New Clause 1
Sustainable Communities Bill
3:30 pm

John Cummings (Easington, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments to the proposed new clause: (a), in line 2, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.
(c), in line 2, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.
(b), in line 7, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.
(f), in line 9, after ‘department’, insert
‘(c) a fire and rescue authority;
(d) a National Park authority;
(e) the Broads Authority;
(f) a police authority;
(g) a chief officer of the police;
(h) a waste disposal authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c.51);
(i) a metropolitan county passenger transport authority established by section 28 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c.51) (joint arrangements);
(j) a primary care trust;
(k) a development agency established by section 1 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (c.45);
(l) a local probation board established by section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c.43);
(m) a youth offending team established under section 39 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c.37);
(n) the English Sports Council;
(o) the Environment Agency;
(p) the Health and Safety Executive;
(q) the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission;
(r) the Learning and Skills Council for England; and
(s) Natural England.’.
(g), in Line 10, leave out ‘(c)’ and insert—
‘(3A) The authorities may be’.
(d), in Line 11, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.
(e), in Line 13, at end insert ‘or’.
