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Mr Nick Gibb 147 Clause 22, page 18, line 47, at end insert 'and any such notice shall specify—
Mr Nick Gibb 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—
Mr Nick Gibb 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 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 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 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 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 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 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—
Mr Nick Gibb 323 Clause 47, page 49, line 18, at end insert—
Mr Nick Gibb 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 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 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 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 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—
Mr Nick Gibb 329 Clause 75, page 80, line 36, at end insert:—
Norman Baker 246 Clause 50, page 53, line 3, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall, within one year of the entering into force of this Act,'.
Mrs Helen Liddell 357 Clause 51, page 55, line 29, leave out subsection (2).
Mr Nick Gibb 380 Clause 56, page 57, leave out lines 4 to 12 and insert—'15A.—(1) Where it is necessary or expedient to modify—
in order to implement or facilitate the effective operation of new electricity trading arrangements ("the new arrangements"), the Secretary of State may make such modifications as he considers appropriate in accordance with the provisions of this section.'.
Mr Nick Gibb 381 Clause 56, page 57, line 16, leave out from 'including' to end of line 17 and insert ', but only to the extent that the new arrangements apply to them, matters connected with the transmission or distribution of electricity).'.
Mr Nick Gibb 382 Clause 56, page 57, line 30, leave out 'two years' and insert 'one year'.
Mr Nick Gibb 383 Clause 56, page 57, line 31, at end insert—'(7) In this section, "new electricity trading arrangements", in relation to a licence holder, means arrangements for the trading of electricity in bulk that are designed to modify, revoke, or replace, whether in whole or in part, any such arrangements which he is required by a condition of his licence to comply with immediately before this section comes into force.'.
Norman Baker 247 Clause 58, page 59, line 22, at end insert—'(1A) In specifying those targets, the Secretary of State shall have regard to any national greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, including in particular that of a reduction of 20 per cent. in carbon dioxide emissions by 2010 compared to 1990 levels'.
Mr Brian White 26 Clause 58, page 61, line 12, after 'heat', insert 'or chilled water.'.
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