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

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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.'.

   

Ms Candy Atherton

238

*Clause     8,     page     8,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(4)   This section shall not apply to inland waters to which section 66 applies unless the abstraction which falls within subsection (1) above is authorised by the British Waterways Board.'.

   

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'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

28

Clause     12,     page     14,     line     11,     at end insert—

      '(iii) the Scottish Parliament, in relation to the Scottish part,'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

26

Clause     12,     page     14,     line     36,     leave out subsections (7) to (9).


   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

187

Clause     13,     page     15,     leave out lines 31 and 32.


   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

29

Page     15,     line     37,     leave out Clause 14.


   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

188

Clause     15,     page     16,     line     6,     leave out 'ought to be' and insert 'will be considered as if'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

189

Clause     15,     page     16,     line     8,     leave out 'ought to be' and insert 'will be considered as if'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

190

Clause     15,     page     16,     line     11,     leave out 'ought to be' and insert 'will be considered as if'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

30

Clause     15,     page     16,     leave out lines 13 to 16.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

191

Clause     15,     page     16,     line     14,     leave out 'ought to be' and insert 'will be considered as if'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

31

Clause     15,     page     16,     leave out line 26.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

32

Clause     15,     page     16,     line     37,     leave out from 'served' to end of line 38 and insert 'within 28 days'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

33

Clause     15,     page     16,     line     42,     leave out from 'period' to 'or' in line 43 and insert 'of 28 days'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

192

Clause     15,     page     17,     line     2,     leave out from 'Agency' to 'and' in line 3.


   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

34

Clause     16,     page     17,     line     45,     at end insert 'of less than 50,000 cubic metres'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

193

Clause     16,     page     18,     leave out lines 32 and 33.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

194

Clause     16,     page     18,     line     34,     leave out 'exclude' and insert 'include'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

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
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

35

Clause     16,     page     19,     leave out lines 27 to 31.


   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

225

*Clause     17,     page     20,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   After subsection (2) there is inserted—

          "(2A)   The Secretary of State shall make a code of practice for the purpose of providing guidance to the Authority in respect of licence applications, including the considerations that should be applied to the renewal and revocation of licences.

          (2B)   Before making the code the Secretary of State must consult with such persons as he considers appropriate including representatives of persons whose business interests are likely to be affected.".'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

226

*Clause     17,     page     20,     line     15,     at end add—

    '(4)   For subsection 3(b) there shall be substituted—

          "(b) the reasonable requirements of the applicant, including, in relation to businesses, the existing and planned commitment of resources.".'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

227

*Clause     17,     page     20,     line     15,     at end add—

    '(5)   At the end of subsection (3) there is inserted—

          "(c) any code of practice made by the Secretary of State under subsection (2A) of this section.".'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

36

Page     19,     line     33,     leave out Clause 17.


   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

37

Page     20,     line     16,     leave out Clause 18.


   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

38

Clause     19,     page     22,     line     32,     leave out 'four' and insert 'six'.



 
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