HC Deb 19 July 1949 vol 467 cc1165-332

Order read for consideration, as amended (in the Standing Committee).

Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Bill be re-committed to a Committee of the whole House in respect of the Amendments to Clause 2, page 2, lines 19, 20 and 32 and Clause 7, page 5, line 11, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Mr. Silkin; in respect of Clause 9; in respect of the Amendments to Clause 12, page 9, lines 1 and 4, and Clause 13, page 10, line 14, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Mr. Silkin; in respect of Clause 14; in respect of the Amendments to Clause 22, page 15, line 29, Clause 27, page 18, line 3, Clause 28, page 18, line 12, Clause 33, page 25, line 16, Clause 40, page 30, lines 16 and 25, and Clause 42, page 32, line 26, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Mr. Silkin; in respect of Clause 47; and in respect of the Amendments to Clause 48, page 37, lines 32, 39 and 43, and page 38, lines 15, 20, 25, 27, 39 and 47, Clause 49, page 39, lines 16 and 20, Clause 59, page 46, lines 35 and 36, Clause 77, page 57, lines 37, 38 and 40, and page 58, lines 5 and 13, Clause 79, page 59, line 18, Clause 83, page 63, line 23, Clause 88, page 66, line 11, Clause 102, page 77, lines 9 and 23, and the new Clauses (General duties of Commission in relation to National Parks), (Power of drainage authorities to do work in nature reserves), (Liability for repair of public paths), (Private street works), (Ferries for purposes of long-distance routes), (Accommodation, meals and refreshments along long-distance routes), (Variation of approved proposals), (Penalty for displaying on footpaths notices deterring public use), (Exercise of powers under Section 13 as respects open country and waterways comprised in access orders), (Application to Isles of Scilly), standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Mr. Silkin.—[Mr. Silkin.]

Amendment made: At end, add: and in respect of the Amendment to Clause 83, page 63, line 30, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of Mr. William Morrison."—[Mr. W. S. Morrison.]

Question, as amended, put, and agreed to.

Bill immediately considered in Committee.

[Major MILNER in the Chair]

