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Liability of owners, etc., to provide information
Norman Baker 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.".'.
Reorganisation of regional flood defence committees
Mr Bill Wiggin NC17 To move the following Clause:—'(1) Section 15 of the Environment Act 1995 (composition of regional flood defence committees) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (5) there is inserted—
Paddy Tipping NC18 To move the following Clause:—'(1) Section 102 of the WIA is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (2), for the words from "section" to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted "shall, other than where there is an immediate risk to health, consider whether the installation of a new sewer constructed by them at their expense within no more than two years from the date of application would be a more satisfactory alternative and, if so, may choose not to make such a declaration but undertake to provide a new sewer vested in them". (3) Subsection (7) is omitted.'.
Power to require adoption of private sewers
Paddy Tipping NC19 To move the following Clause:—'After section 102 of the WIA there is inserted— "102A Power to require adoption of private sewers
(2) A scheme under this section may apply to any sewer which is—
Norman Baker 155 Clause 61, page 76, line 25, after 'increase', insert 'or decrease artificially added fluoride'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 107 Clause 61, page 76, line 26, at end insert 'only'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 213 Clause 61, page 76, line 30, at end insert—'(2A) Neither shall a water undertaker be required by subsection (1) above to enter into any such arrangements unless and until it has been ascertained (pursuant to the provisions of section 89 below) that at least 90 per cent. of the population residing within the area proposed to be fluoridated are in favour of the fluoridation of their water supply.'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 214 Clause 61, page 77, line 6, after 'of', insert 'up to'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 215 Clause 61, page 77, line 10, leave out 'may, for example' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 216 Clause 61, page 77, leave out lines 11 and 12 and insert—
Mr Bill Wiggin 217 Clause 61, page 77, line 17, at beginning insert 'Before making a request under subsection (1) above,'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 218 Clause 61, page 77, line 27, at end insert—'87AA Fluoridation arrangements: technical guidance (1) Without prejudice to Chapter III of this Part and the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the Secretary of State and the Assembly shall jointly prepare and issue a code of practice containing guidance on the technical standards that must be met by water undertakers in relation to the fluoridation of water supplies. (2) Such code of practice shall—
Mr Bill Wiggin 108 Clause 61, page 77, line 31, at end insert 'then no fluoridation shall take place'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 109 Clause 61, page 77, leave out lines 32 to 45.
Mr Bill Wiggin 219 Clause 61, page 78, leave out lines 20 to 34 and insert—'(3) Subject to such safeguards as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, where a water undertaker is required by any such arrangements to add fluoride to water which it supplies to any area, the undertaker may, to such extent and for such time as may be reasonably necessary to accommodate any operational exigency—
Norman Baker 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 157 Clause 61, page 79, line 20, at end insert 'request the elected local authorities within its area to'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 110 Clause 61, page 79, line 21, after 'consult', insert 'all households'.
Norman Baker 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 220 Clause 61, page 80, leave out lines 6 to 9 and insert—'(1) The Secretary of State shall indemnify every water undertaker which enters into arrangements under section 87(1) above against all liabilities that any such undertaker may incur in complying with such arrangements, other than liabilities arising from the undertaker's own fault or negligence. (1A) Subject to subsection (1) above, each indemnity shall be on such terms as (with the consent of the Treasury) may be agreed between the Secretary of State and the undertaker.'.
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