Amendments proposed to the Utilities Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

681

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     42,     after 'consumers', insert 'which means may include the reduction in emissions resulting from the energy efficiency'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

672

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     45,     leave out 'target' and insert 'obligation'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

761

Clause     58,     page     59,     line     46,     leave out from beginning of line to end of line 29 on page 60 and insert—

'(d) as to the method by which improvements in energy efficiency attributable to any qualifying action are to be assessed;

(e) requiring distributors and suppliers to give to the Authority specified information, or information of a specified nature, about their proposals for complying with their energy efficiency obligations;

(f) requiring the Authority to determine—

    (i) whether any proposed action qualifies for the purpose of achieving the whole or any part of a person's energy efficiency target; and

    (ii) if so, what improvement in energy efficiency is to be attributed for that purpose to the proposed action or to any result of that action specified in the determination; and

(g) requiring distributors or suppliers to produce to the Authority evidence of a specified kind demonstrating that they have complied with their energy efficiency obligations.

    (5) The order may make provision authorising the Authority to require a distributor or supplier to provide it with specified information, or information of a specified nature, relating to—

(a) his proposals for complying with his energy efficiency obligation; or

(b) the question whether he has complied with that obligation.'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

673

Clause     58,     page     60,     line     2,     leave out 'target' and insert 'obligation'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

730

Clause     58,     page     60,     line     16,     at end insert—

'(f) that a minimum amount of any obligation mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) shall be achieved using a specified energy efficiency technique or by specified customer categories or both'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

674

Clause     58,     page     60,     line     21,     leave out 'targets' and insert 'obligations'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

675

Clause     58,     page     60,     line     26,     leave out 'targets' and insert 'obligations'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

676

Clause     58,     page     60,     line     29,     leave out 'targets' and insert 'obligations'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

762

Clause     58,     page     60,     leave out lines 32 to 50 and insert—

'(a) a person's energy efficiency target may be altered during the period to which the order relates;

(b) the whole or any part of a person's energy efficiency target may be treated as having been achieved by action taken otherwise than by or on behalf of that person;

(c) any action taken before the period to which the order relates may be treated as qualifying action taken during that period;

(d) the whole or any part of a person's energy efficiency target may be transferred to another electricity distributor or electricity supplier; or

(e) a person may carry forward the whole or any part of his energy efficiency target for the period to which the order relates to a subsequent period.'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

677

Clause     58,     page     60,     line     42,     leave out 'target' and insert 'obligation'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

678

Clause     58,     page     60,     line     46,     leave out 'target' and insert 'obligation'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

729

Clause     58,     page     60,     line     46,     leave out from 'supplier' to end of line 50.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

679

Clause     58,     page     60,     line     48,     leave out 'target' and insert 'obligation'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

680

Clause     58,     page     60,     line     49,     leave out 'target' and insert 'obligation'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

682

Clause     58,     page     60,     line     50,     after 'accordingly)', insert ';

(d) the Authority may issue certificates to certify the emissions reductions resulting from actions taken to promote energy efficiency.'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

763

Clause     58,     page     61,     line     3,     at end insert—

'(aa) provide that any specified requirement contained in it is to be treated as a relevant requirement for the purposes of this Part;'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

764

Clause     58,     page     61,     line     7,     at end insert '(including different provision in relation to different distributors or suppliers)'.

   

Mr Brian White

637

Clause     58,     page     61,     line     9,     after 'premises', insert 'through pipes'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

765

Clause     58,     page     61,     line     10,     leave out 'combined heat and power stations' and insert 'a generating station which is operated for the purposes of producing heat, or a cooling effect, in association with electricity;'.

   

Mr Brian White
Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

26

Clause     58,     page     61,     line     12,     after 'heat', insert 'or chilled water.'.

   

Mr Brian White

638

Clause     58,     page     61,     line     14,     at end insert—

'(c) any gas or liquid subjected to a cooling effect produced in association with electricity.'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

766

Clause     58,     page     61,     line     15,     at end insert—

    '() No person shall be required by virtue of this section to provide any information which he could not be compelled to give in evidence in civil proceedings in the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session.'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

752

Clause     58,     page     61,     line     15,     at end insert—

    '(8A) The order may provide that no construction of any new generating plant shall be allowed until the Secretary of State is satisfied that consumer demand cannot be met by energy efficiency measures'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

767

Clause     58,     page     61,     line     18,     at end insert 'and such other persons as he considers appropriate'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

651

Clause     58,     page     61,     line     19,     leave out from beginning of line to 'has' in line 20 and insert 'An order under this section shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument containing it'.

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Mrs Helen Liddell

768

Clause     79,     page     86,     line     7,     leave out from beginning to 'the' in line 20 and insert—

    33BC.—(1) The Secretary of State may by order impose—

(a) on each gas transporter (or each gas transporter of a specified description); and

(b) on each gas supplier (or each gas supplier of a specified description),

    an obligation to achieve, within a specified period and in accordance with the order, the energy efficiency target specified in or determined under the order for that transporter or supplier (and that obligation is referred to in this section as an "energy efficiency obligation").

    (2) In this section "energy efficiency target" means a target for the promotion of improvements in energy efficiency, that is to say, efficiency in the use by consumers of gas conveyed through pipes, electricity or any other source of energy which is specified in the order.

    (3) The energy efficiency obligations imposed by'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

687

Clause     79,     page     86,     line     9,     leave out 'targets for promotion' and insert 'obligations for the promotion and implementation'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

688

Clause     79,     page     86,     line     14,     leave out ' "energy efficient target" means a target' and insert ' "energy efficiency obligation" means an obligation'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

689

Clause     79,     page     86,     line     19,     leave out 'targets' and insert 'obligations'.

   

Mrs Helen Liddell

769

Clause     79,     page     86,     leave out lines 24 to 30 insert—

    '(4) The order may make provision generally in relation to the energy efficiency obligations which it imposes, including in particular provision—

(a) as to the treatment of persons who become gas transporters or gas suppliers after the beginning of the period to which the order relates;'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

690

Clause     79,     page     86,     line     26,     leave out 'targets' and insert 'obligations'.

   

Norman Baker
Mr Andrew Stunell

685

Clause     79,     page     86,     line     30,     after 'consumers', insert 'which means may include the reductions in emissions resulting from the energy efficiency'.

Prepared 4 Apr 2000