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Report Stage Proceedings: 29th June 2006                

732

 

Commons Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  55

 

Page  19,  line  5  [Clause  33],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  56

 

Page  19,  line  6  [Clause  33],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  57

 

Page  19,  line  9  [Clause  33],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  58

 

Page  19,  line  16  [Clause  33],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  59

 

Page  19,  line  19  [Clause  33],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  60

 

Page  19,  line  34  [Clause  34],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  61

 

Page  19,  line  43  [Clause  34],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 


 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  62

 

Page  20,  line  1  [Clause  34],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  63

 

Page  20,  line  4  [Clause  34],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  64

 

Page  20,  line  12  [Clause  35],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  65

 

Page  20,  line  13  [Clause  35],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  66

 

Page  20,  line  19  [Clause  35],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.


 
 

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Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  67

 

Page  20,  line  24  [Clause  35],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  68

 

Page  20,  line  30  [Clause  36],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 


 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  69

 

Page  21,  line  10  [Clause  37],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  70

 

Page  21,  line  12  [Clause  37],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  71

 

Page  21,  line  13  [Clause  37],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  72

 

Page  21,  line  15  [Clause  37],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  73

 

Page  21,  line  20  [Clause  37],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  74

 

Page  21,  line  22  [Clause  37],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  75

 

Page  21,  line  25  [Clause  37],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Mr James Paice

 

Withdrawn  114

 

Page  21,  line  36  [Clause  38],  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Subsection (2)(a) does not include works for the purposes of—

 

(a)    

the safety of users of the Common; or

 

(b)    

animal welfare; or

 

(c)    

conservation;

 

    

Provided that they are either—

 

(i)    

necessary for immediate reasons whilst consent is obtained

 

under subsection (1); or


 
 

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(ii)    

constructed for a limited period as may be specified in

 

Regulations made by the appropriate national authority.’.

 


 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  76

 

Page  25,  line  18  [Clause  43],  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Where—

 

(a)    

any land was at any time before the commencement of this section land

 

to which section 194 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (c. 20) applied, but

 

(b)    

at any such time that section ceased to apply to the land by virtue of

 

subsection (3)(a) of that section,

 

    

the appropriate national authority may by order provide that section 38 is not to

 

apply to the carrying out of works, or works of a description specified in the order,

 

on that land.’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  77

 

Page  25,  line  24  [Clause  43],  leave out ‘subsection (1) or (5)’ and insert ‘this

 

section’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  78

 

Page  25,  line  31  [Clause  44],  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

 

‘(2)    

A national authority may for any purpose specified in subsection (2A) by order

 

amend—

 

(a)    

any local or personal Act passed before this Act which contains provision

 

for that authority to consent to works on land which is common land; and

 

(b)    

any Act made under the Commons Act 1876 (c. 56) confirming a

 

provisional order of the Inclosure Commissioners which contains

 

provision for that authority to consent to works on land to which the Act

 

applies.

 

(2A)    

The purposes referred to in subsection (2) are—

 

(a)    

that of securing that sections 39 and 40 apply to an application for the

 

consent referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2) as they apply

 

to an application for consent under section 38(1);

 

(b)    

that of securing that section 41 applies in relation to the carrying out of

 

works in contravention of the provision referred to in paragraph (a) or (b)

 

of subsection (2) as it applies to works carried out in contravention of

 

section 38(1).’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  79

 

Page  25,  line  34  [Clause  44],  after ‘subsection (2)’ insert—

 

‘“national authority” means—

 

(a)    

the Secretary of State; and

 

(b)    

the National Assembly for Wales;’.


 
 

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Commons Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  80

 

Page  25,  line  39  [Clause  44],  leave out subsections (4) and (5).

 


 

Chris Huhne

 

Mr Roger Williams

 

Mr Dan Rogerson

 

Not called  117

 

Page  26,  line  18  [Clause  45],  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

Where subsection (1) applies and a commons association established under Part

 

2 does not exist in relation to the land, a local authority may assume and exercise

 

any of the rights of management of the land which would otherwise be held by

 

the owner, until such time as a commons association exists or the owner is

 

identified.’.

 

Chris Huhne

 

Mr Roger Williams

 

Mr Dan Rogerson

 

Withdrawn  118

 

Page  26,  line  23  [Clause  46],  leave out ‘an agricultural’ and insert ‘any’.

 

Chris Huhne

 

Mr Roger Williams

 

Mr Dan Rogerson

 

Not called  119

 

Page  26,  line  39  [Clause  46],  leave out ‘agricultural’.

 

Chris Huhne

 

Mr Roger Williams

 

Mr Dan Rogerson

 

Not called  120

 

Page  26,  line  41  [Clause  46],  leave out ‘agricultural’.

