S.C.E.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 12th February 2004
STANDING COMMITTEE E
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
HOUSING BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [20th January].
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
447
Page 97, line 23, leave out Clause 147.
[R] Relevant registered interest declared.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
445A
Clause 148, page 100, line 12, at end insert—
'16 The Right to Buy does not apply in a rural area if the area has been exempted by regulations made by the Secretary of State.'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
437
Clause 149, page 100, line 25, leave out 'five' and insert 'six'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
448
Clause 149, page 100, line 25, leave out 'five' and insert 'ten'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
449
Clause 149, page 100, line 26, at end insert—
'( ) A buyer will be exempt from the repayment of the discount after the specified period where there is a genuine need to alleviate potential hardship for reasons of severe illness, sudden bereavement or any other extenuating circumstances'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
438
Clause 149, page 100, line 31, leave out 'five' and insert 'six'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
450
Clause 149, page 100, line 31, leave out 'five' and insert 'ten'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
451
Clause 149, page 100, line 34, leave out 'five' and insert 'ten'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
439
Clause 149, page 101, line 5, leave out 'fifth' and insert 'sixth'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
440
Clause 149, page 101, line 17, leave out 'fifth' and insert 'sixth'.
Mr Keith Hill
396
Clause 152, page 103, line 26, at end insert ', which shall be binding on the secure tenant and his successors in title.
This is subject to subsection (7A).'.
Mr Keith Hill
397
Clause 152, page 103, leave out line 33 and insert 'are prescribed by regulations under this section at the time when the conveyance or grant is made.'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
452
Clause 152, page 104, line 24, at end insert—
'(i) for the amount of the offer to be determined by an independent valuer or the district valuer'.
Mr Keith Hill
398
Clause 152, page 104, line 27, at end insert—
'(7A) In a case to which section 157(1) applies—
| (a) | the conveyance or grant may contain a covenant such as is mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) above instead of a covenant such as is mentioned in section 157(1), but |
| (b) | it may do so only if the Secretary of State or, where the conveyance or grant is executed by a housing association within section 6A(3) or (4), the Relevant Authority consents. |
(7B) Consent may be given in relation to—
| (a) | a particular disposal, or |
| (b) | disposals by a particular landlord or disposals by landlords generally, |
and may, in any case, be given subject to conditions.'.
Mr Keith Hill
399
Clause 152, page 104, line 37, leave out from 'etc.)' to 'subsections' in line 39 and insert '—
| (a) | in subsection (1), after "the conveyance or grant may" insert "(subject to section 156A(7A)"; |
| (b) | in subsection (2), omit the words ", subject to subsection (4),"; and |
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
446A
Clause 152, page 104, line 48, after 'by', insert 'an independent valuer or'.
Mr Keith Hill
400
Clause 152, page 105, line 2, at end insert—
| '(ba) | in subsection (2), for "or surrendered" substitute ", conveyed, surrendered or assigned";'. |
Mr Keith Hill
401
Clause 152, page 105, line 7, at end insert—
'(3A) In section 162 of that Act (exempted disposals which end liability under covenants), after paragraph (a) insert—
| "(aa) | the covenant required by section 156A (right of first refusal for landlord etc.) is not binding on the person to whom the disposal is made or any successor in title of his, and that covenant ceases to apply in relation to the property disposed of, and".'. |
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
435
Clause 153, page 105, line 30, at end insert—
'(2A) The National Authority may by order designate rural areas as exempt from the Right to Buy scheme.'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
453
Clause 153, page 106, line 26, at end insert—
'(8) That the Secretary of State may by regulation prescribe the operational date of all or part of the introduction of Part 5 having regard to capacity to effectively implement'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
436
Clause 146, page 97, leave out line 6.
Mr Keith Hill
427A
Clause 155, page 107, line 22, leave out 'or' and insert—
| | 'an anti-social behaviour order under section 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c.37); or'. |
Mr Keith Hill
402
Clause 155, page 107, line 24, leave out '43' and insert '91'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
441
Clause 165, page 117, line 10, at end insert—
'(2A) For the purposes of this paragraph, a sibling shall be treated in the same way as the original tenant's spouse if the sibling was living with the original tenant.'.
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
455
*Clause 165, page 117, line 13, leave out from '89(2)' to end of line 16 and insert—
'a person shall be treated as the tenant's spouse if (in addition to the persons mentioned in section 113(1) the person was living with the tenant—
| (a) | as his or her wife or husband, or |
| (b) | if of the same sex, in an equivalent relationship.'. |
Matthew Green
Mr Edward Davey
Richard Younger-Ross
456
*Clause 165, page 117, line 24, leave out from '133(2)' to end of line 27 and insert—
'a person shall be treated as the tenant's spouse if (in addition to the persons mentioned in section 140(1)) the person was living with the tenant—
| (a) | as his or her wife or husband, or |
| (b) | if of the same sex, in an equivalent relationship.'. |
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
444A
Page 117, line 3, leave out Clause 165.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
277
Clause 166, page 117, line 34, leave out 'companies' and insert 'organisations'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
454
Clause 166, page 118, line 33, after 'payable', insert 'including that where the grant is for a building built using modern methods of construction the method must conform with an accreditation scheme approved by the Secretary of State'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
278
Clause 166, page 118, line 37, at end insert—
'(e) any conditions necessary to ensure equivalence of regulation between recipients of grant under this section and registered social landlords.
(f) any conditions necessary to ensure equivalence of standards between recipients of grant under this section and registered social landlords.'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
279
Clause 166, page 118, line 38, leave out 'company' and insert 'organisation'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
280
Clause 166, page 118, line 40, leave out 'company' and insert 'organisation'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field
281
Clause 166, page 118, line 40, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms (R)
Mr Mark Field
282
Clause 166, page 118, line 40, at end insert—
'(6A) Conditions specified under subsection (6) will include those necessary to ensure equivalence of regulation between recipients of grant under this section and registered social landlords.'.
