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Planning Bill, continued

 
 

John Healey

 

501

 

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  18,  after ‘appellant’, insert ‘or applicant (as the case may

 

be)’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendment 502.

 

John Healey

 

502

 

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  22,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

an application referred to the Secretary of State under section 12 instead

 

of being dealt with by a local planning authority in England;’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The effect of this amendment is that the Secretary of State must make a determination as to the

 

procedure to be followed where an application is referred to him under section 12 of the Planning

 

(Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

 

John Healey

 

503

 

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(8)    

The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (7) to—

 

(a)    

add proceedings under this Act to, or remove proceedings under

 

this Act from, the list of proceedings to which this section

 

applies, or

 

(b)    

otherwise modify the descriptions of proceedings under this Act

 

to which this section applies.

 

(9)    

An order under subsection (8) may—

 

(a)    

contain incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional

 

and transitory provision and savings;

 

(b)    

amend, repeal or revoke any provision made by or under this Act

 

or by or under any other Act.”’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment allows the Secretary of State, by order, to alter the list of proceedings (set out in

 

new section 88D(7) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990) where

 

the Secretary of State is required to make a determination as to procedure.

 

John Healey

 

504

 

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  29,  leave out ‘appeal’ and insert ‘certain proceedings’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendment 511 (see new subsection (7)(a) of section 21 of

 

the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990).

 

John Healey

 

505

 

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  31,  leave out from ‘which’ to ‘to’ in line 32 and insert

 

‘proceedings to which this section applies are’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendment 511 (see new subsection (7)(a) of section 21 of

 

the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990).


 
 

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Planning Bill, continued

 
 

John Healey

 

506

 

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  33,  leave out ‘appeal’ and insert ‘proceedings’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendment 511 (see new subsection (7)(a) of section 21 of

 

the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990).

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

587

 

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  38,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

John Healey

 

507

 

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  40,  leave out ‘an appeal’ and insert ‘proceedings’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendment 511 (see new subsection (7)(a) of section 21 of

 

the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990).

 

John Healey

 

508

 

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  41,  leave out from ‘period’ to end of line 42.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendment 511 (see new subsection (7)(a) of section 21 of

 

the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990).

 

John Healey

 

509

 

Clause  160,  page  90,  line  2,  leave out ‘appeal is’ and insert ‘proceedings are’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendment 511 (see new subsection (7)(a) of section 21 of

 

the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990).

 

John Healey

 

510

 

Clause  160,  page  90,  line  4,  after ‘appellant’ insert ‘or applicant (as the case may

 

be)’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendment 511 (see new subsection (7)(a) of section 21 of

 

the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990).

 

John Healey

 

511

 

Clause  160,  page  90,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

‘(7)    

This section applies to—

 

(a)    

an application referred to the Secretary of State under section 20

 

instead of being dealt with by a hazardous substances authority

 

in England;

 

(b)    

an appeal under section 21 against a decision of a hazardous

 

substances authority in England.

 

(8)    

The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (7) to—


 
 

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Planning Bill, continued

 
 

(a)    

add proceedings under this Act to, or remove proceedings under

 

this Act from, the list of proceedings to which this section

 

applies, or

 

(b)    

otherwise modify the descriptions of proceedings under this Act

 

to which this section applies.

 

(9)    

An order under subsection (8) may—

 

(a)    

contain incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional

 

and transitory provision and savings;

 

(b)    

amend, repeal or revoke any provision made by or under this Act

 

or by or under any other Act.

 

(10)    

The power to make an order under subsection (8) is exercisable by

 

statutory instrument.

 

(11)    

No order may be made under subsection (8) unless a draft of the

 

instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by

 

resolution of, each House of Parliament.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment lists the proceedings under the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 where

 

the Secretary of State is required to make a determination as to procedure (including applications

 

referred to him under section 20 of that Act). It also allows him, by order, to alter the list of

 

proceedings.

 

John Healey

 

512

 

Clause  160,  page  90,  line  8,  leave out ‘appeals’ and insert ‘proceedings’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendment 511 (see new subsection (7)(a) of section 21 of

 

the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990).

