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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 Robert Key 224 *Clause 26, page 31, line 40, at end insert—'( ) For the purposes of this section "loss or damage" shall not mean any diminution in the value of land'.
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 228 *Clause 27, page 32, line 30, at end insert 'except in the case of licences where water would otherwise be abstracted for use on land which is subject to phytosanitary restrictions.'.
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)—
Mr Bill Wiggin 43 Clause 28, page 33, leave out lines 31 to 38.
Mr Bill Wiggin 229 *Clause 29, page 34, line 3, at end insert 'or such later date as the Secretary of State may by order prescribe'.
Norman Baker 202 Clause 29, page 34, line 11, leave out 'serious' and insert 'significant'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 54 Clause 29, page 34, line 15, at end insert—'(1A) When the holder of the licence is a company appointed as a water undertaker under the WIA, the revocation or variation will not—
Mr Bill Wiggin 55 Clause 29, page 34, line 17, at end insert—'(2A) Whenever the Secretary of State determines under this section that compensation should not be paid under section 61 of the WRA in respect of the revocation or variation of a licence, 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. (2B) When a dispute is referred to arbitration under subsection (2A)—
Mr Bill Wiggin 44 Page 34, line 1, leave out Clause 29.
Norman Baker 203 Clause 30, page 35, line 6, after 'shall', insert 'put these arrangements in the public domain and'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 45 Clause 30, page 35, line 7, at end insert 'and these arrangements shall be put in the public domain'.
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