Jim Knight (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Rural Affairs, Landscape and Biodiversity), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; South Dorset, Labour)

I beg to move amendment No. 14, in clause 39, page23, line 12, leave out

‘the personto whom the consent isgiven'

andinsert

‘any person carrying out orproposing to carry out works in accordance with theconsent'

Michael Weir (Spokesperson (Work & Pensions; Trade & Industry); Angus, Scottish National Party)

With this it will be convenient to discussGovernment amendment No.15

Jim Knight (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Rural Affairs, Landscape and Biodiversity), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; South Dorset, Labour)

I shall be brief. Amendment No. 15 allowsregulations to set a time limit for making applications to vary orrevoke modifications or conditions. Subsection (5) is not intended toprovide a lasting opportunity for challenge to the nationalauthority’s determination. It is important to achieve clarity assoon as possible about the terms on which consent is given and ifcircumstances change later, a fresh application for consent may bemade.