 


 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  81

 

Page  27,  line  8  [Clause  46],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  82

 

Page  27,  line  18  [Clause  46],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 



 
 

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Commons Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  83

 

Page  31,  line  36  [Clause  57],  leave out ‘1’ and insert ‘1(4)’.

 


 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  84

 

Page  32,  line  29  [Clause  60],  leave out ‘association’ in both places it occurs and

 

insert ‘council’.

 


 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  85

 

Page  34,  line  8  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  86

 

Page  34,  line  19  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  87

 

Page  34,  line  32  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  88

 

Page  34,  line  33  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  89

 

Page  34,  line  35  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 


 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  90

 

Page  35,  line  2  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  91

 

Page  35,  line  17  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘association’ and insert ‘council’.

 


 

David Maclean

 

Agreed to  115

 

Page  36,  line  6  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 29th June 2006                

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Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  92

 

Page  36,  line  9,  [Schedule  1],  after ‘include’ insert ‘(a)’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  93

 

Page  36,  line  11,  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘consent obtained’ and insert—

 

‘(b)    

provision as to the circumstances in which consent may be regarded as

 

having been obtained’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  94

 

Page  36,  line  11,  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

    ‘( )  

Provision referred to in sub-paragraph (5)(b) may include—

 

(a)    

provision for consent to be regarded as having been obtained if it is

 

withheld unreasonably;

 

(b)    

provision for the circumstances in which consent is to be regarded as

 

withheld unreasonably;

 

(c)    

provision for the resolution of disputes.’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  95

 

Page  36,  line  33,  [Schedule  2],  at end insert—

 

‘Non-registration of common land

 

1A  (1)  

If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any land not registered as

 

common land or as a town or village green is land to which this paragraph

 

applies, the authority shall, subject to this paragraph, register the land as

 

common land in its register of common land.

 

      (2)  

This paragraph applies to any land which—

 

(a)    

was not at any time finally registered as common land or as a town or

 

village green under the 1965 Act;

 

(b)    

is land which is—

 

(i)    

regulated by an Act made under the Commons Act 1876

 

(c. 56) confirming a provisional order of the Inclosure

 

Commissioners;

 

(ii)    

subject to a scheme under the Metropolitan Commons Act

 

1866 (c. 122) or the Commons Act 1899 (c. 30);

 

(iii)    

regulated as common land under a local or personal Act; or

 

(iv)    

otherwise recognised or designated as common land by or

 

under an enactment;

 

(c)    

is land to which this Part applies; and

 

(d)    

satisfies such other conditions as regulations may specify.

 

      (3)  

A commons registration authority may only register land under sub-paragraph

 

(1) acting on—

 

(a)    

the application of any person made before such date as regulations

 

may specify; or

 

(b)    

a proposal made and published by the authority before such date as

 

regulations may specify.’.


 
 

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Non-registration of town or village green

 

1B  (1)  

If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any land not registered as

 

a town or village green or as common land is land to which this paragraph

 

applies, the authority shall, subject to this paragraph, register the land as a town

 

or village green in its register of town or village greens.

 

      (2)  

This paragraph applies to any land which—

 

(a)    

on 31 July 1970 was land allotted by or under any Act for the exercise

 

or recreation of the inhabitants of any locality;

 

(b)    

was not at any time finally registered as a town or village green or as

 

common land under the 1965 Act;

 

(c)    

continues to be land allotted as specified in sub-paragraph (a);

 

(d)    

is land to which this Part applies; and

 

(e)    

satisfies such other conditions as regulations may specify.

 

      (3)  

A commons registration authority may only register land under sub-paragraph

 

(1) acting on—

 

(a)    

the application of any person made before such date as regulations

 

may specify; or

 

(b)    

a proposal made and published by the authority before such date as

 

regulations may specify.’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  96

 

Page  36,  line  35,  [Schedule  2],  leave out sub-paragraph (1) and insert—

 

    ‘(1)  

If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any land not registered as

 

common land or as a town or village green is land to which this paragraph

 

applies, the authority shall, subject to this paragraph, register the land as

 

common land in its register of common land.’.

 


 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  97

 

Page  37,  line  30,  [Schedule  2],  leave out sub-paragraph (6) and insert—

 

    ‘(6)  

A commons registration authority may only register land under sub-paragraph

 

(1) acting on—

 

(a)    

the application of any person made before such date as regulations

 

may specify; or

 

(b)    

a proposal made and published by the authority before such date as

 

regulations may specify.’.

 

Secretary David Miliband

 

Agreed to  98

 

Page  37,  line  35,  [Schedule  2],  leave out sub-paragraph (1) and insert—

 

    ‘(1)  

If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any land registered as

 

common land is land to which this paragraph applies, the authority shall,

 

subject to this paragraph, remove the land from its register of common land and

 

register it in its register of town or village greens.’.

 



 
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