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Mr Bill Wiggin 28 Clause 12, page 14, line 11, at end insert—
Mr Bill Wiggin 26 Clause 12, page 14, line 36, leave out subsections (7) to (9).
Norman Baker 187 *Clause 13, page 15, leave out lines 31 and 32.
Mr Bill Wiggin 29 Page 15, line 37, leave out Clause 14.
Norman Baker 188 *Clause 15, page 16, line 6, leave out 'ought to be' and insert 'will be considered as if'.
Norman Baker 189 *Clause 15, page 16, line 8, leave out 'ought to be' and insert 'will be considered as if'.
Norman Baker 190 *Clause 15, page 16, line 11, leave out 'ought to be' and insert 'will be considered as if'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 30 Clause 15, page 16, leave out lines 13 to 16.
Norman Baker 191 *Clause 15, page 16, line 14, leave out 'ought to be' and insert 'will be considered as if'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 31 Clause 15, page 16, leave out line 26.
Mr Bill Wiggin 32 Clause 15, page 16, line 37, leave out from 'served' to end of line 38 and insert 'within 28 days'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 33 Clause 15, page 16, line 42, leave out from 'period' to 'or' in line 43 and insert 'of 28 days'.
Norman Baker 192 *Clause 15, page 17, line 2, leave out from 'Agency' to 'and' in line 3.
Mr Bill Wiggin 34 Clause 16, page 17, line 45, at end insert 'of less than 50,000 cubic metres'.
Norman Baker 193 *Clause 16, page 18, leave out lines 32 and 33.
Norman Baker 194 *Clause 16, page 18, line 34, leave out 'exclude' and insert 'include'.
Norman Baker 195 *Clause 16, page 19, line 10, leave out 'to be appropriate to do so' and insert 'that there are no persons such as are described in subsections (1) and (2) of section 37 above.'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 35 Clause 16, page 19, leave out lines 27 to 31.
Mr Bill Wiggin 36 Page 19, line 33, leave out Clause 17.
Mr Bill Wiggin 37 Page 20, line 16, leave out Clause 18.
Mr Bill Wiggin 38 Clause 19, page 22, line 32, leave out 'four' and insert 'six'.
Norman Baker 196 *Clause 20, page 23, line 22, at end insert—
Norman Baker 197 *Clause 20, page 23, line 30, leave out 'two' and insert 'four'.
Norman Baker 198 *Clause 20, page 23, line 34, leave out from 'Agency' to end of line 35.
Mr Robert Key 164 Clause 21, page 24, line 7, at end insert—'(2A) At the end of subsection (2) there is inserted—
Mr Robert Key 165 Clause 21, page 24, line 15, at end insert—'(3A) After subsection (3) there is inserted—
Mr Bill Wiggin 47 Clause 21, page 24, line 22, at end insert—'( ) The expiry date shall take into account the availability of water in the source of supply to which the licence applies and the investment needs of the applicant.'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 49 Clause 21, page 24, line 24, at end insert—'(5B) In determining the period that a licence under this Chapter shall remain in force, the Agency shall take into account—
Norman Baker 140 Clause 21, page 24, line 26, at end add—'(6) All licences which were hitherto expressed under section 46(5) of the WRA as remaining in force until revoked shall, over a 6 year period beginning on the 15th July 2012, be reissued to state—
Mr Bill Wiggin 50 Clause 22, page 25, line 16, at end add—'(5) There shall be a presumption that any licence in respect of which the conditions of this section are met shall be renewed unless the Agency is able to show that revocation is necessary in order to protect any waters or underground strata, or any flora or fauna dependent on them, from serious damage.".'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 39 Clause 23, page 25, leave out lines 27 to 34.
Norman Baker 199 *Clause 23, page 25, line 34, at end insert—'(1BB) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the form and contents of notifications to a licence holder of conditions required by subsection (1B) above.'.
Norman Baker 200 *Clause 23, page 26, line 10, leave out from 'Agency' to 'and' in line 11.
Mr Bill Wiggin 40 Clause 23, page 26, line 21, leave out subsection (5).
Norman Baker 201 *Clause 26, page 31, line 29, at end insert 'or to their property or to both'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 41 Clause 26, page 31, line 31, at end insert 'and the Environment Agency'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 52 Clause 26, page 32, line 15, at end insert—'(8) It shall be a defence to proceedings brought under this section that the abstractor was abstracting the water in accordance with the provisions of a licence granted under this Chapter.".'.
Norman Baker 141 Clause 27, page 32, line 30, leave out subsection (2).
Mr Bill Wiggin 42 Clause 27, page 32, line 30, leave out 'four' and insert 'six'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 51 Clause 27, page 32, line 30, at end insert—'(2A) After subsection (4) there is inserted—
Mr Bill Wiggin 53 Clause 27, page 33, line 7, at end insert—'(4C) Whenever the Secretary of State determines that compensation should not be paid under this section in respect of the variation of a licence on the grounds set out in subsection (4A) above, the holder of the licence may dispute the determination by referring the dispute to the arbitration of a single arbitrator appointed by the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers. (4D) When a dispute is referred to arbitration under subsection (4C)—
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