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Amendments proposed to the Waste and Emissions Trading Bill - continued	House of Commons

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Mr Michael Meacher

Clause 22, page 15, line 24, leave out subsection (4).

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

Clause 22, page 15, line 28, after 'sorting', insert ', but not including incineration'.

Mr John Hayes

Clause 23, page 15, line 37, leave out '2019' and insert '2015'.

Mr John Hayes

Clause 23, page 15, line 38, leave out '2010, 2013' and insert '2009, 2010'.

Mr John Hayes

Clause 23, page 15, line 39, leave out '2020' and insert '2016'.

Mr Jonathan Sayeed

*Clause 24, page 16, line 21, at end insert—

'(6) In this Chapter "Best Practicable Environmental Option" or "BPEC" means the outcome of a systematic consultative and decision-making procedure which emphasises the protection and conservation of the environment across land, air and water. The BPEO procedure establishes for a given set of objectives, the option that provides the most benefits or the least damage to the environment as a whole, at acceptable cost, in the long term as well as the short term.'.

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

Clause 26, page 17, line 7, at end insert 'for a maximum period of one year'.

Mr John Hayes

Clause 26, page 17, line 25, at end add—

'( ) Where a waste collection authority fails to fulfil its obligations, as directed by a waste disposal authority under section 57 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and as a result of the waste disposal authority is liable to a penalty under section 9, then the waste collection authority shall become liable to a penalty as defined in this section.'.

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

Clause 27, page 17, leave out lines 42 to 44.

Dr Alan Whitehead
Paddy Tipping

*Clause 31, page 20, line 18, at end insert—

'(1A) In section 45 (collection of controlled waste), subsection (3) (charges) shall be omitted.'.

Mr Michael Meacher

Clause 31, page 20, line 32, at end insert—

'(4B) Before exercising its power to include requirements about separation in directions under subsection (4)(a) above, a waste disposal authority shall consult the waste collection authorities within its area.

(4C) In exercising its power to include requirements about separation in directions under subsection (4)(a) above, a waste disposal authority shall have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State as to the exercise of that power.

(4D) A waste disposal authority which includes requirements about separation in directions given under subsection (4)(a) above shall notify the waste collection authorities to which the directions are given of its reasons for including the requirements.".'.

Mr Michael Meacher

Clause 31, page 20, line 32, at end insert—

'( ) After section 52 there is inserted—

52A Payments for delivering waste pre-separated

(1) A waste disposal authority in England which is not also a waste collection authority shall pay to a waste collection authority within its area such amounts as are needed to ensure that the collection authority is not financially worse off as a result of having to comply with any separation requirements.

(2) A waste disposal authority in England which is not also a waste collection authority may pay to a waste collection authority within its area—

(a)	which performs its duty under section 48(1) above by delivering waste in a state of separation, but

(b)	which is not subject to any separation requirements as respects the delivery of that waste,

(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about how amounts to be paid under subsection (1) above are to be determined.

(4) Regulations under subsection (3) above may include provision for amounts to be less than they would otherwise be (or to be nil) if conditions specified in the regulations are not satisfied.

(5) Any question arising under subsection (1) above shall, in default of agreement between the paying and receiving authorities, be determined by arbitration.

(6) A waste collection authority in England which is not also a waste disposal authority shall supply the waste disposal authority for its area with such information as the disposal authority may reasonably require—

(a)	for the purpose of determining amounts under this section, or

(b)	for the purpose of estimating any amounts that would fall to be determined under this section were the collection authority to be subject to particular separation requirements.

NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 1

Strategies for dealing with flytipping: England

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

'.—(1) The Secretary of State must have a strategy for—

(a)	reducing the amount of waste which is flytipped, and

(b)	extending the powers of local authorities and the Environment Agency to deal with flytipping.

(2) Before formulating policy for the purposes of subsection (1), the Secretary of State must—

(a)	consult the Scottish Ministers, the National Assembly for Wales, the Department of the Environment, the Secretary of State for the Home Office, the Environment Agency and the Mayor of London,

(b)	consult such bodies or persons appearing to him to be representative of the interests of local government as it considers appropriate,

(c)	consult such bodies or persons appearing to him to be representative of the interests of industry as it considers appropriate, and

(d)	carry out such public consultation as it considers appropriate.

(3) The Secretary of State must set out in a statement any policy formulated for the purposes of subsection (1).

(4) The Secretary of State must, as soon as a statement is prepared for the purposes of subsection (3), send a copy of it to—

(a)	the Scottish Ministers,

(b)	the National Assembly for Wales, and

(c)	the Department of the Environment.'.

Strategies for dealing with flytipping: Scotland

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

'.—(1) The Scottish Ministers must have a strategy for—

(a)	reducing the amount of waste which is flytipped, and

(b)	extending the powers of local government and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to deal with flytipping.

(2) Before formulating policy for the purposes of subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must—

(a)	consult the Secretary of State, the National Assembly for Wales, the Department of the Environment and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency,

(b)	consult such bodies or persons appearing to them to be representative of the interests of local government as they consider appropriate,

(c)	consult such bodies or persons appearing to them to be representative of the interests of industry as they consider appropriate, and

(d)	carry out such public consultation as they consider appropriate.

(3) The Scottish Ministers must set out in a statement any policy formulated for the purposes of subsection (1).

(4) The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as a statement is prepared for the purposes of subsection (3), send a copy of it to—

(a)	the Secretary of State,

(b)	the National Assembly for Wales, and

(c)	the Department of the Environment.'.

Strategies for dealing with flytipping: Wales

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

'.—(1) The National Assembly for Wales must have a strategy for—

(a)	reducing the amount of waste which is flytipped, and

(b)	extending the powers of local government and the Environment Agency to deal with flytipping.

(2) Before formulating policy for the purposes of subsection (1), the Assembly must—

(a)	consult the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, the Department of the Environment and the Environment Agency,

(b)	consult such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of local government as it considers appropriate,

(c)	consult such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of industry as it considers appropriate, and

(d)	carry out such public consultation as it considers appropriate.

(3) The Assembly must set out in a statement any policy formulated for the purposes of subsection (1).

(4) The Assembly must, as soon as a statement is prepared for the purposes of subsection (3), send a copy of it to—

(a)	the Secretary of State,

(b)	the Scottish Ministers, and

(c)	the Department of the Environment.'.

Strategies for dealing with flytipping: Northern Ireland

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

'.—(1) The Department of the Environment must have a strategy for—

(a)	reducing the amount of waste which is flytipped, and

(b)	extending the powers of local government to deal with flytipping.

(2) Before formulating policy for the purposes of subsection (1), the Department must—

(a)	consult the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales,

(b)	consult such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of local government as it considers appropriate,

(c)	consult such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of industry as it considers appropriate, and

(d)	carry out such public consultation as it considers appropriate.

(3) The Department must set out in a statement any policy formulated for the purposes of subsection (1).

(4) The Department must, as soon as a statement is prepared for the purposes of subsection (3), send a copy of it to—

(a)	the Secretary of State,

(b)	the Scottish Ministers, and

(c)	the National Assembly for Wales.'.