S.C.B.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 8th April 2003
STANDING COMMITTEE B
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
WASTE AND EMISSIONS TRADING BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [3rd April 2003].
Norman Baker
Sue Doughty
11
Clause 7, page 5, leave out lines 40 and 41.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
38
Clause 7, page 6, line 1, leave out from 'for' to end of line 3 and insert 'the allocating authority to make available to each waste disposal authority full financial resources for it to comply with any requirement imposed on it by or under provision of the kind mentioned in paragraph (h) together with all regulations as set out in sections 11 and 12;'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
40
Clause 8, page 6, leave out lines 23 and 24.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
46
Clause 8, page 6, line 26, leave out from 'amount' to 'or' in line 27 and insert 'which may be set by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument.'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
41
Clause 8, page 6, leave out line 29.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
42
Clause 8, page 6, leave out lines 33 and 34.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
43
Clause 8, page 6, leave out line 39.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
44
Clause 8, page 6, leave out lines 42 and 43.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
45
Clause 8, page 6, leave out line 45.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
39
Page 6, line 12, leave out Clause 8.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
47
Clause 9, page 7, line 5, after 'waste', insert 'municipal solid waste, commercial and industrial waste and construction and demolition waste'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
48
Clause 9, page 7, line 7, at end add 'Waste disposal authorities are the responsibility of the allocating authority and any penalty must be specific to the offending waste disposal authority only'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
49
Clause 9, page 7, line 9, leave out 'penalty' and insert 'financial penalty.'.
Norman Baker
Sue Doughty
3
Clause 9, page 7, line 27, at end insert—
'( ) All monies in respect of financial penalties collected under this section shall be hypothecated directly to waste disposal authorities as directed by the allocating authority.'.
Norman Baker
Sue Doughty
12
Clause 9, page 7, line 27, at end insert—
'( ) Any penalty, including supplementary penalty, shall in total be of a level which would exceed that which would have been spent by the waste disposal authority to meet the target.'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
50
Clause 9, page 7, line 36, at end add—
'( ) All monies collected from financial penalties under this section will be hypothecated directly to waste disposal authorities as directed by the allocating authority.'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
51
Clause 10, page 7, line 39, after 'authority', add 'taking into account that there can be no separation of responsibilities between district, or county council,'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
52
Clause 10, page 7, line 39, leave out from 'must' to 'be'.
Mr John Hayes
Mr Bill Wiggin
53
Clause 10, page 8, line 2, at end add 'and publish this audit annually.'.
Norman Baker
Sue Doughty
13
Clause 10, page 8, line 9, leave out 'may' and insert 'is thought likely to'.
Mr John Hayes
63
Clause 10, page 8, line 15, at end add—
| '(g) | by request from the landfill operator inspect sites exempt from the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994.'. |
Mr Bill Wiggin
24
Clause 11, page 8, line 17, leave out from beginning to 'make' and insert 'The Secretary of State must'.
Mr Bill Wiggin
25
Clause 11, page 8, line 18, leave out 'in relation to its area'.
Mr Bill Wiggin
23
Clause 11, page 8, line 19, after 'allowances', insert 'following formulae agreed with the Government'.
Mr Bill Wiggin
26
Clause 11, page 8, line 23, after 'registers', insert 'by the allocating authority'.
Mr Bill Wiggin
27
Clause 11, page 8, line 41, at end add—
'( ) The Secretary of State shall publish all infringements under this section in the London Gazette, Edinburgh Gazette and Belfast Gazette.'.
Norman Baker
Sue Doughty
14
Clause 12, page 9, line 19, at end insert 'equivalent to that specified in section 9'.
Mr Bill Wiggin
28
Clause 12, page 9, line 21, at end add '( ) The Secretary of State shall publish all infringements under this section in the London Gazette, Edinburgh Gazette and Belfast Gazette.'.
Mr John Hayes
64
Clause 13, page 9, line 37, leave out 'or for removal for inspection elsewhere'.
Mr John Hayes
65
Clause 13, page 9, line 42, leave out from 'premises' to 'for' in line 43 and insert 'only'.
Mr Bill Wiggin
54
Clause 17, page 11, line 19, leave out 'reducing'.
Mr Bill Wiggin
55
Clause 17, page 11, line 20, insert 'reducing' before 'the amount'.
Mr Bill Wiggin
56
Clause 17, page 11, line 22, insert 'reducing' before 'the amount'.
Mr Bill Wiggin
57
Clause 17, page 11, line 23, at end add—
| '( ) | reducing the quantity of waste arisings, including waste arisings from households, by 2010 from 2002 levels, |
| ( ) | providing every household with a separate collection for the recycling of dry recyclable waste, and |
| ( ) | providing every household with either a home composter or a separate collection of biodegradable waste.'. |
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
72
*Clause 17, page 11, line 25, at end insert 'and must be in accordance with the Best Practicable Environmental Option.'.
Mr Bill Wiggin
58
Clause 17, page 11, line 27, after 'by', insert 'waste minimisation, reuse of waste products,'.
Mr Bill Wiggin
59
Clause 17, page 11, line 27, after 'production', insert 'or'.
Norman Baker
Sue Doughty
Mr Bill Wiggin
4
Clause 17, page 11, line 28, leave out 'or energy recovery'.
Mr Michael Meacher
61
Clause 17, page 11, line 29, leave out subsection (4).
Mr Michael Meacher
18
Clause 17, page 11, line 32, leave out subsection (5).
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
73
*Clause 18, page 12, line 37, at end insert 'and must be in accordance with the Best Practicable Environmental Option.'.
Norman Baker
Sue Doughty
5
Clause 18, page 12, line 40, leave out 'or energy recovery'.
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
74
*Clause 19, page 13, line 25, at end insert 'and must be in accordance with the Best Practicable Environmental Option.'.
Norman Baker
Sue Doughty
6
Clause 19, page 13, line 28, leave out 'or energy recovery'.
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
75
*Clause 20, page 14, line 13, at end insert 'and must be in accordance with the Best Practicable Environmental Option.'.
Norman Baker
Sue Doughty
7
Clause 20, page 14, line 16, leave out 'or energy recovery'.
Norman Baker
Sue Doughty
15
Clause 22, page 15, line 19, leave out 'three years' and insert 'one year'.
