Amendments proposed to the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

92

Clause     37,     page     33,     line     9,     leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

93

Clause     37,     page     33,     line     19,     at end insert ';

(f)	the return of personal possessions contained withing the vehicle that do not relate to the suspected transportation of controlled waste in contravention of section1(1) above'.

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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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Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

94

Clause     43,     page     37,     line     35,     at end insert 'and its legal disposal'.

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Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

64

Clause     45,     page     40,     line     31,     leave out '£300' and insert '£750'.

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Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

20

Page     43,     line     31,     leave out Clause 47.

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Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

95

Clause     48,     page     44,     leave out lines 42 to 45.

   

Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

96

Clause     48,     page     44,     leave out lines 46 to 48.

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Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

67

Clause     49,     page     46,     line     26,     at end insert—

    '(13)   In this section "re-using waste" means any operation by which end-of-life products and equipment or its components are used for the same purpose for which they were conceived for a period of longer than 12 months.'.

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Sue Doughty
Matthew Green

3

Clause     52,     page     47,     leave out from 'must' to end of line 37 and insert '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     28,     leave out subsection (3).

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Matthew Green
Sue Doughty

97

Clause     54,     page     49,     line     20,     at end insert ';

(i)	targets for the diversion of site waste to landfill'.

   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

100

Clause     55,     page     50,     line     19,     at end add—

    '( )   The appropriate person must consult interested parties before an offence under subsection (3) is prescribed by regulation.'.

   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

101

Clause     56,     page     51,     line     10,     at end add—

    '( )   The appropriate person must consult the appropriate parties before regulations are made prescribing the procedure to be followed by primary or secondary authorities for the making of dog control orders.'.

   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

102

Clause     56,     page     51,     line     10,     at end add—

'(c)	the criteria which shall be applied to determine the necessity for the making of a dog control order in relation to any offence.'.

   

Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr David Ruffley

103

Clause     56,     page     51,     line     10,     at end add—

'(d)	the procedure to be established to enable an appeal to be made by the public against a dog control order being made.'.

   

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—

    '( )   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

8

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

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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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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.'.

   

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 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—

(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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Prepared 20 Jan 2005