Amendments proposed to the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

55

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

'( )	land to which section 77 of 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—

    '( )   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 the beginning insert 'Following consultation with relevant 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 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 seizure or attempted seizure of material under sub-paragraph (1) above.'.

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Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

56

*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 Parts II and III of the Regulations do not apply under Regulation 3(2).'.

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Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

59

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

    '(7)   Without prejudice to the generality of subsections (3) and (4), a person shall be deemed to display or cause to be displayed a placard or poster for the purposes of those subsections except when the placard or poster is displayed on a hoarding or other structure designed for the display of advertisements.'.

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Sue Doughty
Matthew Green

19

Clause     38,     page     35,     line     9,     leave out from 'be' to end of line 10 and insert 'used only for the purposes of its functions under section 5 above (including functions relating to the enforcement of offences under that section).'.

   

Sue Doughty
Matthew Green

6

Clause     38,     page     35,     line     19,     leave out subsection (4).

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Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

20

Page     43,     line     31,     leave out Clause 47.

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Sue Doughty
Matthew Green

3

Clause     52,     page     47,     line     36,     leave out from 'must' to end of line 37 and insert 'be 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     3,     leave out subsection (3).

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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 add—

    '(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 add—

    '(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.".'.

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Sue Doughty
Matthew Green

8

Clause     75,     page     60,     line     28,     leave out subsection (3).

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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 (5).

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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'.

   

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.'.

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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. 60), 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 Environment 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

(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 with 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 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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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.

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Prepared 18 Jan 2005