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House of Commons

Tuesday 27th February 2007

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

[TwelFth Sitting]

Tom Brake

Withdrawn  171

Clause  97,  page  66,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
In section 236 (procedure for byelaws), after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)
The procedure for the making and coming into force of the following

byelaws shall be in accordance with this section:

(a)
the regulation of hackney carriages (taxis) under section 68 of

the Town Police Clauses Act 1847,

(b)
the regulation of omibuses under section 6 of the Town Police

Clauses Act 1889,

(c)
the regulation of local light railways and tramways under section

59 of the Leeds Supertram Act 1993, section 46 of the Croydon

Tramlink Act 1994, paragraph 26 of Schedule 11 of the Greater

London Authority Act 1999, section 62 of the Greater

Nottingham Light Rapid Transit Act 1994 and other relevant

local acts and Transport and Works Act Orders,

(d)
the regulation of walkways under section 35(6) of the Highways

Act 1980,

(e)
the regulating of countryside recreation under the following

enactments:

(i)
section 6 of the Metropolitan Commons Act 1866,

(ii)
section 84 of the Wimbledon and Putney Common Act

1871,

(iii)
section 15 of the Commons Act 1876,

(iv)
section 36 of The Epping Forest Act 1878,

(v)
section 1 of the Commons Act 1899,

(vi)
section 15 of the Open Spaces Act 1906,

(vii)
section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925,

(viii)
section 235 of the Local Government Act 1972,

(ix)
section 19 of The Ashdown Forest Act 1974,

(x)
section 11 of The Dartmoor Commons Act 1985,

(xi)
section 17 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act

2000,

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(xii)
sections 90 and 91 of the National Parks and Access to

the Countryside Act 1949,

(xiii)
sections 12 and 13 of the Countryside Act 1968,

(xiv)
section 41 of the Countryside Act 1968,

(xv)
section 17 of the Green Belt (London and Home

Counties) Act 1938.

(f)
for land drainage purposes under section 66 of the Land

Drainage Act 1991 (in so far as the body making the byelaws is

a local authority),

(g)
the regulation of acupuncture, tattooing, semi-permanent skin-

colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis under Part VIII of

the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982,

(h)
the regulation of the use of public libraries and museums and the

conduct of persons in those premises under section 19 of the

Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964.”.’.

Tom Brake

Not called  172

Clause  97,  page  66,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
In section 236 (procedure for byelaws)

(a)
in subsection (3) leave out “by the confirming authority”.

(b)
in subsection (3A) leave out “by the confirming authority”.’.

Tom Brake

Not called  173

Clause  97,  page  66,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
In section 236 (procedure for byelaws)

(a)
for “application for” substitute “the proposed”.

(b)
for “apply for confirmation” substitute “confirm”.’.

Tom Brake

Not called  174

Clause  97,  page  66,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
In section 236 (procedure for byelaws), in subsection (5) for “application for”

substitute “the proposed”.’.

Tom Brake

Not called  175

Clause  97,  page  66,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
In section 236 (procedure for byelaws), in subsection (7)

(a)
for “the confirming authority” substitute “the authority by whom the

byelaws are made”.

(b)
for “submitted” substitute “made”.

(c)
leave out “for confirmation”.’.

Tom Brake

Not called  176

Clause  97,  page  66,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
In section 236 (procedure for byelaws) omit subsection (11).’.

Clause Agreed to.

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Clauses 98 to 104 Agreed to.

Schedule 7 Agreed to.

Clauses 105 to 108 Agreed to.

Andrew Stunell

Tom Brake

Dr John Pugh

Not selected  211

8
Clause  109,  page  76,  line  15,  leave out ‘unless he has consulted’ and insert

‘without the consent of’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 110 to 112 Agreed to.

Schedule 8 Agreed to.

Clauses 113 to 115 Agreed to.

Mr Phil Woolas

Agreed to  141

Clause  116,  page  82,  line  17,  leave out ‘an order’ and insert ‘a scheme’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Schedule 10 Agreed to.

Clause 117 Agreed to.

Mr Phil Woolas

Agreed to  144

Schedule  11,  page  150,  line  38,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to paragraph 9(2A),’.

Mr Phil Woolas

Agreed to  145

Schedule  11,  page  154,  line  13,  after ‘terms’ insert ‘, including terms as to

payment,’.

Mr Phil Woolas

Agreed to  146

Schedule  11,  page  154,  line  14,  leave out sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) and insert—

‘(2A)
In sub-paragraph (1), the reference to another public authority includes a public

authority outside the United Kingdom.’.

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Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

Clauses 118 to 121 Agreed to.

Mr Phil Woolas

Agreed to  142

Clause  122,  page  85,  line  32,  leave out ‘and’.

Mr Phil Woolas

Agreed to  143

Clause  122,  page  85,  line  34,  at end insert ‘; and

( )
section 42 (consultancy services relating to audit of accounts of

registered social landlords).

( )
In section 43 of that Act (interpretation), for the words from the beginning to

“have” substitute “In this section and sections 40 to 41B, “registered social

landlord” has”.’.

Andrew Stunell

Tom Brake

Dr John Pugh

Not selected  108

Page  85,  line  30,  leave out Clause 122.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Clauses 123 and 124 Agreed to.

Alistair Burt

Mr Robert Syms

Michael Fabricant

Robert Neill

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Philip Dunne

Not selected  87

Page  86,  line  34,  leave out Clause 125.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 126 to 130 Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.30 a.m.