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| Clause 14, page 8, line 34, leave out ‘as well as consultation after’. |
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| Clause 14, page 8, line 35, at end add— |
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| | ‘(3) | Before making regulations under this Chapter or order under section 13, the |
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| | (a) | take into account any representations made by the consultees under |
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| | subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c), |
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| | (b) | take into account any representations and discussions in the Devolved |
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| | Administration Consultation group under subsection (1A), and |
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| | (c) | publish a statement setting out whether and how the regulations or order |
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| | under section 13 takes account of any representations made by the |
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| | consultees under subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c).’. |
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| Clause 16, page 9, line 33, leave out ‘as well as consultation after’. |
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| Clause 16, page 9, line 33, leave out subsection (5). |
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| Clause 17, page 10, line 4, at end insert— |
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| | ‘“providing electricity” shall include previously generated electricity that is |
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| Clause 17, page 10, line 10, at end add— |
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| | ‘(6) | The national system operator shall not be designated so as to include any |
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| | company or person that has interests in the national system that may come into |
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| | conflict with their responsibilities as a national system operator.’. |
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| Clause 17, page 10, line 10, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | The Secretary of State must convene a panel of independent experts to advise on |
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| | the exercise of functions under this Chapter. |
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| | ( ) | The panel of independent experts must include a consumer representative. |
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| | ( ) | The minutes of meetings or reports by the panel of independent experts must be |
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| | laid before Parliament within two weeks of their publication.’. |
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| Clause 18, page 10, line 17, at end insert ‘or to verifiably reduce demand |
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| Clause 18, page 10, line 41, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | Provision falling with subsection (4)(j) includes the termination or variation of a |
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| | capacity agreement in circumstances where the operation of a generating plant is |
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| | being used to undermine the efficient operation of the capacity market.’. |
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| Clause 18, page 11, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(6) | Provisions in subsection (4) and (5) may also apply to a holder of an agreement |
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| | to verifiably reduce demand permanently.’. |
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| Clause 18, page 11, line 9, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | Provision made by virtue of subsection (4)(c) must include provision ensuring |
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| | that plant which has already entered into a contract by virtue of section 6 will not |
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| | be eligible to act as a capacity provider.’. |
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| Clause 19, page 11, line 26, at end insert ‘About price differences that may be |
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| Clause 19, page 11, line 34, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | The Secretary of State or the Authority will lay any report by virtue of subsection |
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| | (4) before both Houses of Parliament.’. |
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| Clause 19, page 11, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | Before making Regulations under this section the Secretary of State must |
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| | (b) | the national system operator; |
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| | (c) | the Committee on Climate Change; and |
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| | (d) | a consumer representative.’. |
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| Clause 20, page 12, line 20, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | Provision made by virtue of this section must provide for— |
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| | (a) | the identity of a settlement body; |
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| | (b) | the powers of a settlement body; |
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| | (c) | the terms of reference of a settlement body; and |
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| | (d) | the funding arrangements of a settlement body. |
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| | ( ) | The settlement body must report annually to Parliament.’. |
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| Clause 22, page 12, line 36, leave out ‘relating to restrictions on the use of |
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| Clause 22, page 12, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | Before imposing a requirement by virtue of subsection (1), the Secretary of State |
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| | (b) | the national system operator; |
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| | (c) | the person by virtue of subsection (2) on whom requirements are |
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| | (d) | such other persons as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to |
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| | ( ) | Consultation may be satisfied only by consultation before the passing of this |
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| Clause 24, page 13, line 29, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(e) | about the identity of the public body or any other person; |
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| | (f) | the powers of the public body or any other person; |
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| | (g) | the terms of reference of the public body or any other person; and |
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| | (h) | about how the public body or any other person is funded.’. |
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| Clause 25, page 14, line 10, leave out ‘as well as by consultation after’. |
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| Clauses 29 to 32 of the Bill be transferred to end of line 4 on page 20. |