    cc1166-7
  1. Clause 2.—(CONSTITUTION OF COMMISSION.) 459 words
    2. c1167
  2. Clause 7.—(ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINIS- TRATION OF FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITIES AS RESPECTS NATIONAL PARKS.) 188 words
    3. cc1167-8
  3. Clause 9.—(GENERAL DUTY OF COMMIS- SION IN RELATION TO NATIONAL PARKS.) 36 words
    4. c1168
  4. Clause 12.—(PROVISION OF ACCOMMODA- TION, MEALS, REFRESHMENTS, CAMP- ING SITES AND PARKING PLACES.) 175 words
    5. c1168
  5. Clause 13.—(IMPROVEMENT OF WATER- WAYS FOR PURPOSES OF OPEN-AIR RECREATION.) 69 words
    6. c1168
  6. Clause 14.—(RESTRICTION OF POWER UNDER TWO LAST FOREGOING SEC- TIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICES.) 15 words
    7. cc1169-73
  7. Clause 22.—(ESTABLISHMENT OF NATURE RESERVES BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.) 1,703 words
    8. cc1173-9
  8. Clause 27.—(SURVEYS OF PUBLIC PATHS, ETC., AND PREPARATION OF DRAFT MAPS AND STATEMENTS.) 2,144 words
    9. cc1179-80
  9. Clause 28.—(PROVISION OF INFORMATION BY OTHER LOCAL AUTHORITIES.) 316 words
    10. cc1180-1
  10. Clause 33.—(PERIODICAL REVISION OF MAPS AND STATEMENTS.) 454 words
    11. c1181
  11. Clause 40.—(EXERCISE BY OTHER AUTHO- RITIES OF POWERS UNDER SECTIONS 38 AND 39.) 197 words
    12. c1181
  12. Clause 42.—(DIVERSION OF PUBLIC PATHS.) 24 words
    13. c1182
  13. Clause 47.—(LIABILITY FOR REPAIR OF EXISTING PUBLIC PATHS.) 37 words
    14. cc1182-5
  14. Clause 48.—(LIABILITY FOR REPAIR OF NEW PUBLIC PATHS.) 1,381 words
    15. cc1185-6
  15. Clause 49.—(GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LONG-DISTANCE ROUTES.) 368 words
    16. cc1186-7
  16. Clause 59.—(ACCESS AGREEMENTS.) 263 words
    17. cc1187-93
  17. Clause 77.—(INFORMATION SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY COMMISSION.) 2,169 words
    18. c1193
  18. Clause 79.—(APPLICATION TO AREAS OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO NATIONAL PARKS.) 45 words
    19. cc1193-203
  19. Clause 83.—(RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC ON CERTAIN ROADS.) 3,898 words
    20. c1203
  20. Clause 88.—(POWER OF MINISTER TO DEFRAY EXPENDITURE ON LONG- DISTANCE ROUTES.) 181 words
    21. cc1204-34
  21. Clause 102.—(INTERPRETATION.) 11,584 words
    22. cc1234-7
  22. New Clause.—(POWER OF DRAINAGE AUTHORITIES TO DO WORK IN NATURE RESERVES.) 1,072 words
    23. cc1237-55
  23. New Clause.—(LIABILITY FOR REPAIR OF PUBLIC PATHS.) 7,371 words, 1 division
    24. c1255
  24. New Clause.—(PRIVATE STREET WORKS.) 215 words
    25. cc1255-7
  25. New Clause.—(FERRIES FOR PURPOSES OF LONG-DISTANCE ROUTES.) 575 words
    26. c1257
  26. New Clause.—(ACCOMMODATION, MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS ALONG LONG- DISTANCE ROUTES.) 319 words
    27. cc1257-8
  27. New Clause.—(VARIATION OF APPROVED PROPOSALS.) 299 words
    28. cc1258-66
  28. New Clause.—(PENALTY FOR DISPLAYING ON FOOTPATHS NOTICES DETERRING PUBLIC USE.) 3,149 words
    29. cc1266-7
  29. New Clause.—(EXERCISE OF POWERS UNDER SECTION 13 AS RESPECTS OPEN COUNTRY AND WATERWAYS COMPRISED IN ACCESS ORDERS.) 641 words
    30. cc1267-8
  30. New Clause.—(APPLICATION TO ISLES OF SCILLY.) 163 words
    31. cc1268-70
  31. New Clause.—(POWER OF MINISTER TO EXPEDITE PREPARATION OF MAPS AND STATEMENTS.) 1,002 words
    32. cc1270-1
  32. New Clause.—(ACCEPTANCE OF NEW PATHS CREATED BY DEDICATION.) 154 words
    33. cc1271-2
  33. New Clause.—(PROVISIONS AS TO DANGER AREAS.) 487 words
    34. cc1272-3
  34. New Clause.—(DEFAULT POWERS OF SECRETARY OF STATE AS TO CERTAIN BYELAWS.) 338 words
    35. cc1273-7
  35. New Clause.—(EPPING FOREST AND BURNHAM BEECHES.) 1,869 words
    36. cc1278-9
  36. New Clause.—(NATIONAL TRUST LAND.) 713 words
    37. cc1279-83
  37. New Clause.—(REGISTRATION OF ORDERS AND AGREEMENTS IN LOCAL LAND CHARGES REGISTER.) 1,348 words
    38. c1283
