B194 - A01

Change Part 4 from;

4: New Developments

(1) New housing developments of over 10,000m2 must set aside at least 5% of the development’s arable land.

(2) Land set aside in this way may be purchased by local councils at a cost of between £5/m2 and £10/m2, according to the land values of the area.

(3) By one year after this Act is passed, at least 1,250,000m2 of allotment gardens should have been created or purchased in addition to the currently existing allotment gardens.

(a) Each individual local council should have created or purchased at least 2,500m2 of allotment gardens or they shall be subject to sanctions.

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4: New Developments

(1) New housing developments of over 12,000m2 must set aside at least 5% of the development’s arable land.

(2) Land set aside in this way may be purchased by local councils at a cost of between £5/m2 and £10/m2, according to the land values of the area.

(3) It is encouraged that each individual local council should have created or purchased at least 1,000m2 of allotment gardens.

Change Part 7 from;

7: Commencement, Short Title and Extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the Allotments Act 2015.

(2) This Act shall extend to the United Kingdom; and

(3) Shall come into force when it is passed.

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7: Commencement, Short Title and Extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the Allotments Act 2016.

(2) This Act shall extend to the United Kingdom; and

(3) This Act shall come into force a year after it is passed.

Submitted by /u/Pokeplun, the Baron of Wark.

The question is whether the amendment be agreed to. As many of the opinion say content, to the contrary, not content. Division will end on the 29th.