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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 9 July 2009

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]


 

[Seventh and Eighth Sittings]


 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Withdrawn  42

 

Clause  292,  page  188,  line  5,  at end insert ‘and shall put the proposed scheme or

 

any revised scheme out to public consultation.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 293 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Not selected  74

 

Clause  294,  page  188,  line  30,  at end insert ‘but will not apply beyond the seaward

 

limit of the esturial waters of the river.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Not selected  75

 

Clause  295,  page  189,  line  8,  leave out ‘Natural England may exercise’ and insert


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 9 July 2009            

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Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords] continued

 
 

‘if Natural England exercises’.

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Not selected  76

 

Clause  295,  page  189,  line  9,  at end insert ‘it must explain in the coastal access

 

report how the recreational benefit to the public of the coastal access duty being extended

 

to land adjacent to esturial waters outweighs the matters in sub-paragraph (4).’.

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Not selected  77

 

Clause  295,  page  189,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(h)    

the existence of any environmental designations.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Andrew George

 

Withdrawn  54

 

Clause  296,  page  191,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

any period of the non-operation of a ferry which is in use as part of the

 

ordinary route.’.

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Not called  47

 

Clause  296,  page  191,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

future coastal developments’.

 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

Withdrawn  59

 

Clause  296,  page  192,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The proposals which may be included in the report by virtue of subsection (2)(a)

 

or (b) do not include proposals relating to any part of the English coastal route—

 

(a)    

which is established as a result of waters of a river being treated as part

 

of the sea by virtue of section 295 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act

 

2009 (river estuaries), and

 

(b)    

the line of which passes over land which, for the purposes of section 3A

 

of the CROW Act (power to extend access land to coastal land etc:

 

England), is coastal land by virtue of subsection (11) of that section.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 9 July 2009            

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Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords] continued

 
 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Withdrawn  44

 

Clause  296,  page  192,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Where a person with a relevant interest in affected land has requested Natural

 

England to provide a map showing the landward boundary of the relevant coastal

 

margin, but the report contains a description of that boundary pursuant to

 

subsection (3)(b) instead of a map, the report must also contain a statement of

 

Natural England’s reasons for declining to comply with the person’s request for

 

a map.’.

 

Andrew George

 

Not called  55

 

Clause  296,  page  193,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(h)    

consult appropriate representative bodies for recreational users and land

 

management organisations,

 

(i)    

consider any other representations received by them.’.

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Negatived on division  49

 

Clause  296,  page  193,  line  29,  at end insert—

 

‘55EA

  Changes in land use

 

(1)    

Any person with a relevant interest in land may require Natural England to review

 

a coastal access report; and reasons for review may include—

 

(a)    

proposed or actual changes in the use of land;

 

(b)    

review of existing directions made under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the

 

CROW Act for the exclusion or restriction of the right of access;

 

(c)    

proposed new directions under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the CROW Act for

 

the exclusion or restriction of the right of access

 

(2)    

Persons with a relevant interest may appeal to the appointed person as set out in

 

Schedule 19 against the refusal of Natural England to—

 

(a)    

undertake the review;

 

(b)    

undertake the review within timescales specified by regulation;

 

(c)    

amend the coastal access report.”.

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Not called  46

 

Clause  296,  page  196,  leave out lines 14 and 15 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

has a legal estate or legal interest in the land, or’.


 
 

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Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords] continued

 
 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Not called  43

 

Clause  296,  page  196,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

owns the sporting rights.’.

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Withdrawn  45

 

Clause  296,  page  196,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

Nothing in this section shall preclude a person with a relevant interest in affected

 

land from making an appeal under section 30 of the CROW Act for an exclusion

 

or restriction of the right of access at a subsequent date after approved proposals

 

have been implemented.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Withdrawn  48

 

Schedule  19,  page  305,  leave out lines 33 to 35.

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Not selected  67

 

Schedule  19,  page  306,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(8)    

Where the Secretary of State approves proposals contained in a coastal access

 

report which do not strike a fair balance, then a person with an interest in land

 

may make a claim equal to the amount of depreciation or damage suffered as a

 

result of the creation of coastal access across that land and any land held together

 

with the affected land.’.

 

Schedule Agreed to.

 


 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

Not moved  60

 

Clause  297,  page  199,  line  9,  after ‘land”’ insert ‘, subject to subsection (11),’.


 
 

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Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords] continued

 
 

Huw Irranca-Davies

 

Not moved  61

 

Clause  297,  page  199,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(11)    

Where—

 

(a)    

waters of a river are treated as part of the sea by virtue of section 295 of

 

the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, and

 

(b)    

the land at the brink of those waters does not form part of the foreshore,

 

    

that land is, for the purposes of the definition of coastal land in section 3 (as that

 

definition applies for the purposes of this section), to be treated as part of the

 

foreshore.”’.

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Hugo Swire

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Withdrawn  50

 

Clause  297,  page  200,  line  35,  at end insert—

 

‘(10)    

In Schedule 1, Part 1, of the CROW Act 2000, after excepted land 13, insert—

 

“     =14>

Land used for the purpose of manufacturing, maintenance or

 

storage of recreational vessels and equipment (including marinas,

 

boatyards and yacht clubs).”’.

 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Martin Salter

 

Withdrawn  66

 

Clause  297,  page  200,  line  35,  at end add—

 

‘(10)    

In Schedule 1 (excepted land for purposes of Part 1—Part II Supplementary

 

Provisions) at end insert—

 

“     =18>

The land which is excepted land by virtue of paragraph 4 does not

 

include any land used or defined as a park—

 

(a)    

over which the line taken by the English coastal route passes or

 

(b)    

which is adjacent to and within a specified distance of the line.”’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

[Adjourned until Tuesday 14 July at 10.30 am


 
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