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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 18th January 2005

 

Standing Committee G

 

New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

 

Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill

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Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the

 

Programming Sub-Committee.

 

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Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

 

That Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

 

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on 17th January 2005 (Standing Order

 

No.83C):

 

That—

 

(1)  

during proceedings on the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill the

 

Standing Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting on Tuesday 18th

 

January at 9.25 a.m.) meet on—

 

(a)  

Tuesday 18th January at 2.30 p.m.

 

(b)  

Thursday 20th January at 9.25 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.

 

(c)  

Tuesday 25th January at 9.25 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.

 

(d)  

Thursday 27th January at 9.25 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.

 

(e)  

Tuesday 1st February at 9.25a.m. and 2.30 p.m.

 

(2)  

The proceedings shall be taken in the following order—

 


 

Clauses 1 to 18, Clauses 20 and 21, Clauses 25 to 27, Clause 19, Clause 22,

 

Clause 24, Clauses 28 to 30, Clause 23, Clauses 31 to 84, Schedule 1, Clauses

 

85 to 87, Schedule 2, Clauses 88 to 92, Schedule 3, Clauses 93 to 106,

 

Schedule 4, Clause 107, Schedule 5, Clauses 108 to 111, New Clauses, New

 

Schedules, Remaining proceedings on the Bill.

 

(3)  

The proceedings on the Bill shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday 1st February.

 

Alun Michael has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the

 

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No.83C].

 

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Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill, continued

 
 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

2

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  leave out lines 10 to 15 and insert—

 

‘(3)    

A council may make such an order to restrict the public right of way where

 

specific evidence exists that—

 

(a)    

illegal business activities have been conducted; or

 

(b)    

incidents of recorded crime have taken place; and’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

31

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  leave out lines 12 and 13.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

32

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  22,  after ‘locality’, insert ‘with particular regard to persons

 

with a disability that limits their mobility’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

33

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  24,  leave out ‘a reasonably convenient alternative route’ and

 

insert ‘ a route which provides a reasonably convenient alternative route to the public at

 

the times when the gating order will be in force.’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

46

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  24,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

the likely effect of making the order on statutory undertakers whose

 

apparatus is located in, on, over or adjacent to the highway.’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

34

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  30,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

any highway, any part of which crosses or abuts agricultural land;’.

 

.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

35

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  43,  at end insert ‘; or where the highway is the only or

 

principal means of access to any premises or land used for business.’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

47

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  43,  at end insert ‘or the exercise of any right by a statutory

 

undertaker.’.


 
 

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Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

36

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  11,  at end insert ‘, provided that any such order shall require

 

that the barrier be maintained in an open position during any such times as the restriction

 

is not in force.’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

37

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  13,  at end insert, ‘, provided that the installation of such a

 

barrier does not restrict access to the highway during such times as the restriction is not

 

in force to the extent that any previous legitimate use of the highway is prevented.’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

48

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(7A)    

A council installing, operating or maintaining any barrier authorised under

 

subsection 6 shall ensure at all times access through the barrier for statutory

 

undertakers.’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

49

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  22,  at end insert ‘and statutory undertakers whose apparatus

 

is located in on over or adjacent to the highway’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

38

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  37,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

39

 

Clause  2,  page  4,  line  6,  at end insert ‘; or no longer complies in relation to it’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

40

 

Clause  2,  page  4,  leave out lines 7 and 8.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

41

 

Clause  2,  page  4,  line  26,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

42

 

Clause  2,  page  4,  line  30,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(d)    

the posting of maintenance at entry points to any highway subject to a

 

gating order of a notice stating the nature of the restruction of the right of

 

way and the times when the restriction is in force.’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

43

 

Clause  2,  page  4,  line  33,  at end insert ‘; excepting those persons who would be

 

identified for the purposes of sections 129F(4) and 129F(6)(b) below’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

10

 

Clause  2,  page  4,  line  39,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

11

 

