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Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 20th January 2005

STANDING COMMITTEE G


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

CLEAN NEIGHBOURHOODS AND ENVIRONMENT BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee.

   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

28

Clause     20,     page     17,     leave out lines 2 to 10.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

73

Clause     20,     page     17,     line     7,     after 'served', insert ', or 56 days if the notice is served under the provisions of subsection (9) below.'.

   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

54

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

    '( )   land to which section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (Powers to remove persons attending or preparing for raves) applies;'.

   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

55

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

    '( )   land to which section 77 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (Power of local authority to direct unauthorised campers to leave land) applies;'.


   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

62

Page     26,     line     19,     leave out Clause 27.


   

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.".'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

68

Clause     19,     page     15,     line     36,     at end insert—

    '(7A)   The Secretary of State may, by regulations, allow a litter authority to which a fixed penalty is payable under this section to treat it as having been paid if a period of community service related to environmental protection is completed.'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

69

Clause     19,     page     16,     line     7,     after 'council', insert 'with accreditation under the Quality Council Scheme'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

70

Clause     19,     page     16,     leave out lines 13 to 16.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

71

Clause     19,     page     16,     leave out lines 17 to 19.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

72

Clause     19,     page     16,     line     24,     after 'section', insert' ; or for conferring authorisation to give notices under this section onto his employees.'.


   

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.'.


   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

27

Clause     28,     page     27,     line     13,     at beginning insert 'Following consultation with local authorities and other interested parties'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

63

Clause     28,     page     27,     line     21,     at end add—

    '(7)   The Secretary of State may, by regulations, allow a local authority to which a fixed penalty is payable under this section to treat it as having been paid if a period of community service related to environmental protection is completed.'.


   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

53

Clause     30,     page     27,     leave out lines 40 to 42.


   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

74

Clause     23,     page     20,     leave out lines 25 and 26.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

75

Clause     23,     page     21,     line     10,     leave out 'and'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

76

Clause     23,     page     21,     line     11,     at end insert '; and

      (c) post a notice on its proposal on the internet.'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

77

Clause     23,     page     21,     line     15,     leave out '28' and insert '42'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

78

Clause     23,     page     21,     line     19,     leave out '14' and insert '28'.

   

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.'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

79

Clause     23,     page     21,     line     27,     leave out 'and'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

80

Clause     23,     page     21,     line     28,     after 'land', insert '; and

      (c) post a notice of its decision on the internet for the duration of the order.'

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

81

Clause     23,     page     21,     line     40,     leave out 'and'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

82

Clause     23,     page     21,     line     41,     after 'land', insert '; and

      (c) post a notice of any revocation on the internet.'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

83

Clause     23,     page     22,     line     5,     after 'paragraph', insert 'must be given in writing by an authorised officer of the authority and'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

84

Clause     23,     page     22,     line     11,     after 'distribution', insert ';

      (e) by requirement to clear any litter resulting from the material distributed'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

85

Clause     23,     page     22,     leave out lines 16 to 20.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

86

Clause     23,     page     23,     line     43,     after 'may', insert ', after 28 days,'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

87

Clause     23,     page     24,     line     6,     after 'person', insert ', or any such person under whose employ that person was distributing printed matter,'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

88

Clause     23,     page     25,     leave out lines 4 to 7.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

89

Clause     23,     page     25,     leave out lines 8 and 9.


   

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

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

60

Clause     31,     page     28,     line     20,     leave out from 'affixed' to end of line 21 and insert 'to any surface without authorisation of the owner of that surface.'.

   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

98

Page     28,     line     13,     leave out Clause 31.


   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

61

Clause     34,     page     29,     line     25,     leave out 'or obliterate'.

   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley
Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

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.'.


   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

90

Clause     36,     page     31,     line     10,     after 'impose', insert 'reasonable'.

   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

65

Clause     37,     page     31,     leave out lines 44 and 45 and insert—

    '( )   by producing it at a place specified by the authorised officer or constable within ten days; or'.

   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

66

Clause     37,     page     31,     leave out line 46 and insert—

    '( )   by nominating a person to produce it forthwith to the authorised officer or constable.'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

91

Clause     37,     page     32,     line     28,     leave out 'or was being' and insert ', was being, or would have been'.

 
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