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Notices of Amendments: 17 January 2013                  

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

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Clause  19,  page  11,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Before making Regulations under this section the Secretary of State must

 

consult—

 

(a)    

the Authority;

 

(b)    

the national system operator;

 

(c)    

the Committee on Climate Change; and

 

(d)    

a consumer representative.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

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Clause  20,  page  12,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Provision made by virtue of this section must provide for—

 

(a)    

the identity of a settlement body;

 

(b)    

the powers of a settlement body;

 

(c)    

the terms of reference of a settlement body; and

 

(d)    

the funding arrangements of a settlement body.

 

( )    

The settlement body must report annually to Parliament.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

63

 

Clause  22,  page  12,  line  36,  leave out ‘relating to restrictions on the use of

 

generating plant.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

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Clause  22,  page  12,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Before imposing a requirement by virtue of subsection (1), the Secretary of State

 

must consult—

 

(a)    

the Authority;

 

(b)    

the national system operator;

 

(c)    

the person by virtue of subsection (2) on whom requirements are

 

imposed; and

 

(d)    

such other persons as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to

 

consult.

 

( )    

Consultation may be satisfied only by consultation before the passing of this

 

Act.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

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Clause  24,  page  13,  line  29,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

about the identity of the public body or any other person;

 

(f)    

the powers of the public body or any other person;

 

(g)    

the terms of reference of the public body or any other person; and

 

(h)    

about how the public body or any other person is funded.’.

 
 

Notices of Amendments: 17 January 2013                  

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

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Clause  25,  page  14,  line  10,  leave out ‘as well as by consultation after’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

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Clause  7,  page  5,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Provision made in this regard must include provision about a panel of

 

independent experts to advise on the amounts to be paid.

 

(1B)    

Provision made in this regard must include a consumer representative.

 

(1C)    

The members of the panel of independent experts shall be appointed by the

 

Secretary of State and shall comprise Chairman, a Consumer representative, a

 

representative of the Authority and such other members as the Secretary of State

 

may decide.

 

(1D)    

In appointing persons to be members of the panel of independent experts, the

 

Secretary of State must secure, so far as practicable, that the Expert Panel—

 

(a)    

is independent; and

 

(b)    

is comprised of technical, academic, economic, legal and such other

 

experts necessary to give the informed advice required.

 

(1E)    

The Chair of the panel of independent experts shall be appointed for a fixed

 

period, specified in their terms of his appointment, but shall be eligible for

 

reappointment at the end of that period.

 

(1F)    

Provision made in this regard must be laid before Parliament.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

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Clause  7,  page  5,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

Regulations by virtue of subsection (1) shall make provision for—

 

(a)    

the recovery by electricity suppliers of any amounts paid to a CFD

 

Counterparty by virtue of section 5;

 

(b)    

the return by electricity suppliers of any surplus paid to them by a CFD

 

Counterparty by virtue of this section;

 

(c)    

provision made by virtue of paragraph (a) in this section shall include

 

provision on any recovery from customers; and

 

(d)    

provision made by virtue of paragraph (b) in this section shall include

 

provision that any surplus be returned to customers.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

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Schedule  3,  page  103,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

    ‘(1)  

Regulations shall make provision for—

 

(a)    

the recovery by electricity suppliers of any amounts paid to an

 

investment contract Counterparty or a CFD Counterparty by virtue of

 

paragraph 7;

 

(b)    

the return by electricity suppliers of any surplus paid to them by an

 

investment contract Counterparty or a CFD Counterparty by virtue of

 

paragraph 8;

 
 

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

(c)    

provision made by virtue of paragraph (a) in this section shall include

 

provision about recovery from customers; and

 

(d)    

provision made by virtue of paragraph (b) in this section shall include

 

provision that any surplus be returned to customers.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

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Clause  37,  page  23,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(p)    

provision made by virtue of subsection (2)(j) must be in place for 36

 

months after regulations by virtue of section 2 are enacted.’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

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Clause  37,  page  27,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

regulations by virtue of this section must set out the circumstances in

 

which the Secretary of State may revoke the designation by virtue of

 

subsection (4).’.

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Luciana Berger

 

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Clause  121,  page  92,  line  32,  at end insert ‘and any successor authority’.

 

 
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