Moved by
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
24: Clause 7, page 7, line 5, after “duty” insert “, subject to subsection (1A),”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment, together with another in the name of Baroness Jones, establishes responsibilities for local authorities where the Secretary of State has postponed by a maximum of five years the deadline to achieve clean air for a particular pollutant in relation to an area that falls partly or wholly within their area.
25: Clause 7, page 7, line 7, at end insert—
“(1A) Where the Secretary of State has postponed the deadline under section 1 of this Act by a maximum of five years for a particular pollutant in relation to a specified zone or agglomeration that falls partly or wholly within a local authority’s area, the local authority must—
(a) take into account advice from the CCCA and the CCC; and
(b) send and publish a letter to the Secretary of State annually giving the local authority’s reasons for failing to comply with the limits set out in Schedules 1 to 3; and
(c) comply with the new deadline for that pollutant which cannot be later than 1 January 2033.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment, together with another in the name of Baroness Jones, establishes responsibilities for local authorities where the Secretary of State has postponed by a maximum of five years the deadline to achieve clean air for a particular pollutant in relation to an area that falls partly or wholly within their area.