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| Clause 29, page 16, line 36, leave out ‘or Chapter 3 (capacity market)’ and insert ‘, |
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| Chapter 3 (capacity market) or Chapter 5 (investment contracts)’. |
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| Clause 30, page 18, line 6, leave out ‘or Chapter 3 (capacity market)’ and insert ‘, |
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| Chapter 3 (capacity market) or Chapter 5 (investment contracts)’. |
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| Schedule 2 to the Bill be transferred to end of line 33 on page 109. |
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| Clause 32, page 19, line 23, leave out ‘or 3’ and insert ‘, 3 or 5’. |
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| Schedule 3, page 103, line 3, leave out ‘, an investment contract counterparty or a |
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| Schedule 3, page 103, line 4, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(1A) | Regulations must make provision for electricity suppliers to pay an investment |
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| | contract counterparty or a CFD counterparty for the purpose of enabling |
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| | payments to be made under investment contracts.’. |
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| Schedule 3, page 103, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(3A) | Regulations which make provision by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) or (2) for the |
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| | payment of sums by electricity suppliers must impose on the person to whom |
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| | such sums are to be paid a duty in relation to the collection of such sums.’. |
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| Schedule 3, page 103, line 41, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | Regulations shall make provision for— |
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| | (a) | the recovery by electricity suppliers of any amounts paid to an |
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| | investment contract Counterparty or a CFD Counterparty by virtue of |
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| | (b) | the return by electricity suppliers of any surplus paid to them by an |
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| | investment contract Counterparty or a CFD Counterparty by virtue of |
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| | (c) | provision made by virtue of paragraph (a) in this section shall include |
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| | provision about recovery from customers; and |
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| | (d) | provision made by virtue of paragraph (b) in this section shall include |
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| | provision that any surplus be returned to customers.’. |
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| Schedule 3, page 107, line 22, leave out sub-paragraph (2). |
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| Clause 37, page 23, line 33, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(p) | provision made by virtue of subsection (2)(j) must be in place for 36 |
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| | months after regulations by virtue of section 2 are enacted.’. |
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| Clause 37, page 27, line 20, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(c) | regulations by virtue of this section must set out the circumstances in |
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| | which the Secretary of State may revoke the designation by virtue of |
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| Clause 43, page 45, line 6, at end insert ‘, or under paragraph 6 of Schedule 3,’. |
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| Clause 43, page 45, line 13, leave out ‘or 3’ and insert ‘, 3 or 5’. |
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| Clause 43, page 45, line 22, leave out ‘under section 2 or 17’ and insert ‘of a kind |
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| mentioned in subsection (1)’. |
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| Clause 43, page 45, line 23, after ‘25’, insert ‘or paragraph 19 of Schedule 3’. |
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| Clause 113, page 85, line 14, after ‘Parliament’, insert ‘and the Scottish and Welsh |
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| Clause 113, page 85, line 18, after ‘Parliament’, insert ‘and the agreement of the |
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| Scottish and Welsh Ministers’. |
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| Clause 121, page 92, line 32, at end insert ‘and any successor authority’. |
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| | Payment of winter fuel allowance to pensioners off the gas grid |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Regulations shall be made to allow the payment of Winter Fuel Allowance |
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| | payable under the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/ |
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| | 729) to eligible persons whose main residences are not connected to the mains gas |
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| | grid and whose principle source of fuel is home fuel oil, liquid petroleum gas or |
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| | propane gas, no later than 30 September in each calendar year.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State may by regulation introduce a system of strategic reserve |
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| | of supply if he determines that the expense of maintaining a capacity market is |
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| | detrimental to the continuing interests of either— |
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| | (a) | security of supply, or |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State may by regulation designate a nominated person to hold |
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| | and manage the strategic reserve on his behalf (“the Strategic Reserve Operator”). |
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| | (3) | A person is eligible to be designated if the person is— |
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| | (a) | a company formal and registered under the Companies Act 2006, or |
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| | (b) | a public authority, including any person whose functions are of a public |
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| | (4) | The Strategic Reserve Operator must contract with the System Operator for the |
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| | circumstances under which the Strategic Reserve Operator supplies power to the |
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| | (5) | The Secretary of State must approve the drawing up of any contract between the |
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| | System Operator and the Strategic Reserve Operator and may from time to time |
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| | vary the terms of the contract should circumstances require. |
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| | (6) | The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a reasoned case for any change |
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| | of content under subsection (5). |
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