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

36

 

Page  88,  line  6,  leave out Clause 160.

 


 

John Healey

 

514

 

Schedule  5,  page  124,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘1A      

In section 77 (reference of applications to Secretary of State) for subsection (6)

 

substitute—

 

“(6)    

Subsection (5) does not apply to—

 

(a)    

an application for planning permission referred to a Planning

 

Inquiry Commission under section 101; or


 
 

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(b)    

an application referred to the Secretary of State under this

 

section instead of being dealt with by a local planning

 

authority in England.”’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment disapplies the right to be heard in subsection (5) of section 77 of the Town and

 

Country Planning Act 1990 in relation to cases referred to the Secretary of State under that section

 

instead of being dealt with by a local planning authority in England.

 

John Healey

 

515

 

Schedule  5,  page  125,  line  36,  leave out ‘involving an appeal’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

 

John Healey

 

516

 

Schedule  5,  page  126,  line  11,  leave out ‘involving an appeal’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

 

John Healey

 

517

 

Schedule  5,  page  126,  line  12,  leave out ‘is’ and insert ‘are’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

 

John Healey

 

518

 

Schedule  5,  page  126,  line  18,  at end insert—

 

‘11A (1)  

Amend section 333 (regulations and orders) as follows.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (4) for “and 319” substitute “, 319 and 319A(9)”.

 

      (3)  

After subsection (5) insert—

 

“(5A)    

No order may be made under section 319A(9) unless a draft of the

 

instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by

 

resolution of, each House of Parliament.”’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The effect of this amendment is that an order made under section 319A of the Town and Country

 

Planning Act 1990 will be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.

 

John Healey

 

519

 

Schedule  5,  page  126,  line  21,  leave out sub-paragraph (2).

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The effect of this amendment is that the function of making a determination as to procedure under

 

new section 319A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 will remain with the Secretary of

 

State rather than being transferred to an appointed person.

 

John Healey

 

520

 

Schedule  5,  page  126,  line  26,  leave out ‘For sub-paragraph (5) of that paragraph’

 

and insert ‘In paragraph 2 for sub-paragraph (5)’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This is a technical amendment consequential on amendment 519.


 
 

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Planning Bill, continued

 
 

John Healey

 

521

 

Schedule  5,  page  126,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

  ‘(3A)  

After sub-paragraph (9) of that paragraph insert—

 

“(10)  

Sub-paragraph (9) does not apply to references to the Secretary of

 

State in section 319A (powers and duties of the Secretary of State

 

in relation to the determination of procedure for certain

 

proceedings).”’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This purpose of this amendment is to prevent the Secretary of State functions under new section

 

319A of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 being converted into functions of an appointed

 

person.

 

John Healey

 

522

 

Schedule  5,  page  126,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)  

In the case of an appeal to which section 319A applies, the

 

Secretary of State must give the appellant, the local planning

 

authority and any person who has made any representations

 

mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) an opportunity to make further

 

representations if the reasons for the direction raise matters with

 

respect to which any of those persons have not made

 

representations.”

 

    (4A)  

In sub-paragraph (6) of that paragraph after “(4)” insert “or (5A)”.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment makes provision about further representations by the parties to appeals to which

 

section 319A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 applies where the Secretary of State has

 

directed that the appeal should be determined by him rather than an appointed person.

 

John Healey

 

523

 

Schedule  5,  page  127,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘13A      

In section 12 (reference of applications to Secretary of State) after subsection

 

(4) insert—

 

“(4A)    

Subsection (4) does not apply to an application referred to the

 

Secretary of State under this section instead of being dealt with by a

 

local planning authority in England.”’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment disapplies the right to be heard in subsection (4) of section 12 of the Planning

 

(Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 in relation to cases referred to the Secretary

 

of State under that section instead of being dealt with by a local planning authority in England.

 

John Healey

 

524

 

Schedule  5,  page  127,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘19A (1)  

Amend section 93 (regulations and orders) as follows.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (4) after “75(7)” insert “, 88D(8)”.

 

      (3)  

After subsection (5) insert—


 
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