  38. Clause 2.—(CONSTITUTION OF COMMISSION.) 103 words
    39. cc1283-4
  39. Clause 4.—(ANNUAL REPORT OF COMMISSION.) 420 words
    40. cc1284-5
  40. Clause 5.—(NATIONAL PARKS.) 421 words
    41. c1285
  41. Clause 6.—(DESIGNATION AND VARIATION OF NATIONAL PARKS.) 26 words
    42. cc1286-7
  42. Clause 7.—(ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINIS- TRATION OF FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITIES AS RESPECTS NATIONAL PARKS.) 520 words
    43. cc1287-8
  43. Clause 10.—(DUTY OF LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY TO FORMULATE, AND CARRY OUT, PROPOSALS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 5 (1).) 361 words
    44. c1288
  44. Clause 21.—(BYELAWS FOR PROTECTION OF NATURE RESERVES.) 23 words
    45. cc1288-91
  45. Clause 27.—(SURVEYS OF PUBLIC PATHS, ETC., AND PREPARATION OF DRAFT MAPS AND STATEMENTS.) 1,102 words
    46. c1291
  46. Clause 29.—(REPRESENTATIONS AND OBJECTIONS AS TO DRAFT MAPS AND STATEMENTS.) 59 words
    47. cc1291-2
  47. Clause 31.—(DETERMINATION BY QUARTER SESSIONS OF DISPUTES AS TO PRO- VISIONAL MAPS AND STATEMENTS.) 128 words
    48. c1292
  48. Clause 34.—(SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS AS TO REVISION OF MAPS AND STATEMENTS.) 54 words
    49. c1292
  49. Clause 41.—(COMPENSATION FOR COMPULSORY CREATION OF RIGHTS OF WAY.) 54 words
    50. c1292
  50. Clause 42.—(DIVERSION OF PUBLIC PATHS.) 156 words
    51. c1293
  51. Clause 44.—(EXERCISE OF POWERS OF MAKING DIVERSION AND EXTINGUISH- MENT ORDERS.) 224 words
    52. cc1293-4
  52. Clause 45.—(SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS AS TO DIVERSION AND EXTINGUISH- MENT ORDERS.) 163 words
    53. c1294
  53. Clause 46.—(COMPENSATION FOR DIVER- SION AND CLOSURE OF PUBLIC PATHS.) 88 words
    54. c1294
  54. Clause 48.—(LIABILITY FOR REPAIR OF NEW PUBLIC PATHS.) 12 words
    55. cc1294-7
  55. Clause 52.—(RIGHTS OF WAY SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS FOR SECURING EFFICIENT USE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.) 1,204 words
    56. cc1297-9
  56. Clause 54.—(PROVISION FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO OPEN COUNTRY.) 698 words
    57. cc1299-315
  57. Clause 55.—(RIGHTS OF PUBLIC WHERE ACCESS AGREEMENT OR ORDER IN FORCE.) 6,428 words
    58. cc1315-6
  58. Clause 57.—(PROCEEDINGS CONSEQUENT ON REVIEW UNDER LAST FOREGOING SECTION.) 458 words
    59. cc1316-8
  59. Clause 58.—(NOTIFICATION TO MINISTER OF ACTION TAKEN FOR SECURING PUBLIC ACCESS.) 469 words
    60. c1318
  60. Clause 59.—(ACCESS AGREEMENTS.) 76 words
    61. c1318
  61. Clause 60.—(ACCESS ORDERS.) 12 words
    62. c1318
  62. Clause 62.—(PROVISION OF MEANS OF ACCESS.) 94 words
    63. cc1318-21
  63. Clause 64.—(SUSPENSION OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO AVOID EXCEPTIONAL RISK OF FIRE.) 1,147 words
    64. c1321
  64. Clause 73.—(SUPPLEMENTARY POWERS OF LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITIES AS RESPECTS PART V.) 12 words
    65. cc1321-3
  65. Clause 82.—(WARDENS.) 757 words
    66. c1323
  66. Clause 91.—(CROWN LAND.) 17 words
    67. cc1323-7
  67. Clause 92.—(POWER TO AUTHORISE OTHER LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ACT IN PLACE OF LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY.) 1,513 words
    68. c1327
  68. Clause 98.—(SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS AS TO COMPENSATION UNDER SS. 21, 41 AND 65.) 14 words
    69. c1328
  69. Clause 99.—(POWERS OF ENTRY.) 16 words
    70. cc1328-30
  70. First Schedule.—(PROVISIONS AS TO MAKING, CONFIRMATION, COMING INTO OPERATION AND VALIDITY OF CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS.) 1,019 words
    71. cc1330-2
  71. Second Schedule.—(GENERAL RESTRIC- TIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY PERSONS HAVING ACCESS TO OPEN COUNTRY OR WATERWAYS BY VIRTUE OF PART V OF ACT.) 831 words