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Discharges to watercourses
Mr Bill Wiggin NC13 To move the following Clause:—'(1) After section 165 of the WIA, there is inserted—
(2) Nothing in this section shall authorise any discharge which—
(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."
(3) In Schedule 12 to the WIA (compensation etc. in respect of pipe-laying and other works powers)—
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—
"102APower to require adoption of private sewers
(2) A scheme under this section may apply to any sewer which is—
Andy King NC20 To move the following Clause:—'After section 95 of WIA there is inserted— "95A Power to approve Codes of Practice
Temporary sprinkler bans
Mr David Drew NC21 To move the following Clause—'After section 76 of the WIA, there is inserted—
(1) If a water undertaker is of the opinion that a serious deficiency of water available for distribution by that undertaker exists or is threatened, that undertaker may, for such period as it thinks necessary, prohibit or restrict, as respects the whole or any part of its area, the use for the purpose of watering private gardens of any water supplied by that undertaker and distributed by means of a water sprinkler or similar apparatus. (2) A water undertaker imposing a prohibition or restriction under this section shall, before it comes into force, give public notice of it, and of the date on which it will come into force, in two or more newspapers circulating in the locality affected by the prohibition or restriction. (3) Any person who, at a time when a prohibition or restriction under this section is in force, contravenes its provisions shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. (4) Where a prohibition or restriction is imposed by a water undertaker under this section, charges made by the undertaker for the use of a sprinkler or similar apparatus shall be subject to a reasonable reduction and, in the case of a charge paid in advance, the undertaker shall make any necessary repayment or adjustment.".'.
River Basin Management Committees
Norman Baker NC23 To move the following Clause:—'(1) In section 14 of the Environment Act 1995 after subsection (4) there is inserted—
(6) In establishing the areas within which river basin management committees shall function the Secretary of State shall have regard to the borders of river basin districts identified in accordance with Article 3 of the Water Framework Directive. (7) River basin management committees shall inherit the powers and duties of the regional flood defence committees they replace and any additional duties that may be prescribed by regulations. (8) The Environment Agency shall consult river basin management committees in the production of river basin management plans as required by article 13 of the Water Framework Directive. (9) The Secretary of State may direct the Environment Agency to assign to river basin management committees any of the functions required of the Agency by regulations implementing the Water Framework Directive."
(3) On 1st December 2007, the following parts of the Environment Act 1995 shall cease to have effect—
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