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Friday 12th September 2003


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STANDING COMMITTEE D

WATER BILL [LORDS]



NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the order to be proposed by Mr Elliot Morley.

Mr Elliot Morley To move, That the Bill be considered in the following order, namely, Clauses 1 to 32; Clauses 34 to 36; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 1 (except new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Clause 33); Clause 33; Clause 37, Schedule 1; Clause 38, Schedule 2; Clause 39, Schedule 3; Clauses 40 to 58; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Clause 33, and to Part 2 (except new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the licensing of water suppliers); Clause 59, Schedules 4 and 8; Clause 60; Clauses 62 to 87, Schedules 5 and 6; Clauses 88 to 102, Schedules 7 and 9; Clauses 103 to 106; remaining new Clauses and new Schedules (except new Clauses and new Schedules relating to fluoridation); Clause 61; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to fluoridation; remaining proceedings on the Bill.


   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

173

*Clause     1,     page     1,     line     5,     after 'implement', insert 'effective'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

1

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     6,     after 'use', insert 'clean'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

167

*Page     1,     line     4,     leave out Clause 1.


   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

174

*Clause     2,     page     1,     line     10,     leave out 'furthers the establishment of' and insert 'establishes to the legally binding timetable required'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

175

*Clause     2,     page     2,     line     2,     at end insert 'and, in respect of each calendar year from 2004 onwards, lay before Parliament an annual report on their implementation.'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key
Mr Simon Thomas

2

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     27,     at end add—

    '(4)   The Secretary of State shall, in respect of each calendar year from 2004 onwards, lay before Parliament an annual report on the implementation of regulations made under this section.'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

168

*Page     1,     line     7,     leave out Clause 2.


   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

3

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     29,     at beginning insert—

    '( )   Each licence to abstract water shall be issued in response to an application for planning permission.

    ( )   The Environment Agency shall be consulted as part of the planning decision.'.


   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

176

*Clause     4,     page     3,     line     12,     leave out 'which are not discrete waters'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

177

*Clause     4,     page     3,     line     13,     leave out 'which are not discrete waters'.


   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

5

Clause     5,     page     4,     line     22,     at end insert 'unless the impounding works are contained in an area less than 50m x 20m x 3m'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

4

Page     4,     line     16,     leave out Clause 5.


   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

7

Clause     6,     page     6,     line     10,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

8

Clause     6,     page     6,     line     15,     at end insert 'within a specified time limit'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

9

Clause     6,     page     6,     leave out lines 21 to 23.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

10

Clause     6,     page     6,     line     27,     after 'conviction', insert 'by the high court'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

11

Clause     6,     page     6,     line     33,     leave out subsection (7).

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

6

Page     6,     line     1,     leave out Clause 6.


   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

178

*Clause     7,     page     6,     leave out from beginning of line 44 to end of line 19 on page 7.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

12

Clause     7,     page     6,     line     45,     leave out 'without intervening use'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

179

*Clause     7,     page     7,     leave out lines 32 to 37.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

13

Page     6,     line     40,     leave out Clause 7.


   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

48

Clause     8,     page     8,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Where the construction of a bore hole in connection with an exempt abstraction could affect the essential characteristics of water resources used by the licensed natural water abstractor, the consent of the Environment Agency must be sought.'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

180

*Clause     8,     page     8,     line     28,     leave out 'geographical' and insert 'river basin'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

14

Clause     8,     page     8,     leave out lines 35 to 37.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

15

Clause     8,     page     8,     line     35,     leave out from 'shall' to end of line 38 and insert 'by order'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

181

*Clause     8,     page     8,     line     36,     leave out from 'Agency' to end of line 37.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

16

Clause     8,     page     9,     leave out lines 13 to 18.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

17

Clause     8,     page     9,     leave out lines 24 to 26.


   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

18

Clause     9,     page     9,     leave out lines 34 to 43.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

182

*Clause     9,     page     10,     line     11,     leave out 'serious' and insert 'significant'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

183

*Clause     9,     page     10,     line     13,     leave out 'serious' and insert 'significant'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

19

Clause     9,     page     10,     line     20,     after 'notice', insert 'within five days'.

   

Mr Robert Key

163

Clause     9,     page     10,     line     32,     leave out 'warping'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

169

*Clause     9,     page     10,     leave out lines 36 to 39.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

20

Clause     9,     page     10,     line     39,     at end add 'including crop rotation'.


   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

21

Clause     10,     page     11,     line     10,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

184

*Clause     10,     page     11,     line     25,     after 'not', insert 'significantly'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

185

*Clause     10,     page     11,     line     39,     after 'would', insert 'significantly'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

Mr Simon Thomas

22

Clause     10,     page     11,     line     46,     leave out 'may', if he thinks fit' and insert 'must'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

23

Clause     10,     page     12,     leave out lines 10 and 11.


   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

186

*Clause     11,     page     13,     line     10,     leave out 'geographical' and insert 'river basin'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

24

Clause     11,     page     13,     line     15,     at end insert—

      '(d) a prescribed industry, or

      (e) trickle irrigation.'.


   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

25

Clause     12,     page     13,     line     34,     leave out from 'may' to end of line 28 on page 14 and insert—

       'make an order making provision'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

27

Clause     12,     page     14,     line     9,     at end insert 'or partly in England and partly in Scotland'.

 
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