Clause  2,  page  4,  line  44,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

12

 

Clause  2,  page  5,  line  2,  at end insert ‘; they are satisfied that no variation under

 

subsection (2) above would be expedient in all the circumstances for the purpose of

 

reducing crime or anti-social behaviour.’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

13

 

Clause  2,  page  5,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

the periodic reviewing of gating orders with respect to their continuing

 

expediency in all the circumstances for the purpose of reducing crime or

 

anti-social behaviour; and with respect to the requirements of subsections

 

(2) and (3) above.’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

44

 

Clause  2,  page  5,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

the reviewing of gating orders following requests from a person who

 

would be identified for the purposes of subsections (4) and (6)(b) above’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

50

 

Clause  2,  page  5,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘ “statutory undertaker” means—

 

(a)    

the person by whom a relevant statutory right is exercisable (in

 

the capacity in which it is exercisable by him); or

 

(b)    

a person having permission under section 109 of the New Roads

 

and Street Works Act 1991 (c.22) to execute road works, as the

 

case may be references to an undertaker having apparatus in on


 
 

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Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill, continued

 
 

over or adjacent to the highway, or to the undertaker to whom

 

apparatus belongs, shall be construed accordingly.”.’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

29

 

Clause  3,  page  6,  line  2,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘4’.

 

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Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

30

 

Clause  4,  page  6,  line  34,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘4’.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

24

 

Clause  6,  page  7,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

The local authority shall provide the authorised officer with the means or

 

equipment by which the officer may contact the police directly and request

 

immediate assistance at any time during the issue or attempted issue of a fixed

 

penalty notice.’.

 

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Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

4

 

Clause  8,  page  8,  line  36,  leave out subsection (3).

 

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Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

5

 

Clause  10,  page  12,  line  1,  leave out subsection (3).

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

45

 

Clause  11,  page  12,  line  30,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—


 
 

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‘(2)    

leave out subsection (2) (Requirement to give notice to occupier).’.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

28

 

Clause  20,  page  17,  leave out lines 2 to 10.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

54

 

Clause  20,  page  17,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

land to which section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

 

(Powers to remove persons attending or preparing for raves) applies;’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

55

 

Clause  20,  page  17,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

land to which section 77 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

 

(Power of local authority to direct unauthorised campers to leave land) applies;’.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

25

 

Clause  19,  page  15,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

After subsection (1) insert—

 

“( )    

The litter authority shall provide the authorised officer with the means or

 

equipment by which the officer may contact the police directly and

 

request immediate assistance at any time during the issue or attempted

 

issue of a fixed penalty notice.”.’.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

51

 

Clause  22,  page  19,  line  13,  at end insert ‘, and that person shall be made aware that

 

a failure to pay could result in an increase in the penalty with its conversion into a court

 

fine and liability to prosecution for the offence’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

52

 

Clause  22,  page  19,  line  32,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘( )    

There will be a right of appeal against the issuing of Fixed Penalty Notices.’.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

27

 

Clause  28,  page  27,  line  13,  at beginning insert ‘Following consultation with local

 

authorities and other interested parties’.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

53

 

Clause  30,  page  27,  leave out lines 40 to 42.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

26

 

Clause  23,  page  23,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

The principal litter authority shalll provide the authorised officer with the means

 

or equipment by which the officer may contact the police directly and request

 

immediate assistance at any time during the seizure or attempted seizure of

 

material under sub-paragraph (1) above.’.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

56

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  31,  page  28,  line  20,  leave out ‘which is affixed without authorisation to

 

any surface,’ and insert ‘affixed to any surface—

 

(a)    

without the consent of the surface owner; and

 

(b)    

without deemed or express consent under Town and Country Planning

 

(Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992 (as amended) or which is

 

an advertisement to which Part II and III of the Regulations do not apply

 

under Regulations 3(2).’.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

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Parliamentary Star    

Clause  34,  page  30,  line  11,  at end insert—


 
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