BUILDING CONTROL (Hansard, 15 July 1980)

HC Deb 15 July 1980 vol 988 cc1347-8 1347

§ Mr. King
I beg to move amendment No. 199, in page 96, line 31 after 'that', insert subject to the provisions of the order,'.

§ Mr. Deputy Speaker
With this it will be convenient to take Government amendments Nos. 200 to 211.

§ Mr. King
This is a group of amendments to put right a number of technical and drafting errors in the clause. The amendments primarily concern the definition of London building legislation, which is the building control legislation applying in inner London, as distinct from the building control legislation in the remainder of England and Wales.
The amendments are mainly concerned with applying the national legislation where building control functions are transferred to a UDC operating in inner London.

§ Amendment agreed to.

§ Amendments made: No. 200, in page 96, line 33, leave out: 'in accordance with the order' and insert 'by the urban development corporation'.

§ No. 201, in page 96, line 34, leave out subsection (2).

§ No. 202, in page 96, line 40, leave out '(or portion)'.

§ No. 203, in page 96, line 42, leave out other than inner London'.

§ No. 204, in page 96, line 43, leave out: 'relation to which a building to which' and insert 'a case where'.

§ No. 205, in page 97, line 4, leave out paragraph (b).

§ No. 206, in page 97, line 8, leave out: 'relation to such a building' and insert 'such a case'.

§ No. 207, in page 97, line 10, leave out from 'applies' to end of line 12 and insert: where after the order comes into force 1348 there is such a grant of planning permission as is mentioned in subsection (5A) below—

(a) for the erection of a building in the area to which the order applies;
(b) for the alteration or extension of an existing building in that area; or
(c) for a material change in the use of such a building.

(5A) The grants of planning permission mentioned in subsection (5) above are grants of any of the following descriptions, namely, grants—'.

§ No. 208, in page 97, line 21 at end insert:

'(5B) In a case where—

(a) there is such a grant of planning permission in relation to a building or proposed building in an inner London borough; and
(b) the building or the site of the proposed building is in an area in relation to which an order has been made under this section, the London building legislation shall not have effect, but building regulations and any enactment (including a local Act) relating to such regulations shall have effect instead.'.

§ No. 209, in page 97, line 32 leave out paragraph (c).

§ No. 210, in page 98, leave out lines 2 to 4.

§ No. 211, in page 98, line 5, leave out from 'legislation"' to end of line 15 and insert: 'means—

(a) the London Building Acts 1930 to 1978;
(b) any byelaws made under those Acts;
(c) subsections (2) and (3) of section 70 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and any regulations made under the said subsection (3).'.—[Mr. King.]