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House of Commons

Thursday 27th January 2005

Standing Committee G

Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill

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Note

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

Committee [18th January].

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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—

“(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—

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‘( )	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

118

Clause  69,  page  56,  line  34,  leave out from ‘area’ to end of line 35.

Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

119

Clause  69,  page  57,  line  12,  leave out from ‘area’ to end of line 13’.

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Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

111

Clause  71,  page  57,  line  22,  leave out ‘a key-holder’ and insert ‘at least two key-

holders’.

Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

112

Clause  71,  page  57,  line  25,  leave out ‘key-holder’ and insert ‘key-holders’.

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Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

113

Clause  72,  page  57,  line  35,  leave out ‘a person’ and insert ‘at least two persons’.

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Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

8

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

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Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

114

Clause  77,  page  61,  line  32,  leave out ‘key-holder’ and insert ‘key-holders’.

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Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

14

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

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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.

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Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

17

Page  89,  line  2,  leave out Schedule 3.

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Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

9

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

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Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

116

Clause  101,  page  74,  line  32,  leave out ‘, trade or business’ and insert ‘or trade’.

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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’.

Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

117

Clause  102,  page  75,  line  16,  after ‘prison’, insert, ‘; that is necessary to meet

statutory requirements relating to national security or public safety, provided that

reasonable and practicable steps have been taken to minimise light emissions to the

minimum necessary to meet those requirements.’.

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

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

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

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

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr David Ruffley

106

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

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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:—

‘(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—

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(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 —

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(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:—

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