Clause 102
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
11:00 am
Philip Dunne (Ludlow, Conservative)
I should like the Minister to clarify two aspects of the clause. First, does it, or previous clauses, cover local authorities wishing to amend, rather than revoke, a byelaw? Secondly, subsection (2) provides a power to local authorities in relation to byelaws that they have made. I accept that separate clauses will give power to a Secretary of State to revoke a byelaw. However, revoking a byelaw set up by some other authority, perhaps in respect of bridleways open to all traffic, which are an issue in my constituency, or re-routeing a footpath, is often highly controversial even though it may be appropriate given the changes in agricultural techniques since it was originally introduced. Could amendments of that nature, or revocations of powers that may not have originally been made by the relevant authority, be revoked or amended under the clause?