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S.C.G.          Standing Committee: 20th January 2005                  

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Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill, continued

 
 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

20

 

Page  43,  line  31,  leave out Clause 47.

 

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Matthew Green

 

Sue Doughty

 

95

 

Clause  48,  page  44,  leave out lines 42 to 45.

 

Matthew Green

 

Sue Doughty

 

96

 

Clause  48,  page  44,  leave out lines 46 to 48.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

67

 

Clause  49,  page  46,  line  26,  at end insert—

 

‘(13)    

In this section “re-using waste” means any operation by which end-of-life

 

products and equipment or its components are used for the same purpose for

 

which they were conceived for a period of longer than 12 months.’.

 

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Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

3

 

Clause  52,  page  47,  leave out from ‘must’ to end of line 37 and insert ‘used only for the

 

purposes of its functions under section 34A above (including functions relating to the

 

enforcement of offences under that section).’.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

7

 

Clause  52,  page  48,  line  28,  leave out subsection (3).

 

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Matthew Green

 

Sue Doughty

 

97

 

Clause  54,  page  49,  line  20,  at end insert ‘;


 
 

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(i)    

targets for the diversion of site waste to landfill’.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

100

 

Clause  55,  page  50,  line  19,  at end add—

 

‘( )    

The appropriate person must consult interested parties before an offence under

 

subsection (3) is prescribed by regulation.’.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

101

 

Clause  56,  page  51,  line  10,  at end add—

 

‘( )    

The appropriate person must consult the appropriate parties before regulations are

 

made prescribing the procedure to be followed by primary or secondary

 

authorities for the making of dog control orders.’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

102

 

Clause  56,  page  51,  line  10,  at end add—

 

‘(c)    

the criteria which shall be applied to determine the necessity for the

 

making of a dog control order in relation to any offence.’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

103

 

Clause  56,  page  51,  line  10,  at end add—

 

‘(d)    

the procedure to be established to enable an appeal to be made by the

 

public against a dog control order being made.’.

 

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Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

18

 

Clause  68,  page  56,  line  4,  leave out subsection (1).

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

21

 

Clause  68,  page  56,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(5)    

After subsection (1) of that section insert—


 
 

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“(1A)    

Where a stray dog taken to a local authority is ill or injured, treatment

 

should be sought by the appropriate local authority at the earliest possible

 

time.”.’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

22

 

Clause  68,  page  56,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(6)    

After subsection (6) of that section insert—

 

“(6A)    

In this section a “stray dog” is one which is unaccompanied by either

 

owner or person responsible for it in a public place or any other place

 

without the permission of the owner of the land or premises where it is

 

found.”.’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

99

 

Clause  68,  page  56,  line  12,  at end add—

 

‘( )    

It shall be the duty of the local authorities to provide a twenty-four hour dog

 

warden service’.

 

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Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

8

 

Clause  75,  page  60,  line  28,  leave out subsection (4).

 

———
 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

14

 

Clause  87,  page  67,  line  5,  leave out subsection (1).

 

———
 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

16

 

Page  85,  line  1,  leave out Schedule 2.

 

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Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

15

 

Clause  88,  page  68,  leave out line 4.

 

———
 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

17

 

Page  89,  line  2,  leave out Schedule 3.

 

———
 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

9

 

Clause  96,  page  71,  line  25,  leave out subsection (4).

 

———
 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

57

 

Clause  102,  page  75,  line  2,  after ‘premises’, insert ‘or streetlights on public roads

 

or public rights of way’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

58

 

Clause  102,  page  75,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(j)    

premises or apparatus used for the provision of electronic

 

communication services.’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

104

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  102,  page  75,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(k)    

a playing field, playing pitch or other outdoor facility used wholly or

 

mainly for sport.’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

105

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  102,  page  75,  line  37,  at end insert—

 


 

‘“playing field” has the meaning given in Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning

 

(General Development Procedure) (Amendment) Order 1996;

 


 

“playing pitch” means a delineated area which, together with any run-off area, is 0.4


 
 

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hectares or more, and which is used for sport;’.

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

106

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  102,  page  75,  line  49,  at end insert—

 


 

‘“sport” is designated as any sporting activity which appears on the list maintained by the

 

National Sports Councils of activities recognised by them, as applicable to Schedule 18

 

to the Finance Act 2002;’.

 

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Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

1

 

Clause  111,  page  80,  line  3,  leave out ‘Clean Neighbourhoods and’ and insert

 

‘Cleaner and Safer’.

 

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New Clauses

 

Illegal deposit or disposal of waste (power of arrest)

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

In subsection 24(2) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c.69), at the

 

end insert—

 

“(w)    

an offence under subsection 33(4A) of the Environmental

 

Protection Act 1990 (c.3).”

 

(2)    

In section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c.3), after subsection (4)

 

insert—

 

“(4A)    

A person authorised by the Environmental Protection Agency to exercise

 

the powers specified in section 108(4) of the Environment Act 1995

 

(c.25) shall have like powers to those of a constable to arrest any person

 

depositing or disposing of waste in contravention of subsection (1).’.’.

 

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Producer responsibility for litter caused by discarded chewing gum etc.

 

Sue Doughty

 

Matthew Green

 

nc2

 

To move the following Clause:—


 
 

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‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must consult on producer responsibility measures to—

 

(a)    

discourage litter caused by discarded chewing gum and the discarded

 

remains of other products designed for chewing; and

 

(b)    

provide financial redress to litter authorities for the costs incurred by

 

removal of discarded chewing gum and the discarded remains of other

 

products designed for chewing.

 

(2)    

The consultation must—

 

(a)    

include such bodies or persons appearing to him to be representative of

 

the interests of litter authorities as he considers appropriate;

 

(b)    

include such bodies or persons appearing to him to be representative of

 

the interests of producers and distributors of chewing gum and other

 

products designed for chewing as he considers appropriate; and

 

(c)    

publish recommendations before 2007.

 

(3)    

The consultation must consider both voluntary and statutory schemes.’.

 

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Fixed penalty notices: guidelines for local authorities and the police

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The appropriate person shall consult local authorities and the police before

 

providing guidelines on the precise duties of police officers and local authorities,

 

where there are shared responsibilities, in connection with the powers conferred

 

to local authorities under this Act.’.

 

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Unlawful display of advertisements

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

nc4

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 220 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) (regulations

 

controlling display of advertisements) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

After subsection (3) insert—

 

“(3A)    

The local planning authority must exercise its powers so as to ensure

 

compliance with the provisions of these regulations in its area.”.’.

 

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Authorised officers: Enforcement of the Highways Act 1980

 

Matthew Green

 

Sue Doughty

 

NC5

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘If an authorised officer has reasonable grounds for considering —

 

(a)    

that any object unlawfully deposited on the highway constitutes a danger

 

(including a danger caused by obstructing the view) to users of the

 

highway, and

 

(b)    

that the object in question ought to be removed without the delay

 

involved in giving notice or obtaining a removal and disposal order from

 

a magistrates’ court under this section, the authorised officer may remove

 

the object forthwith.’.

 

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Charges for the collection of household waste

 

Paddy Tipping

 

NC6

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 45 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

Leave out subsection (3) and insert—

 

“(3)    

A charge may be made for the collection of household waste where this

 

is directly related to the amount of waste collected from each household

 

as prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.”.’.

 

 

Order of the House [10TH JANUARY 2005]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Clean Neighbourhoods and

 

Environment Bill:

 

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 1st February 2005.

 

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.


 
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