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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hylton (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 28 February 2006. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill.

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

I rather regret that the noble Lord, Lord Carter, was not here to explain his reason for opposing Clause 80, which states that the Secretary of State may do things by order that would normally require primary legislation. It is therefore pretty questionable on those grounds. I also observe that Clause 80 enables the ““appropriate authority””—whoever that may be—to establish new bodies, but it does not give a power to dispense or wind-up redundant bodies. It may be debatable to what extent the levy boards have proved useful. The noble Baroness, Lady Miller—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
679 c225-6 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Agriculture Countryside Cycling British Waterways Finance Land Environment protection Environment Land drainage Inland waterways Joint Nature Conservation Committee Local government Motor vehicles Powers Public appointments Livestock Motorcycles National parks Rights of way Rural areas Regional development agencies Inland Waterways Advisory Council Natural England
Legislation
Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill 2005-06
Link
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