NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Friday 7th May 2004
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
HOUSING BILL, AS AMENDED
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Housing Bill (Programme) (No. 2).
Ms Karen Buck [R]
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross
4
Page 1, line 9 [Clause 1], leave out 'and'.
[R] Relevant registered interest declared.
Ms Karen Buck [R]
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross
5
Page 1, line 11 [Clause 1], at end insert, and
| (c) | for a revision of the overcrowding standards in respect of such premises'. |
Mr Charles Kennedy
Sir Menzies Campbell
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross
Mr Andrew Stunell
100
Page 3, [Clause 2], leave out lines 10 to 19 and insert—
'(1) Meanings of "category 1 hazard" and "category 2 hazard" shall be prescribed for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Those meanings shall be so prescribed by reference to—
| (a) | hazards of prescribed descriptions, and |
| (b) | a ranking system for the severity of such hazards by which the question of whether a hazard achieves a particular ranking is decided by reference to— |
| (i) | the results of a qualitative assessment of the hazard in question, and |
| (ii) | an assessment of whether those results meet prescribed qualitative criteria.'. |
Mr Charles Kennedy
Sir Menzies Campbell
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross
Mr Andrew Stunell
102
Page 3, line 20 [Clause 2], after 'risk,' insert '(a)'.
Mr Charles Kennedy
Sir Menzies Campbell
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross
Mr Andrew Stunell
103
Page 3, line 21 [Clause 2], after 'HMO', insert—
| '(b) | that the dwelling or HMO is or is likely to be below a reasonable standard, having regard to its age, character or locality, or |
| (c) | that the condition of the dwelling or HMO is or is likely to be such as to interfere materially with the personal comfort of the occupying tenant, and'. |
Mr Charles Kennedy
Sir Menzies Campbell
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross
Mr Andrew Stunell
101
Page 3, line 27 [Clause 2], leave out from 'and' to end of line 29.
Mr Secretary Prescott
6
Page 3, line 39, [Clause 3], leave out subsection (1) and insert—
'(1) A local housing authority must keep the housing conditions in their area under review with a view to identifying any action that may need to be taken by them under any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2).'.
Mr Secretary Prescott
7
Page 4, line 18 [Clause 4], at beginning insert—
'(1ZA) If a local housing authority consider—
| (a) | as a result of any matters of which they have become aware in carrying out their duty under section 3, or |
| (b) | for any other reason, |
that it would be appropriate for any residential premises in their district to be inspected with a view to determining whether any category 1 or 2 hazard exists on those premises, the authority must arrange for such an inspection to be carried out.'.
Mr Secretary Prescott
8
Page 4, line 28 [Clause 4], leave out subsection (3).
Mr Secretary Prescott
9
Page 4, line 38 [Clause 4], leave out '(1) or (3)' and insert '(1ZA) or (1)'.
Mr Secretary Prescott
10
Page 4, line 41 [Clause 4], at end insert 'or proper officer (as the case may be)'.
Mr Secretary Prescott
11
Page 4, line 46 [Clause 4], leave out '(1) or (3)' and insert '(1ZA) or (1)'.
Mr Secretary Prescott
12
Page 5, line 2, [Clause 4], leave out 'or (3)'.
Mr Secretary Prescott
13
Page 5, line 4, [Clause 4], after '1', insert 'or 2'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Hugo Swire
134
*Page 7, line 11 [Clause 8], at end insert—
'(e) the functions and requirements in respect of new qualifications and training required by environmental health officers.
(f) the functions and requirements in respect of the nature and time expenditure required so that these tasks can be considered to have been properly fulfilled.
(g) the functions and requirements in respect of the circumstances in which they may be required to compensate landlords for costs incurred in the carrying out of their duties'.
(h) their functions and requirements in relation to fire safety legislation and in particular consideration be given to the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in HMOs.'.
Mr Charles Kennedy
Sir Menzies Campbell
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross
Mr Andrew Stunell
104
Page 28, line 34 [Clause 44], at end insert—
'(2A) In the event of such an appeal being made, the notice under section 40 is not suspended.'.
Mr Secretary Prescott
29
Page 177, line 35 [Schedule 3], at end insert ', and a copy of the notice must be served on any other person who is an occupier of the premises.
| | (3A) | The notice and any such copy must be served sufficiently in advance of the time when the authority intend to enter the premises as to give the recipients reasonable notice of the intended entry.'. |
Mr Secretary Prescott
125
*Page 2, line 41 [Clause 1], leave out from 'persons' to the end of line 43 and insert 'who form a single household.'.
John Hayes
Robert Syms [R]
Hugo Swire
127
*Page 36, line 9 [Clause 54], leave out from 'the following' and insert 'all'.
John Hayes
Robert Syms [R]
Hugo Swire
128
*Page 36, line 9 [Clause 54], leave out from 'HMOs' to end of line 19 on page 36.
Mr Clive Betts
Dr Desmond Turner
Mr Andrew F. Bennett
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross
3
Page 36, line 10 [Clause 54], at end insert—
| '( ) | any HMO in the authority's district of 3 storeys or above or in which at least 5 people live, and'. |
Alan Simpson
Mr Harold Best
Mr Andy Reed
Lynne Jones
Paul Flynn
Alice Mahon
87
Page 36, line 10 [Clause 54], at end insert—
| '( ) | any HMO in the authority's district of 3 storeys or above or in which at least 4 people live, and'. |
Mr Charles Kennedy
Sir Menzies Campbell
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross
Mr Andrew Stunell
105
Page 36, line 37 [Clause 54], leave out '5 years' and insert '12 months'.
John Hayes
Robert Syms [R]
Hugo Swire
129
*Page 36, line 37, [Clause 54], leave out '5' and insert '3'.
Mr Charles Kennedy
Sir Menzies Campbell
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross
Mr Andrew Stunell
106
Page 36, line 38 [Clause 54], at end insert—
| '(c) | a local authority may apply to the appropriate national authority for authority to extend the 12 month period in 54(6)(b) to a maximum of 5 years. The authority in making its application must satisfy the appropriate national authority that there are good reasons why it cannot reasonably comply with the requirements of 54(6)(b).'. |
Mr Secretary Prescott
31
Page 39, line 40 [Clause 60], leave out '(1) or (2)'.
Mr Secretary Prescott
32
Page 43, line 10 [Clause 65], at end insert 'or any offence listed in Schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (offences attracting notification requirements)'.
Dr Desmond Turner
Brian White
Alan Simpson
Mr David Chaytor
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ian Gibson
