Amendments proposed to the Utilities Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mrs Helen Liddell

359

Schedule     5,     page     162,     line     31,     leave out from '(8)' to end of line 35 and insert ', for the words "or section 40(3), 41(3), 42A or 42B below" there is substituted ", or sections 32 to 32C, section 40, 40A, 41A, 42A, 42B, 42C, 43A or 43B below or section 22 of the Utilities Act 2000".'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

496

Schedule     5,     page     162,     line     40,     at end insert—

    '. In section 57 (restrictions on disclosure), in subsection (5)(a) for "42" there is substituted "42AA, 46A".'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

201

Schedule     5,     page     162,     line     43,     leave out '66(1)' and insert '111(1)'.

   

Mr Chris Mullin

455

Schedule     5,     page     163,     leave out lines 4 to 12.

   

Mr Chris Mullin

456

Schedule     5,     page     163,     leave out lines 15 to 19.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

414

Schedule     5,     page     163,     leave out lines 26 and 27.

   

Mr Chris Mullin

457

Schedule     5,     page     163,     leave out lines 28 and 29.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

415

Schedule     5,     page     163,     leave out line 34.

   

Mr Chris Mullin

458

Schedule     5,     page     163,     leave out lines 35 and 36.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

416

Schedule     5,     page     164,     leave out lines 7 and 8.

   

Mr Chris Mullin

459

Schedule     5,     page     164,     leave out lines 9 and 10.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

417

Schedule     5,     page     164,     leave out lines 12 to 16.

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Mrs Helen Liddell

418

Schedule     6,     page     166,     line     21     at end insert 'or'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

419

Schedule     6,     page     166,     line     22,     leave out from 'Council' to end of line 24.

   

Mr Chris Mullin

460

Schedule     6,     page     166,     leave out lines 28 to 33.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

520

Schedule     6,     page     166,     line     33,     at end insert—

'Consultation by Council before establishing regional committees

    . The requirements in paragraph 11(2) to (4) of Schedule 2 to this Act do not apply to any regional committee of the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council which is established within the period of two months beginning with the day on which section 16(2) of this Act comes into force.'

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Mrs Helen Liddell

420

Schedule     7,     page     167,     column     3,     leave out lines 26 to 31.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

258

Schedule     7,     page     168,     line     10,     column     3,     at end insert 'Sections 32 and 32A.'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

497

Schedule     7,     page     168,     line     25,     column     3,     at end insert 'In section 42(4)(a) the words "other than section 33(3) above".'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

498

Schedule     7,     page     169,     line     13,     column     3,     at end insert 'Section 45.'.

   

Mr Chris Mullin

461

Schedule     7,     page     169,     leave out lines 21 to 30.

   

Mr Chris Mullin

462

Schedule     7,     page     169,     line     43,     column     3,     leave out from beginning of line to end of line 47.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

421

Schedule     7,     page     169,     line     49,     column     3,     leave out '2(4)'.

   

Mr Chris Mullin

463

Schedule     7,     page     169,     line     49,     column     3,     leave out '4(3) and 5(4)' and insert 'and 4(3)'.

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NEW CLAUSES

Preliminary

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) In this Chapter—

"consumers" includes both existing consumers and future consumers;

"the interests of consumers" means the interests of consumers in relation to gas conveyed through pipes or electricity conveyed through distribution systems; and

"consumer matter" means any matter connected with the interests of consumers.

    (2) In considering the interests of consumers the Council shall have regard to the interests of—

(a) individuals who are disabled or chronically sick;

(b) individuals of pensionable age;

(c) individuals with low incomes; and

(d) individuals residing in rural areas,

    but that is not to be taken as implying that regard may not be had to the interests of other descriptions of consumer.'.

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Combined heat and power

   

Mr Brian White

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    '. In making an order and other arrangements under sections 50, 51, 52, 53 or 54 above the Secretary of State may also make provision for—

(a) electricity generated by combined heat and power stations

(b) heat or chilled water produced in association with electricity.'.

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Licence conditions

   

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

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

'Licence conditions.

( ) In section 7 of the 1984 Act (power to license systems), after subsection (5) there is inserted—     "(5A) Conditions included in a licence may include provisions for the conditions— (a) to have effect or cease to have effect at such times and in such circumstances as may be determined by or under the conditions; or (b) be modified in such manner as may be specified in the conditions at such times and in such circumstances as may be so determined.".'

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Consolidation of Acts

   

Mr Ian Bruce [R]

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

    '—The Acts listed in Schedule 7 that have been substantially amended by this and earlier Acts shall be reprinted in consolidated form and the earlier Acts be repealed.'.

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Anti-competitive behaviour

   

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

NC5

To move the following Clause—

    '( ).—(1) Subject to subsection (2), where it appears to the Authority that a licence holder has behaved or is behaving in a manner which infringes—

(a) the Chapter I prohibition, or

(b) the Chapter II prohibition,

    then to the extent that the Authority proposes to take any action against that licence holder in respect of that behaviour it shall do so by exercising its competition powers rather than by exercising any other functions under the 1986 Act or the 1989 Act.

    (2) Subsection (1) does not apply where the Authority determines that—

(a) a licence holder has infringed or is infringing the Chapter I prohibition or the Chapter II prohibition; and

(b) for the reasons given by the Authority in that determination, it is appropriate for the Authority to deal with that behaviour by the exercise of powers other than its competition powers.

    (3) Where the Authority—

(a) makes a determination in accordance with subsection (2), and

(b) decides to take any action against the licence holder by exercising any functions under the 1986 Act or the 1989 Act other than its competition powers,

    the licence holder may appeal against that decision to the Competition Commission Appeal Tribunal as if the decision was a decision reached by the Authority in the exercise of its competition powers and the tribunal may hear and dispose of the appeal accordingly.

    (4) In this section—

"the Chapter I prohibition" and "the Chapter II prohibition" have the same meaning as in the Competition Act 1998;

"Competition Commission Appeal Tribunal" means an appeal tribunal established in accordance with the provisions of Part III of Schedule 7 to that Act for the purpose of hearing an appeal under section 46 or 47 of that Act; and

"competition powers" means the powers conferred upon the Authority by section 54 of and Schedule 10 to that Act.'

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Mr Chris Mullin

464

Title,     line     3,     leave out from 'Authority' to 'to' in line 5 and insert ' and the Telecommunications Consumer Council'.

   

Mr Chris Mullin

465

Title,     line     6,     leave out 'electricity and water' and insert 'and electricity'.

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Prepared 9 Mar 2000