Session 2013-14
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Water Bill
to be moved
on REPORT
Schedule 1
THE EARL OF SELBORNE
Page 126, line 29, at end insert “for the purpose of, or in relation to, its participation
in arrangements made by the undertaker for the introduction of water into its
supply system”
Page 126, line 30, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b)
Page 127, line 16, at end insert “for the purpose of, or in relation to, its participation
in arrangements made by the undertaker for the introduction of water into its
supply system”
Page 127, line 17, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b)
Schedule 2
THE EARL OF SELBORNE
Page 128, leave out lines 35 to 38
Page 129, line 1, leave out from “66B(2)” to end of line 3
Page 131, line 2, leave out “introduce” and insert “participate in arrangements
made by the undertaker for the introduction of”
Page 131, line 3, leave out from “system” to end of line 7 and insert “by the holders
of such authorisations”
Page 131, line 10, leave out “introduce” and insert “participate in arrangements
made by the undertaker for the introduction of”
Page 131, line 11, leave out from “system” to end of line 15 and insert “by the
holders of such authorisations”
Page 131, line 18, leave out “introduce” and insert “participate in arrangements
made by the undertaker for the introduction of”
Page 131, line 19, at end insert “and”
Page 131, line 20, leave out “that” and insert “such”
Page 131, line 21, leave out “introduce” and insert “participate in the arrangements
for the introduction of”
Page 131, line 22, leave out from “system” to the end of line 25
Page 133, line 6, leave out from “that” to “, and” in line 9 and insert “L1 may
participate in arrangements made for the holders of such authorisations”
Page 133, line 11, leave out “introduce that” and insert “participate in
arrangements made by the primary water undertaker for the introduction of”
Page 133, leave out lines 13 and 14
Page 133, line 22, leave out from “may” to “, and” in line 25 and insert “participate
in arrangements made for the holders of such authorisations”
Page 133, line 27, leave out “introduce that” and insert “participate in
arrangements made by the primary water undertaker for the introduction of”
Page 133, leave out lines 29 and 30
Page 133, line 43, leave out “introduce that” and insert “participate in
arrangements made by the primary water undertaker for the introduction of”
Page 133, leave out lines 45 and 46
Page 134, line 1, leave out from “may” to “and” in line 4 and insert “participate in
arrangements made for holders of such authorisations”
Page 134, line 6, leave out “introduce that” and insert “participate in arrangements
made by the primary water undertaker for the introduction of”
Page 134, leave out lines 8 and 9
Page 135, line 21, leave out from “making” to end of line 22 and insert “a supply of
water to premises”
Page 137, line 42, at end insert—
“(e) principles for determining the provisions that should or
should not be incorporated into arrangements of the sort
contemplated in paragraphs 5 and 8 of Schedule 2A
together with a procedure for making and modifying
such arrangements”
Page 141, line 32, at end insert—
“(c) the costs which would be incurred by a water undertaker
in performing any of the duties to which the section 66D
agreement relates are also recorded”
Schedule 3
THE EARL OF SELBORNE
Page 146, line 12, leave out “where” and insert “for the purpose of, or in relation to,
its participation in arrangements made by the undertaker for the removal of matter
from the undertaker’s sewerage system by the holders of such authorisations”
Page 146, leave out lines 13 to 18
Schedule 4
THE EARL OF SELBORNE
Page 147, leave out lines 28 and 29
Page 149, line 6, leave out “remove certain quantities” and insert “participate in
arrangements made by the undertaker for the removal”
Page 149, line 7, leave out from “system” to end of line 13 and insert “by the holders
of such authorisations”
Page 151, line 39, at end insert—
“(e) principles for determining the provisions that should or
should not be incorporated into arrangements of the sort
contemplated in paragraph 5 of Schedule 2B together
with a procedure for making and modifying such
arrangements”
Page 154, line 33, at end insert—
“(c) the costs which would be incurred by a sewerage
undertaker in performing any of the duties to which the
section 117E agreement relates are also reduced”
After Clause 7
LORD MOYNIHAN
Insert the following new Clause—
“Facilitation of licensed functions
(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulation, make provision (including
provision for the making of transfer schemes or similar arrangements) for
the purpose specified in subsection (2).
(2) The power conferred by this section shall be used for the purpose of
enabling any company holding an appointment immediately before the
passing of this Act as the water or sewerage undertaker for any area of
England and Wales to transfer such of its assets and undertaking to—
(a) an associate which holds a water supply licence with a retail
authorisation; and/or
(b) an associate (which may be the same company as that specified in
(a)) which holds a sewerage licence with a retail authorisation;
as may be necessary or desirable to facilitate the carrying on by relevant
transferee(s) of the activities authorised by its (or their) licence(s).
(3) For the purposes of this section a company is an associate of the transferor
if—
(a) the transferee is a wholly owned subsidiary of the transferor;
(b) the transferor is a wholly owned subsidiary of the transferee; or
(c) the transferor and the transferee are both wholly owned
subsidiaries of another company.
(4) The references in subsection (3) to a wholly owned subsidiary shall be
construed in accordance with section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006.”
Clause 16
THE EARL OF SELBORNE
Page 52, line 36, at end insert—
“(1A) In section 143(4)(a) of the Water Industry Act 1991 for the word “or” there
is substituted “but excluding different”.”
Page 53, line 30, leave out “or” and insert “but excluding different”
Clause 22
LORD DE MAULEY
Page 63, line 20, after “promoting” insert “—
(i) ”
Page 63, line 21, after “and” insert “(ii)”
Page 63, line 22, after “ways” insert “, and to increase efficiency in the use of water”
After Clause 38
LORD OXBURGH
Insert the following new Clause—
volume
(1) The Water Industry Act 1991 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 144B (restrictions on undertakers’ power to require fixing of
charges by reference to volume), after subsection (1) there is inserted—
“(1A) Subsection (2) below shall not apply where the water undertaker
considers that the fixing of charges by reference to volume is
required to allow it to meet its duties under section 37(1)(a)
(providing supplies of water) or section 93A (duty to promote the
efficient use of water) and that measures for fixing of charges by
reference to volume have been included in both the water
undertaker’s draft water resources management plan as set out in
section 37B and any such plan published as set out in section
37B(8)(a).””
Before Clause 45
LORD DE MAULEY
Insert the following new Clause—
(1) The Secretary of State must prepare a report setting out progress made in
reforming the arrangements for managing water abstraction in England.
(2) The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of the report.
(3) The report must be prepared and laid before the end of the period of five
years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.”
Clause 51
THE EARL OF LYTTON
Page 108, line 18, at end insert—
“(6A) Regulations under subsection (5) shall provide that every policy which is
subject to a levy for the purposes of the Flood Reinsurance Scheme shall be
covered by the Flood Reinsurance Scheme.”
Clause 53
THE EARL OF LYTTON
Page 108, line 34, at end insert—
“(1A) The levy referred to in subsection (1)(a) shall be proportionate to the
relevant council tax band relating to the household premises concerned.”
Clause 80
LORD DE MAULEY
Page 125, line 24, at end insert—
“( ) section (Report on water abstraction reform);”