S.C.A.

Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 16th March 2000

STANDING COMMITTEE A

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UTILITIES BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [7th March], as follows:—

Clauses 89 to 103; Clause 126; Clauses 104 to 123; Schedule 4; Clause 125; Clause 129; Clause 9; Clause 13; Clause 10; Clause 14; Clause 11; Clause 15; Clauses 16 to 19; Schedule 2; Clauses 20 to 26; Clause 63; Clause 66; Clauses 27 and 28; Clause 64; Clause 29; Clause 62; Clauses 30 to 33; Clause 65; Clause 34; Clause 67; Clause 35; Clause 68; Clauses 36 to 41; Clause 69; Clause 42; Clause 70; Clause 43; Clause 71; Clause 44; Clause 72; Clause 45; Clause 73; Clause 46; Clause 74; Clause 47; Clause 75; Clause 48; Clause 76; Clause 49; Clause 77; Clauses 50 to 57; Clause 78; Clause 58; Clause 79; Clauses 59 to 61; Clause 82; Clause 80; Clause 81; Clause 83; Schedule 3; Clause 124; Clauses 127 and 128; Clauses 130 to 132; Schedules 5 to 7; Clauses 133 and 134; new Clauses; new Schedules.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

589

Clause     33,     page     31,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '(6A) The Authority shall give the Secretary of State not less than 28 days' notice of any proposal to impose a modification condition.

    (6B) If, before the expiry of the time specified in a notice under subsection (6A), the Secretary of State directs the Authority not to impose the condition, the Authority shall comply with the direction.'.

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Mrs Helen Liddell

590

Clause     65,     page     64,     line     18,     leave out ', except in the case of a generation licence,'.

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

601

Clause     34,     page     31,     line     37,     at end insert—

'(a) the granting of a licence;'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

507

Clause     34,     page     32,     line     6,     at end insert ', or any other decision which materially affects the interests of consumers.'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

608

Clause     34,     page     32,     line     8,     leave out from 'shall' to 'considers' in line 12 and insert 'publish a notice stating the reasons for the decision in such manner as it or he'.

   

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.'.

   

Mrs Linda Gilroy

606

Clause     34,     page     32,     line     14,     leave out 'affected by them' and insert 'interested'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

609

Clause     34,     page     32,     line     15,     leave out from 'them' to 'notice' in line 20 and insert—

    '(3) The Authority shall send a copy of a notice published in respect of a decision mentioned in paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e) or (g) of subsection (1) to the licence holder to whose licence, or to whom, the decision relates.

    (4) In preparing a'.

   

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

598

Clause     34,     page     32,     line     24,     leave out 'seriously and'.

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

600

Clause     67,     page     67,     line     12,     at end insert—

'(a) the granting of a licence;'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

553

Clause     67,     page     67,     line     27,     at end insert—'; and

    "( ) any other decision which materially affects the interests of consumers".'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

610

Clause     67,     page     67,     line     29,     leave out from 'shall' to 'considers' in line 33 and insert 'publish a notice stating the reasons for the decision in such manner as it or he'.

   

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.'.

   

Mrs Linda Gilroy

607

Clause     67,     page     67,     line     35,     leave out 'affected by them' and insert 'interested'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

611

Clause     67,     page     67,     line     36,     leave out from 'them' to 'notice' in line 41 and insert—

    '(3) The Authority shall send a copy of a notice published in respect of a decision mentioned in paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e) or (g) of subsection (1) to the licence holder to whose licence, or to whom, the decision relates.

    (4) In preparing a'.

   

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

599

Clause     67,     page     67,     line     45,     leave out 'seriously and'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

612

Clause     67,     page     68,     line     4,     at end insert—

    '( ) In this section "final order" and "provisional order" have the same meanings as in section 28.'.

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Mrs Helen Liddell

613

Clause     35,     page     32,     leave out line 30 and insert 'After section 56 of the 1989 Act there is inserted—

Alteration of activities requiring licence'.

   

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

602

Clause     35,     page     33,     line     8,     at end insert 'and which are currently within the activities for which a licence under the Act is required.'.

   

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

605

Clause     35,     page     36,     line     48,     at end insert '(and not a person acting under his authority)'.

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Mrs Helen Liddell

614

Clause     68,     page     68,     leave out line 5 and insert 'After section 41 of the 1986 Act there is inserted—

Alteration of activities requiring licence'.

   

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

603

Clause     68,     page     68,     line     37,     at end insert 'and which are currently within the activities for which a licence under this Act is required.'.

   

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

604

Clause     68,     page     72,     line     29,     at end insert '(and not a person acting under his authority)'.

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Mrs Helen Liddell

615

Clause     36,     page     38,     line     5,     leave out from beginning of line to end of line 26 on page 39 and insert—

'Duty to connect on request.

16.—(1) An electricity distributor is under a duty— (a) to make a connection between a distribution system of his and any premises, when required to do so by—     (i) the owner or occupier of the premises; or     (ii) an authorised supplier acting with the consent of the owner or occupier of the premises, for the purpose of enabling electricity to be conveyed to or from the premises; (b) to make a connection between a distribution system of his and any distribution system of another authorised distributor, when required to do so by that authorised distributor for the purpose of enabling electricity to be conveyed to or from that other system.     (2) Any duty under subsection (1) includes a duty to provide such electric lines or electrical plant as may be necessary to enable the connection to be used for the purpose for which it is required.     (3) The duties under this section shall be performed subject to such terms as may be agreed under section 16A for so long as the connection is required.     (4) In this section and sections 16A to 23— (a) any reference to making a connection includes a reference to maintaining the connection (and continuing to provide the necessary electric lines or electrical plant); (b) any reference to requiring a connection includes a reference to requiring the connection to be maintained (and the continued provision of the necessary electric lines and electrical plant); and (c) any reference to the provision of any electric line or electrical plant is a reference to the provision of such a line or an item of electrical plant either by the installation of a new one or by the modification of an existing one.     (5) The duties under this section are subject to the following provisions of this Part and any regulations made under those provisions.

Procedure for requiring a connection.

16A.—(1) Where a person requires a connection to be made by an electricity distributor in pursuance of section 16(1), he shall give the distributor a notice requiring him to offer terms for making the connection.     (2) That notice must specify— (a) the premises or distribution system to which a connection to the distributor's system is required; (b) the date on or by which the connection is to be made; and (c) the maximum power at which electricity may be required to be conveyed through the connection.     (3) The person requiring a connection shall also give the distributor such other information in relation to the required connection as the distributor may reasonably request.     (4) A request under subsection (3) shall be made as soon as practicable after the notice under subsection (1) is given (if not made before that time).     (5) As soon as practicable after receiving the notice under subsection (1) and any information requested under subsection (3) the distributor shall give to the person requiring the connection a notice— (a) stating the extent (if any) to which his proposals are acceptable to the distributor and specifying any counter proposals made by him; (b) specifying any payment which that person will be required to make under section 19(1) or regulations under section 19(2); (c) specifying any security which that person will be required to give under section 20; and (d) stating any other terms which that person will be required to accept under section 21.     (6) A notice under subsection (5) shall also contain a statement of the effect of section 23.'.

Prepared 16 Mar 2000