Amendments proposed to the Utilities Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

148

Clause     22,     page     19,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '(5A) The Authority or a licence holder shall not be required to comply with a notice under subsection (2) where—

      (a) the information required does not exist substantially in the form requested and could only be provided at disproportionate cost to the Authority or licence holder; or

      (b) the information is of a description which the Authority or licence holder could not be compelled to produce, or give in evidence, in civil proceedings before the court.'.


   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

158

Clause     93,     page     100,     line     27,     after 'may', insert 'by notice in writing'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

159

Clause     93,     page     100,     line     29,     at end insert 'and any such notice shall specify—

      (a) the functions to which that information relates; and

      (b) the reasons for requiring its disclosure.'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

160

Clause     93,     page     100,     line     40,     at end insert—

    '(5A) The Authority and any telecommunications operator shall not be required to comply with a notice under subsection (2) where—

      (a) the information required does not exist substantially in the form requested and could only be provided at disproportionate cost to the Authority or operator, or

      (b) the information is of a description which the Authority or operator could not be compelled to produce, or give in evidence, in civil proceedings before the court.'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

278

Clause     93,     page     100,     line     41,     after 'may', insert 'following consideration of any representations made by licensed operators with regard to the matters set out in sub-paragraphs (a) to (b) of this sub-section'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

161

Clause     93,     page     101,     line     11,     after 'of', insert 'subsection (5A) or'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

162

Clause     93,     page     101,     line     45,     leave out 'seriously and'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

163

Clause     93,     page     102,     line     4,     after 'body', insert 'giving its reasons for considering such disclosure'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

164

Clause     93,     page     102,     line     5,     leave out 'have regard to any' and insert 'where asked to do so by that person or body, seek and have regard to the'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

165

Clause     93,     page     102,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(5A) A person or body aggrieved by a decision by the Council to disclose any information about that person or body in pursuance of subsection (3)(c) may appeal against that decision under section 46B and that section shall be construed as if the Council and decisions under section 46H(3)(c) were specifically mentioned in subsection (1) of that section.'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing

279

Clause     93,     page     102,     line     14,     at end insert 'provided that where such information relates to the activities of any telecommunications operator, such telecommunications operator shall have been consulted and its representations on the matter shall have been taken into account by the Authority in the exercise of its power under this sub-section.'.


   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

337

Clause     34,     page     32,     line     9,     at end insert 'and, in the case of a decision under paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection (1), the notice shall include an analysis of the costs and benefits to the licence holder of the modification, direction or consent concerned.'.


   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

338

Clause     67,     page     67,     line     30,     at end insert 'and, in the case of a decision under paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection (1), the notice shall include an analysis of the costs and benefits to the licence holder of the modification, direction or consent concerned.'.


   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

339

Clause     100,     page     112,     line     44,     at end insert 'and, in the case of a decision under paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (1), the notice shall include an analysis of the costs and benefits to the licence holder of the modification, direction or consent concerned.'.


   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

318

Clause     47,     page     46,     line     15,     leave out 'has contravened or is contravening' and insert 'is contravening or has contravened and is likely again to contravene'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

319

Clause     47,     page     46,     line     17,     leave out 'has failed or is failing' and insert 'is failing or has failed and is likely again to fail'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

320

Clause     47,     page     46,     line     19,     at beginning insert 'and that the contravention or failure has been or is being committed intentionally or negligently,'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

321

Clause     47,     page     46,     line     20,     leave out from 'is' to end of line 21 and insert 'proportionate having regard to the nature and specificity of the condition or prescribed standard in question.

    (1A) In setting the level of any penalty imposed under subsection (1) the Authority shall take account of the seriousness and duration of, and the harm caused by, the contravention or failure but in any event the penalty imposed shall not exceed 10 per cent. of the annual turnover of the licence holder in the relevant goods or services for the year in which the contravention or failure occurred.'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

322

Clause     47,     page     46,     line     39,     at end insert—

    '(2A) In deciding whether to impose a penalty under subsection (1) the 'Authority shall have regard to—

      (a) the statement of policy it has published in accordance with section 27B; and

      (b) the principle that the purpose of a penalty is to deter any similar contravention or failure by the operator in the future.'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

323

Clause     47,     page     49,     line     18,     at end insert—

      '(aa) that, having regard to all the circumstances, it was unreasonable for the Authority to impose a penalty or a penalty of the amount so imposed;'


   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

324

Clause     75,     page     77,     line     27,     leave out 'has contravened or is contravening' and insert 'is contravening or has contravened and is likely again to contravene'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

325

Clause     75,     page     77,     line     29,     leave out 'has failed or is failing' and insert 'is failing or has failed and is likely again to fail'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

326

Clause     75,     page     77,     line     32,     at beginning insert 'and that the contravention or failure has been or is being committed intentionally or negligently,'

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

327

Clause     75,     page     77,     line     33,     leave out from 'is' to end of line 34 and insert 'proportionate having regard to the nature and specificity of the condition or prescribed standard in question.

    (1A) In setting the level of any penalty imposed under subsection (1) the Authority shall take account of the seriousness and duration of, and the harm caused by, the contravention or failure but in any event the penalty imposed shall not exceed 10 per cent. of the annual turnover of the licence holder in the relevant goods or services for the year in which the contravention or failure occurred.'.

   

Mr Nick Gibb
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Ian Bruce [R]
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Christopher Fraser

328

Clause     75,     page     78,     line     6,     at end insert—

    '(2A) In deciding whether to impose a penalty under subsection (1) the Authority shall have regard to—

      (a) the statement of policy it has published in accordance with section 30B; and

      (b) the principle that the purpose of a penalty is to deter any similar contravention or failure by the operator in the future.'

 
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