Amendments proposed to the Water Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Discharges to watercourses

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

NC13

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   After section 165 of the WIA, there is inserted—

    "165APower to discharge to watercourses    (1)   Subject to the following provisions of this section, every sewerage undertaker may, for the purpose of carrying out its functions, discharge water with or without other matter from any relevant pipe into any watercourse.

    (2)   Nothing in this section shall authorise any discharge which—

(a)	damages or injuriously affects the works or property of any railway undertakers, navigation authority or riparian owner; or

(b)	floods or damages any highway.

    (3)   Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting the making of any discharge without the authority of any consent that may be required by virtue of Part III of the Water Resources Act 1991.

    (4)   The provisions of paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 to this Act shall apply to the exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) above.

    (5)   In this section 'relevant pipe' means any sewer, storm-water overflow, sewer, disposal main, lateral drain or outfall owned by or vested in a sewerage undertaker."

    (2)   In section 219(1) of the WIA (general interpretation), in the definition of 'accessories', after 'wash-out pipes,' there is inserted 'outfalls (with ancillary works)'.

    (3)   In Schedule 12 to the WIA (compensation etc. in respect of pipe-laying and other works powers)—

(a)	in paragraph 6(1)(a), after 'section 165' there is inserted 'for section 165A'; and

(b)	in paragraph 6(2)(b), after 'section 165 of this Act' there is inserted ', or of water or effluent under section 165A of this Act'.'.

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Liability of owners, etc., to provide information

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

NC15

To move the following Clause:—

       After section 144 of the W1A there is inserted—

    "144AA.Liability of owners etc to provide information    (1)   The owner or occupier of any premises of a class prescribed for the purposes of this section which are provided with any service by a relevant undertaker in the course of carrying out its functions shall, when requested in writing to do so by the undertaker, provide the undertaker with such information as may be prescribed concerning the ownership or occupation of those premises.

    (2)   Such statutory undertakers or public bodies as may be prescribed shall, when requested in writing to do so by a relevant undertaker, provide the undertaker with such information as may be prescribed concerning the current or former ownership or occupation of any premises of a class prescribed for the purposes of this section which are or have been provided with any service by the undertaker in the course of carrying out its functions.

    (3)   Information which is required to be provided under either subsection (1) or (2) above shall be provided in such manner and within such time as may be prescribed.

    (4)   The Secretary of State shall by regulations make provisions for the purposes of subsection (1) to (3) above.".'.

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Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

155

Clause     61,     page     76,     line     25,     after 'increase', insert 'or decrease artifically added fluoride'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

107

Clause     61,     page     76,     line     26,     at end insert 'only'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

108

Clause     61,     page     77,     line     31,     at end insert 'then no fluoridation shall take place'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

109

Clause     61,     page     77,     leave out lines 32 to 45.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

156

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     19,     after 'below', insert 'the Secretary of State must ensure funding is available for the consultation to take place as set out below, and'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

157

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     20,     at end insert 'request the elected local authorities within its area to'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

110

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     21,     after 'consult', insert 'all households'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

158

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     22,     at end insert 'then if public opinion is clearly in favour of such an addition'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

111

Clause     61,     page     80,     leave out lines 10 to 15.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

159

Clause     61,     page     80,     line     18,     at end add—

       'After section 89 of the WIA is inserted—

    "89AAssessment    (1)   Following an increase of the fluoride content of water under section 87, a relevant authority shall—

(a)	undertake a continuous assessment of the correlation between fluoride consumption and changes in the dental health of the affected population;

(b)	undertake a continuous assessment of the correlation between fluoride consumption and the incidence of any known or suspected adverse affects of fluoride consumption in the affected population;

(c)	place all data obtained for the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b) above in the public domain;

(d)	periodically publish analysis of the data obtained for the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b) above.

    (2)   The Secretary of State shall by regulation make provisions about—

(a)	the requirements which must be satisifed by relevant authorities for the purposes of subsection (1) above.".'.

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RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE [8TH SEPTEMBER 2003]

       That the following provisions shall apply to the Water Bill [Lords]—

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

    2.   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 21st October 2003.

    3.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

    4.   Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

    5.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

    6.   Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

    7.   Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments or any further message from the Lords) may be programmed.

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Prepared 12 Sept 2003