Amendments proposed to the Finance Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     160,     line     17     [Schedule     6],     leave out paragraph (d) and insert—

      '(d) to which a representative of each facility to which it applies is a party.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     160,     line     30     [Schedule     6],     leave out paragraph (e) and insert—

      '(e) to which a representative of each facility to which it applies is a party.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     160,     line     44     [Schedule     6],     at end insert—

    '(1A) Where a climate change agreement (the "new agreement") applies to a facility to which another climate change agreement previously applied, the first certification period specified by the new agreement for the facility shall be—

      (a) a period beginning as provided by sub-paragraph (1), or

      (b) a period that—

          (i) begins earlier than that, and

          (ii) is a period that was a certification period specified for the facility by any climate change agreement that previously applied to the facility.

    A period such as is mentioned in paragraph (b) includes a period beginning, or beginning and ending, before the date on which the new agreement, so far as relating to the facility, is expressed to take effect.'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     161,     line     3     [Schedule     6],     leave out 'by the agreement for the facility' and insert 'for the facility by the agreement or by a climate change agreement that previously applied to the facility'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     161,     line     5     [Schedule     6],     after 'agreement' insert 'in question'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     161,     line     10     [Schedule     6],     at end insert—

    '( ) For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1A) and (2), the circumstances in which a facility to which a climate change agreement applies is one to which another such agreement previously applied include those where the facility is—

      (a) a part, or a combination of parts, of a facility to which another such agreement previously applied,

      (b) a combination of two or more such facilities,

      (c) any combination of parts of such facilities, or

      (d) any combination of such facilities and parts of such facilities.'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     162,     line     4     [Schedule     6],     leave out from first 'of' to end of line 5 and insert 'taxable commodities, and of any other commodities specified in the regulations, subject to each of those intentions are such that any conditions specified in the regulations are satisfied.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     162,     line     15     [Schedule     6],     leave out from first 'of' to end of line 16 and insert 'taxable commodities, and of any other commodities specified in the regulations, subject to each of those intentions are such that any conditions specified in the regulations are satisfied.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     162,     line     18     [Schedule     6],     leave out 'taxable'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     163,     line     4     [Schedule     6],     leave out 'output' and insert 'input'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     163,     line     7     [Schedule     6],     leave out 'output' and insert 'input'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     191,     line     8     [Schedule     6],     leave out 'and 17' and insert ', 17 and 20'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     202,     line     39     [Schedule     6],     at end insert—

      '( ) the giving, withdrawal or variation of a utility direction under paragraph 148A(1);'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     213,     line     12     [Schedule     6],     leave out from beginning to 'for' in line 13 and insert 'Where the principal is a person falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of sub-paragraph (1), the principal shall notify the Commissioners in writing of the name of any person designated by the principal'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     216,     line     12     [Schedule     6],     leave out from 'instrument' to 'under' in line 15 and insert 'that—

      (a) contains regulations made under this Schedule, and

      (b) is not subject to a requirement that a draft of the instrument be laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons,

    shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.

    (3) A statutory instrument that contains (whether alone or with other provisions) regulations'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     216,     line     15     [Schedule     6],     leave out '6(2),'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     216,     line     15     [Schedule     6],     after '14(3),' insert '14A(4)(a),'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     216,     line     16     [Schedule     6],     leave out 'or 147' and insert ', 147(3A) or 147A'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     216,     line     16     [Schedule     6],     after '147' insert 'or 148A(2)'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     216,     line     16     [Schedule     6],     leave out 'unless a draft of' and insert 'shall not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     217,     line     10     [Schedule     6],     after '148(2)' insert '(but see paragraph 148(4))'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     217,     line     13     [Schedule     6],     after '148(3)' insert '(but see paragraph 148(4))'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     217,     line     22     [Schedule     6],     leave out '6(2),'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     217,     line     22     [Schedule     6],     leave out '147' and insert '147(3A)'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     218,     line     8     [Schedule     6],     leave out from 'in' to end of line 9 and insert 'respect of which there is in force a certificate (a "full-exemption certificate")—

      (a) given by the Secretary of State,

      (b) stating that the station is a fully exempt combined heat and power station for the purposes of the levy, and

      (c) complying with sub-paragraph (3C) and (so far as applicable) any provision made by regulations under sub-paragraph (8).'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     218,     line     11     [Schedule     6],     leave out from 'station' to end of line 16 and insert 'in respect of which there is in force a certificate (a "part-exemption certificate")—

      (a) given by the Secretary of State,

      (b) stating that the station is a partly exempt combined heat and power station for the purposes of the levy, and

      (c) complying with sub-paragraph (3C) and (so far as applicable) any provision made by regulations under sub-paragraph (8).

    (3A) The Secretary of State shall give a full-exemption certificate in respect of a combined heat and power station where—

      (a) an application is made for a certificate under this paragraph in respect of the station, and

      (b) it appears to him that such conditions as may be prescribed are satisfied in relation to the station.

    For this purpose "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made by the Treasury.

    (3B) The Secretary of State shall give a part-exemption certificate in respect of a combined heat and power station where—

      (a) an application is made for a certificate under this paragraph in respect of the station, and

      (b) his decision on the application is to refuse to give a full-exemption certificate.

    (3C) A full-exemption or part-exemption certificate given in respect of a combined heat and power station shall state the percentage that, for the purposes of paragraph 14A, is the efficiency percentage for the station determined in accordance with any regulations under paragraph 147A.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     218,     line     17     [Schedule     6],     leave out '(2)' and insert '(3A)'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     218,     line     22     [Schedule     6],     leave out from beginning to end of line 23 and insert 'A condition prescribed under sub-paragraph (3A) may, in particular, relate to any of the following—'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     218,     line     32     [Schedule     6],     at end insert—

    '(8) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for or about—

      (a) certificates under this paragraph;

      (b) applications for such certificates;

      (c) the information that is to accompany such applications.

    (9) The provision that may be made by virtue of sub-paragraph (8)(a) includes in particular—

      (a) provision in respect of the periods for which certificates under this paragraph are to be in force;

      (b) provision for the (non-retrospective) variation or revocation of such certificates.

Determination of efficiency percentages for combined heat and power stations

    147A.—(1) The Treasury may by regulations make provision for determining the percentage that is to be stated in a certificate under paragraph 147 as the efficiency percentage for a combined heat and power station.

    (2) Regulations under this paragraph may, in particular, include—

      (a) provision in respect of methods of calculating efficiency percentages;

      (b) provision in respect of the measurements and data to be used in calculating such percentages;

      (c) provision in respect of the procedures for determining such percentages;

      (d) provision in respect of verifying—

          (i) calculations by which such percentages are produced, and

          (ii) measurements and data used in such calculations;

      (e) provision that, so far as framed by reference to any document, is framed by reference to that document as from time to time in force.

    (3) In making provision under this paragraph, the Treasury must have regard to the object of securing that the efficiency percentage for a combined heat and power station is (save for any appropriate adjustments) a percentage that reflects a fair assessment of the efficiency with which commodities are transformed in the station into electricity or motive power.'.

 
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