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Amendments proposed to the Utilities Bill - continued	House of Commons

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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.

Mrs Helen Liddell

633

Schedule 5, page 164, line 16, at end insert—

'Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66)

. In section 70 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (supplies by utilities), in subsection (4)(b), for "public electricity supplier" there is substituted "electricity supplier".

Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)

.—(1) The Insolvency Act 1986 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 233 (supplies of gas, water, electricity etc)—

(a) in subsection (3), for paragraph (b) there is substituted—

"(b) a supply of electricity by an electricity supplier within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989;"; and

(b) subsection (5)(b) shall be omitted.

(3) In section 372 (supplies of gas, water, electricity etc in cases of individual insolvency)—

(a) in subsection (4), for paragraph (b) there is substituted—

"(b) a supply of electricity by an electricity supplier within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989;"; and

(b) subsection (5)(b) shall be omitted.'.

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.'

Mrs Helen Liddell

420

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

Mrs Helen Liddell

592

Schedule 7, page 167, line 50, column 3, leave out from '7,' to 'and' in line 53 and insert 'in subsections (5) and (6) the words "or extension", in each place where they appear, in subsection (5), the words "or, in the case of an extension, such shorter time as may be prescribed" and subsections (7), (8)'.

Mrs Helen Liddell

593

Schedule 7, page 168, line 5, column 3, at end insert 'In section 8(1) the words "and sections 23(2), 26(1A) and 27(2)".'.

Mrs Helen Liddell

258

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

Mrs Helen Liddell

665

Schedule 7, page 168, line 18, column 3, at end insert 'Section 33E.'.

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

634

Schedule 7, page 168, line 38, at end insert—

'1986 c. 45.

Insolvency Act 1986.

Section 233(5)(b).
Section 372(5)(b).'.

Mrs Helen Liddell

594

Schedule 7, page 169, line 4, column 3, leave out 'Section 22'.

Mrs Helen Liddell

498

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

Mrs Helen Liddell

666

Schedule 7, page 169, line 13, column 3, at end insert 'Section 42B.'.

Mrs Helen Liddell

635

Schedule 7, page 169, line 20, column 3, at end insert 'In Schedule 16, paragraph 35.'.

Mr Chris Mullin

461

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

Mrs Helen Liddell

667

Schedule 7, page 169, line 31, column 3, leave out 'Section 20.' and insert—

'Section 14.
Section 20.

Section 22.'

Mrs Helen Liddell

726

Schedule 7, page 169, line 33, leave out 'paragraph 38' and insert 'paragraphs 38 and 39'.

Mrs Helen Liddell

727

Schedule 7, page 169, line 42, at end insert—

'1998 c. 5. The Fossil Fuel Levy Act 1998. The whole Act.'.

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)'.

Mrs Helen Liddell

653

Clause 133, page 151, line 26, at end insert—

'(3) The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.'.

Mrs Helen Liddell

654

Clause 134, page 151, line 29, after 'order' insert 'made by statutory instrument'.

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;

(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.'.

Abolition of tariffs

Mrs Helen Liddell

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

'. Section 18 of the 1989 Act (charging by reference to tariffs) shall cease to have effect'.

Special agreements with respect to distribution

Mrs Helen Liddell

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

'For section 22 of the 1989 Act (special agreements with respect to supply) there is substituted—

"Special agreements with respect to connection. 22.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in sections 16 to 21, a person who requires a connection in pursuance of section 16(1) may enter into an agreement with the electricity distributor (referred to in this Part as a "special connection agreement") for the making of the connection on such terms as may be agreed by the parties.
(2) So long as a special connection agreement is effective, the rights and liabilities of the parties shall be those arising under the agreement and not those provided for by sections 16 to 21.
(3) Nothing in subsection (2) prevents the giving of a notice under section 16A(1) requiring a connection to be made as from the time when a special connection agreement ceases to be effective.".'.

Combined heat and power

Mr Brian White
Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

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.'.

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.".'