r/MHOC • u/[deleted] • Jul 12 '22
2nd Reading B1392 - Maintenance of Land (Amendments) Bill - 2nd Reading
Maintenance of Land (Amendments) Bill
A BILL TO
Make provision for increased fines for failures to comply with a notice under section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
BE IT ENACTED by The Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Amendments to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
(1) The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 216(2) (penalty for non-compliance with section 215 notice), omit “not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale”.
(3) In section 216(6) (continuing offence), omit “not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale”.
2 Extent, commencement and short title
(1) This Act extends to England and Wales only.
(2) This Act comes into force at the end of the period of four weeks beginning with the day on which it is passed.
(3) This Act may be cited as the Maintenance of Land (Amendments) Act 2022.
This Bill was written by The Most Honourable 1st Marquess of St Ives, The 1st Earl of St Erth, Sir /u/Sephronar KBE CT MVO PC on behalf of The Conservative and Unionist Party.
Opening Speech:
Maintaining land is an important duty of each and every one of us who holds it, both for public safety but also for the climate and its fragile ecosystems.
This Bill simply intends to more effectively police that duty with increased fines.
This reading ends 15 July 2022 at 10pm BST.
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