Energy Bill

Page 3, line 39, at end insert—

“(9)   Where carbon intensity of electricity generation is reported to have
increased year on year for not longer than three consecutive years, starting
from the date of Royal Assent, the Secretary of State shall report to both
Houses of Parliament, setting out both the reasons for the increase and the
additional actions that will be taken to reverse this increase in carbon
intensity.”

Page 22, line 10, after “is” insert “, or who has notified the Secretary of State of his
intention to become,””

Page 22, line 15, leave out paragraph (b)

Page 56, line 13, after “station” insert “with units emitting through a common
stack”

Page 101, line 5, at end insert—

“( )   how the Authority shall incorporate social and environmental
factors in carrying out its functions.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Secretary of State able to amend Authority’s powers after review

(1)   If a formal review of the regulation of competition in the energy industry
discloses that the Authority lacks the powers necessary to implement any
changes recommended in that review, the Secretary of State may make
regulations to amend the Authority’s powers so as to enable it to give effect
to those changes.

(2)   Regulations are to be made by statutory instrument.

(3)   An instrument containing regulations which make provision falling within
this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid
before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”

Page 108, line 31, at end insert—

“(f)   provision for requiring a licence holder to provide information to
domestic customers about the licence holder’s costs, or profit,
attributable to its domestic supply contracts, which may, in
particular, include information about—

(i)   particular kinds of those costs, and

(ii)   the extent to which domestic customers’ costs are
attributable to any of those kinds of costs, or to profit;”

Page 108, line 47, at end insert—

“(4A)    Provision that may be included in a licence by virtue of subsection (2)(d) or
(f) may in particular—”

Page 108, line 49, at end insert—

“( )   make provision about the times at which information is to be
provided;”

Page 109, line 46, after “make” insert “incidental, supplementary or”

Page 113, line 12, leave out “addressing the situation” and insert “reducing the
number”

Page 113, line 13, at end insert “and improving the energy efficiency of their
dwellings”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

(1)   The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision imposing duties
on a relevant landlord of residential premises in England for the purposes
of ensuring that, during any period when the premises are occupied under
a tenancy—

(a)   the premises are equipped with a required alarm (or required
alarms), and

(b)   checks are made by or on behalf of the landlord in accordance with
the regulations to ensure that any such alarm remains in proper
working order.

(2)   “Required alarm” means—

(a)   a smoke alarm, or

(b)   a carbon monoxide alarm,

that meets the appropriate standard.

(3)   Regulations may include provision about—

(a)   the interpretation of terms used in subsections (1) and (2);

(b)   the enforcement of any duty imposed by regulations.

(4)   Provision made by virtue of subsection (3)(b) may in particular—

(a)   confer functions on local housing authorities in England;

(b)   require a landlord who contravenes any such duty to pay a
financial penalty.

(5)   Provision about penalties made by virtue of subsection (4)(b) includes
provision—

(a)   about the procedure to be followed in imposing penalties;

(b)   about the amount of penalties;

(c)   conferring rights of appeal against penalties;

(d)   for the enforcement of penalties;

(e)   about the application of sums paid by way of penalties (and such
provision may permit or require the payment of sums into the
Consolidated Fund).

(6)   Regulations may—

(a)   include incidental, supplementary and consequential provision;

(b)   make transitory or transitional provision or savings;

(c)   make different provision for different cases or circumstances or for
different purposes;

(d)   make provision subject to exceptions.

(7)   Consequential provision made by virtue of subsection (6)(a) may amend,
repeal or revoke any provision made by or under an Act.

(8)   Regulations are to be made by statutory instrument.

(9)   An instrument containing regulations may not be made unless a draft of
the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each
House of Parliament.

(10)   Subject to provision contained in regulations, in this section—

“the appropriate standard”, in relation to a smoke alarm or a carbon
monoxide alarm, means the standard (if any) that is specified in, or
determined under, regulations;

“local housing authority” has the meaning given in section 261(2) of
the Housing Act 2004;

“premises” includes land, buildings, moveable structures, vehicles
and vessels;

“regulations” means regulations under this section;

“relevant landlord” means a landlord in respect of a tenancy of
residential premises in England who is of a description specified in
regulations;

“residential premises” means premises all or part of which comprise a
dwelling;

“tenancy” includes any lease, licence, sub-lease or sub-tenancy (and
“landlord” is to be read accordingly).”

Page 122, line 6, leave out “Section 145 extends” and insert “Sections 145 and
(Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms) extend”

Line 12, after “State;” insert “about smoke and carbon monoxide alarms;”