Amendments proposed to the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Jim Knight

98

Schedule     2,     page     47,     line     35,     leave out sub-paragraph (2).

   

Jim Knight

99

Schedule     2,     page     48,     line     3,     leave out 'As soon as possible after the end of' and insert 'For'.

   

Jim Knight

100

Schedule     2,     page     48,     line     7,     at end insert 'within such period as the Secretary of State directs'.

   

Jim Knight

101

Schedule     2,     page     48,     line     11,     leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

'(b)	send a copy of the certified statement and of his report to the Secretary of State as soon as possible.'.

   

Jim Knight

102

Schedule     2,     page     48,     line     12,     at end insert—

'23A

The Secretary of State must lay before each House of Parliament a document consisting of—

(a)   a copy of the report sent under paragraph 22(1), and

(b)   a copy of the statement and report sent under paragraph 23(4).'.

   

Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

15

Page     45,     line     1,     leave out Schedule 2.

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Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

7

Page     7,     line     8,     leave out Clause 18.

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Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

8

Page     7,     line     24,     leave out Clause 19.

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Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

9

Page     7,     line     32,     leave out Clause 20.

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Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

10

Page     8,     line     1,     leave out Clause 21.

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Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

11

Page     8,     line     6,     leave out Clause 22.

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Mr James Paice
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Peter Atkinson

55

Clause     23,     page     8,     line     15,     at end insert 'used for the purposes of administration'.

   

Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

12

Page     8,     line     10,     leave out Clause 23.

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Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

13

Page     8,     line     20,     leave out Clause 24.

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Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

14

Page     8,     line     25,     leave out Clause 25.

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Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

16

Clause     26,     page     9,     leave out line 11.

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Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

17

Clause     27,     page     9,     line     25,     leave out paragraph (b).

   

Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

18

Clause     27,     page     9,     line     26,     leave out 'and the Commission'.

   

Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

19

Clause     27,     page     9,     line     29,     leave out from 'England' to end of line 30.

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Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

20

Clause     29,     page     10,     line     7,     leave out from 'England' to end of line 8.

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Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

21

Clause     30,     page     10,     leave out line 12.

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Mr Roger Williams

87

Schedule     4,     page     50,     line     29,     at end insert 'after consultation with the Scottish Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales'.

   

Mr Roger Williams

88

Schedule     4,     page     50,     line     30,     at end insert 'after consultation with the Scottish Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales'.

   

Jim Knight

108

*Schedule     4,     page     52,     line     40,     leave out sub-paragraphs (1) to (5) and insert—

'( )	The funding bodies must provide the joint committee with such financial resources as the appropriate authorities consider are needed for the proper discharge of the functions conferred by Part 2.

( )	When determining what financial resources should be provided, the appropriate authorities must take into account—

(a)   any grant being made under paragraph 15, and

(b)   the views of the joint committee and the funding bodies.

( )	The contributions of each of the funding bodies are to be such as are agreed by the appropriate authorities, having taken into account the views of those bodies.

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Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Williams

103

Clause     40,     page     13,     line     34,     leave out from 'functions' to end of line 36 and insert 'further the conservation of biodiversity, so far as is consistent with the proper exercise of those functions'.

   

Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

2

Clause     40,     page     13,     line     34,     leave out 'have regard' and insert 'aim to further'.

   

Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

3

Clause     40,     page     13,     line     35,     leave out 'to'.

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Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

4

Clause     41,     page     14,     line     33,     at end insert 'and such other bodies as he sees fit'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson

61

Clause     41,     page     14,     line     39,     at end insert— 'having regard to the financial costs which such steps would incur'.

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Mr Roger Williams

77

Clause     42,     page     15,     line     2,     leave out 'must' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr Roger Williams

78

Clause     42,     page     15,     line     5,     leave out 'must' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr Colin Breed
Norman Baker

5

Clause     42,     page     15,     line     6,     after 'Wales', insert 'and such other bodies as the Assembly sees fit'.

   

Mr Roger Williams

79

Clause     42,     page     15,     line     7,     leave out 'must' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr Roger Williams

80

Clause     42,     page     15,     line     12,     leave out 'must' and insert 'may'.

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Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson

62

Clause     43,     page     15,     line     21,     at end insert 'with the intention of committing any offence under this Act, the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 (c. 30), the Deer Act 1991 (c. 54) or the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (c. 51)'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson

63

Clause     43,     page     15,     line     26,     after 'was', insert 'or had been in the past'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson

64

Clause     43,     page     16,     line     2,     at end insert—

    '(7A)   An order made under subsection (1) shall come into force on such date as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State being not less than six months from the date on which it is made.'.

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Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson

65

Clause     44,     page     16,     line     10,     after 'inspector', insert 'who suspects with reasonable cause that an offence is being committed under section 43'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson

66

Clause     44,     page     16,     line     19,     leave out 'a' and insert 'an appropriately qualified'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson

67

Clause     44,     page     16,     line     21,     leave out 'a' and insert 'an appropriately qualified'.

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Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson

68

Clause     46,     page     17,     line     4,     at end insert 'while the nest is being constructed or is in use.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson

69

Clause     46,     page     17,     line     4,     at end insert 'if it can be shown that the nest has been occupied by such a bird within the preceding five years.'.

   

Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Williams

109

*Clause     46,     page     17,     line     11,     at end insert—

'Owl, Barn

Tyto alba

Chough, Red-Billed

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Harrier, Hen

Circus cyaneus

Merlin

Falco columbarius

Falcon, Peregrine

Falco peregrinus

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson

70

Clause     46,     page     17,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '(6)   In section 27 (interpretation of Part 1) insert at the appropriate place— " "nest" means a structure constructed by a bird for its eggs and young;".'.

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Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Williams

104

Clause     49,     page     18,     line     31,     leave out from 'is' to end of line 32 and insert 'included in Part III of Schedule 9'.

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Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Williams

105

Schedule     5,     page     60,     line     22,     at end insert—

'Part 3

powers of constables extended to other wildlife legislation

12

Section 19(3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69) applies for the purposes of other wildlife legislation as if the reference to reasonable grounds for suspecting that an offence under Part I of the 1981 Act has been committed were a reference to reasonable grounds for suspecting that an offence under this or other wildlife legislation has been, is being or is about to be, committed.'.

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Prepared 17 Jun 2005