Clause 49 - Works following substantial road works
Traffic Management Bill
Public Bill Committees, 3 February 2004, 4:45 pm
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch, Conservative)
The Minister is obviously not interested in the principle of reciprocity. I was going to try to heal any wounds by talking about a global partnership, but that may not be appropriate either.
The clause allows the street authority to increase a one-year embargo. There is concern about the length of notice given for that embargo, the maximum period of the embargo, the effect that such an embargo could have on ordinary residents and businesses whose circumstances have changed and who want access to utilities that are unavailable, and what will happen then. I understand that the existing embargo is limited to a period of one year, which the Government believe to be too short. If the period is to be longer, the Government should be prepared to tell us. After all, we are discussing important primary legislation.