith Hill
40
Clause 51, page 33, line 39, leave out 'court' and insert 'tribunal'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
266
Clause 52, page 34, line 2, after 'the', insert 'appropriate national'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
267
Clause 52, page 34, line 13, leave out 'maximum'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
268
Clause 52, page 33, line 17, leave out subsection (7).
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
269
Clause 54, page 35, line 20, after second 'standards', insert 'relating only to health and safety'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
257
Clause 54, page 35, line 25, leave out 'and'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
258
Clause 54, page 35, line 26, after 'facilities', insert ', and'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
259
Clause 54, page 35, line 26, at end insert—
| '(iv) | bedrooms and sleeping areas,'. |
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
270
Clause 54, page 35, line 29, at end insert—
'(c) standards as to the susceptibility to fire hazards'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
271
Clause 55, page 35, line 34, at end insert—
'(1A) On application for a licence, "P" will be required to make a full disclosure of any recorded convictions on the sex offenders' register to the licensing authority.
(1B) Before the local authority awards a licence it will be required to validate both the identity of "P" and information supplied by "P" with the national sex offenders register.
(1C) Every HMO manager within an authority's area of jurisdicton will be required to report to that licensing authority any sexual offence conviction gained since the award of an HMO manager's registration.
(1D) Every year, local authorities will be required to check the names of all HMO managers within the area of their jurisdiction against the sex offenders' register.'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
272
Clause 55, page 35, leave out lines 43 and 44.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
273
Clause 56, page 36, line 30, leave out 'local housing' and insert 'appropriate national'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
260
Clause 56, page 36, line 38, leave out paragraph (b) and insert—
| '(b) | conditions requiring reasonable steps to be taken to address any nuisance or annoyance caused to others by persons occupying or visiting the house;'. |
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
274
Clause 57, page 37, leave out line 36 and insert 'The licence period shall end five years after'.
Mr Keith Hill
126
Schedule 5, page 165, line 5, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'.
Mr Keith Hill
127
Schedule 5, page 165, line 12, leave out 'county court' and insert 'residential property tribunal'.
Mr Keith Hill
128
Schedule 5, page 165, leave out lines 27 to 34 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 (1) or (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).'. |
