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(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:—

‘(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.”.’.

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Noise Act 1996: requirement for consultation

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr David Ruffley

nc7

To move the following Clause:—

‘The appropriate person shall consult the appropriate bodies on the need for

regulations to extend the provisions of the Noise Act 1996 (c. 37) to the hours of

7 a.m. to 11 p.m., to enable any individual present in a dwelling to make a

complaint to the relevant local authority that excessive noise was being emitted

from another dwelling during those hours.’.

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Installation of intruder alarms in alarm notification areas

Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

nc8

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	A person who installs an intruder alarm on or in any premises in an alarm

notification area, shall comply with any regulations made by the Secretary of

State.

(2)	Regulations for the purposes of subsection (1) above may in particular include—

(a)	requirements for an automatic cut-off mechanism to terminate the

sounding of the alarm after a specified period; and

(b)	requirements for the suitably visible display on the alarm or the premises

of a telephone number by which the local authority can be notified of a

noise nuisance from the alarm.’.

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

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brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

Programming Committee

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other Proceedings

7.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [18th January 2005]

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.

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Revised 25 January 2005