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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Tuesday 15th January 2008

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s):

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee 110-49

 

Public Bill Committee


 

Housing and Regeneration Bill

 

Sir George Young

 

134

 

Clause  67,  page  31,  line  27,  leave out from ‘means—’ to end of line 29 and insert

 

‘Housing that is in direct receipt of Government Capital Grant Funding.’.

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

135

 

Clause  26,  page  13,  line  1,  leave out ‘£2,300’ and insert ‘£3,000’.

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

136

 

Clause  26,  page  13,  line  5,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

137

 

Schedule  9,  page  162,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

in subsection (1) for “Secretary of State’s” substitute “appropriate

 

national body’s”,’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

138

 

Schedule  9,  page  163,  line  1,  leave out ‘(4A),’ and insert ‘(4A)—

 

(i)    

for “Secretary of State” substitute “appropriate national

 

body”,

 

(ii)    

’.


 
 

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Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Iain Wright

 

139

 

Schedule  9,  page  163,  line  3,  leave out ‘by a local authority in England, the

 

Secretary of State’s’ and insert ‘, the appropriate national body’s’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

140

 

Schedule  9,  page  163,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(iii)    

in paragraph (d) for “he” substitute “the appropriate national

 

body”, and’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

141

 

Schedule  9,  page  163,  line  10,  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘appropriate

 

national body’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

142

 

Schedule  9,  page  163,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘“appropriate national body”—

 

(a)    

in relation to England, means the Secretary of State; and

 

(b)    

in relation to Wales, means the Welsh Ministers;’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

143

 

Schedule  9,  page  163,  line  38,  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘appropriate

 

national body’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

144

 

Schedule  9,  page  163,  line  49,  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘appropriate

 

national body’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

145

 

Schedule  9,  page  164,  line  18,  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘appropriate

 

national body’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

146

 

Schedule  9,  page  164,  line  22,  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘appropriate

 

national body’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

147

 

Schedule  9,  page  164,  line  23,  leave out from ‘which’ to the end of line 25 and

 

insert ‘—

 

(i)    

in the case of an order made by the Secretary of State, is subject

 

to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of

 

Parliament; and

 

(ii)    

in the case of an order made by the Welsh Ministers, is subject to

 

annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly

 

for Wales;’.


 
 

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Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Iain Wright

 

148

 

Schedule  9,  page  164,  line  30,  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘appropriate

 

national body’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

149

 

Schedule  9,  page  164,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

in subsection (1) for “Secretary of State” substitute “appropriate

 

national body”,’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

150

 

Schedule  9,  page  164,  line  39,  leave out ‘(4A),’ and insert ‘(4A)—

 

(i)    

for “Secretary of State” substitute “appropriate national

 

body”,

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

151

 

Schedule  9,  page  164,  line  42,  leave out ‘by a local authority in England, the

 

Secretary of State’s’ and insert ‘, the appropriate national body’s’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

152

 

Schedule  9,  page  164,  line  44,  at end insert—

 

‘(iii)    

in paragraph (d) for “he” substitute “the appropriate national

 

body”, and’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

153

 

Schedule  9,  page  164,  line  48,  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘appropriate

 

national body’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

154

 

Schedule  9,  page  165,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

‘Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)

 

            

In section 133(3) of the Housing Act 1988 (consent required for certain

 

subsequent disposals)—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (a) for “and (3) to (4A)” substitute “, (3), (4) and (4A)(a)

 

to (c) and (d)”,

 

(b)    

in paragraph (b) for “and (3) to (4A)” substitute “, (3), (4) and (4A)(a)

 

to (c) and (d)”, and

 

(c)    

in paragraph (c) for “(4A)” substitute “(4A)(a) to (c) and (d)”.’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

155

 

Schedule  9,  page  165,  line  44,  at end insert—


 
 

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Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

    ‘(5)  

The reference to the Secretary of State in subsection (15) of section 136 of the

 

Act of 1993, as inserted by sub-paragraph (3) above, is to be read in the same

 

way as other references to the Secretary of State in that section of that Act.

 

Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)

 

    (1)  

The Housing Act 1996 is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In section 51(2)(b) (schemes for investigation of complaints) for “a qualifying

 

disposal” substitute “—

 

(i)    

a large scale disposal, within the meaning of section

 

34 of the Housing Act 1985, for which consent was

 

required under section 32 or 43 of that Act; or

 

(ii)    

a qualifying disposal that was made”.

 

      (3)  

In paragraph 5(1)(b) of Part 2 of Schedule 1 (constitution, change of rules,

 

amalgamation and dissolution: restriction on power of removal in case of

 

registered charity) for “a qualifying disposal” substitute “—

 

(i)    

a large scale disposal, within the meaning of section

 

34 of the Housing Act 1985, for which consent was

 

required under section 32 or 43 of that Act, or

 

(ii)    

a qualifying disposal that was made”.

 

      (4)  

In paragraph 28(1)(b) of Part 4 of Schedule 1 (inquiry into affairs of registered

 

social landlords: availability of powers in relation to registered charities) for “a

 

qualifying disposal” substitute “—

 

(i)    

a large scale disposal, within the meaning of section

 

34 of the Housing Act 1985, for which consent was

 

required under section 32 or 43 of that Act, or

 

(ii)    

a qualifying disposal that was made”.’.

 

Sir George Young

 

156

 

Clause  35,  page  15,  line  12,  leave out subsection (1).

 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

157

 

Clause  50,  page  21,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Any consent given under subsection (1) shall specify the circumstances in which

 

the HCA or (as the case may be) the other person to whom the consent is given,

 

may dispose of land for less than the best consideration which can reasonably be

 

obtained where this facilitates the objects of this HCA as defined in section 2.’.

 

Mandatory licensing of houses in multiple occupation

 

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Lyn Brown

 

NC29

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In section 55 of the Housing Act 2004, for subsection (2), substitute the

 

following:

 

“(2)    

This Part applies to the following HMOs in the case of each local housing

 

authority:


 
 

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Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

(a)    

any HMO which comprises three storeys or more or which is

 

occupied by four or more persons who live in two or more

 

households;

 

(b)    

any other HMO which falls within any prescribed description of

 

HMO, and

 

(c)    

if an area is for the time being designated by the authority under

 

section 56 as subject to additional licensing, any HMO in that

 

area which falls within any description of HMO specified in the

 

designation.”’.

 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

158

 

Clause  47,  page  20,  line  23,  after ‘project’, insert ‘or projects.’.

 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

159

 

Clause  47,  page  20,  line  25,  after ‘project’, insert ‘or projects.’.

 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

160

 

Clause  47,  page  20,  line  26,  after ‘project’, insert ‘or projects.’.

 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

161

 

Clause  47,  page  20,  line  29,  after ‘project’, insert ‘or projects.’.

 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

162

 

Clause  47,  page  20,  line  30,  after ‘project’, insert ‘or projects.’.

 

Code of practice for the private rented sector

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

nc30

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The appropriate national authority may by order—

 

(a)    

approve a code of practice (whether prepared by that authority or any

 

other person) establishing standards of conduct and practice to be

 

followed with regard to the management of residential property (other

 

than property controlled or managed by the bodies specified in paragraph

 

2 of Schedule 14 to the Housing Act 2004);

 

(b)    

approve a modification of such a code; or

 

(c)    

withdraw the authority’s approval of such a code or modification.’.

 


 
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