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‘(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.’.

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Incentive schemes for collection of householder waste

Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

nc9

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is amended as follows.

(2)	For section 45, subsection (3), substitute—

“(3)	No charge shall be made for the collection of household waste except in

cases that are—

(a)	prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State; and in any of

those cases—

(i)	the duty to arrange for the collection of the waste shall not arise

until a person who controls the waste requests the authority to

collect it; and

(ii)	the authority may recover a reasonable charge for the collection

of the waste from the person who made the request; or

(b)	under the provision of subsection (3A) below.

(3A)	The Secretary of State may authorise a waste collection authority to operate in all

or any part of their area an incentive based household waste collection scheme, a

proposal for which has been submitted to the Secretary of State, to reward

householders who separate their waste for recycling and who minimise their

residual waste.

(3B)	Before any authorisation may be given under subsection (3B) above, the

Secretary of State must be satisfied that a proposed scheme—

(a)	has identified and addressed the particular needs of low income

households;

(b)	has identified the needs of households with particular problems reducing

residual waste;

(c)	will only operate in areas with adequate provisions of recycling

collections;

(d)	will only operate in areas with either composting collections or a home

composting scheme; and

(e)	has adequate measures to address potential increases in fly-tipping.”

(3)	In section 51, at end of subsection (2), insert—

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“(2A)

Where the Secretary of State has authorised a scheme under section

45(3A) above, that authorisation may include specific exemptions to

subsection (2)(c) above in all or part of the area of that authority.’.

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National noise reduction strategy

Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

NC10

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State shall have a National Noise Reduction Strategy.

(2)	The strategy shall address any nuisance or health problems resulting from

environmental noise, with particular regard to—

(a)	neighbour and neighbourhood noise;

(b)	noise from industrial and commercial premises;

(c)	works noise;

(d)

alarms;

(e)	transport and traffic noise; and

(f)	any other noises or sources of noise that the Secretary of State believes

require particular attention as part of the strategy.

(3)	The Secretary of State shall publish an annual report on progress made by the

strategy.’.

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Ban on importation of radioactive waste for storage or disposal

Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

NC11

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State shall make regulations within 12 months so that no

radioactive waste is imported into the United Kingdom for storage or disposal.’.

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Battery recycling

Sue Doughty

Matthew Green

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

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‘(1)	The Secretary of State shall make regulations within 24 months requiring

producers of household batteries to make arrangement for the receipt and

recycling of batteries they have produced from retail collection points; and for the

costs of collection and recycling of industrial and automotive batteries to be

covered by the producer.’.

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.

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—

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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 27 January 2005