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Power to require adoption of private sewers (No. 2)
Mr Simon Thomas NC27 *To move the following Clause:—'After section 102 of the WIA there is inserted— "102A Power to require adoption of private sewers (1) The Secretary of State regards England and the National Assembly for Wales as regards Wales may by regulations establish a scheme to enable a sewerage undertaker to be required to adopt a sewer to which this section applies. (2) A scheme under this section may apply to any sewer which is—
Mr Simon Thomas 348 *Clause 61, page 76, line 22, after '87', insert 'Prohibition of'.
Mr Simon Thomas 349 *Clause 61, page 76, line 22, leave out 'at request of relevant authorities'.
Mr Simon Thomas 350 *Clause 61, page 76, line 23, leave out from beginning to end of line 15 on page 80 and insert—'(1) Water undertakers shall be prohibited from artificially increasing the fluoride content of water supplies.'.
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 Elliot Morley 319 Clause 61, page 76, line 28, leave out from 'until' to end of line 30 and insert 'an indemnity with respect to the arrangements has been given by virtue of section 90 below—
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 Simon Thomas 351 *Clause 61, page 76, line 30, at end insert—'(2) With regards to Wales, neither shall a water undertaker be authorised by subsection (1) above to enter into any such arrangements unless and until a referendum on increasing levels of fluoridation has been held in accordance with the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000 seeking approval of the arrangements from the population residing in the area proposed to be affected.'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 301 Clause 61, page 76, line 33, leave out from 'a' to end of line 35 and insert 'local authority'.
Mr Elliot Morley 320 Clause 61, page 77, leave out lines 3 to 6.
Mr Bill Wiggin 214 Clause 61, page 77, line 6, after 'of', insert 'up to'.
Mr Elliot Morley 321 Clause 61, page 77, line 10, leave out 'The terms may, for example,' and insert 'Those terms shall'.
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 Elliot Morley 322 Clause 61, page 77, line 11, leave out from 'requiring' to end of line 12 and insert 'the relevant authority to meet the reasonable capital and operating costs incurred by the water undertaker in giving effect to the arrangements;'.
Mr Bill Wiggin 217 Clause 61, page 77, line 17, at beginning insert 'Before making a request under subsection (1) above,'.
Mr Elliot Morley 323 Clause 61, page 77, line 20, at end insert—'(8A) If two or more relevant authorities request a particular water undertaker to enter into arrangements in respect of adjoining areas—
(8C) If suitable terms are not agreed for a variation mentioned in subsection (8B), a combined reference may be made by the relevant authorities under section 87A below to enable the terms of the variation to be determined so that (following the variation) both sets of arrangements are consistent.'.
Mr Elliot Morley 324 Clause 61, page 77, line 20, at end insert—'(8D) Before carrying out the consultation required by subsection (1) of section 89 below in relation to a step mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (2) of that section, a relevant authority shall consult the water undertaker in question as to whether the arrangements which would result from taking that step would be operable and efficient (or, where it is proposed to terminate the arrangements, as to whether it would be reasonably practicable to do so).'.
Mr Elliot Morley 325 Clause 61, page 77, leave out lines 21 to 27.
Mr Elliot Morley 326 Clause 61, page 77, line 27, at end insert—'87ZA Target concentration of fluoride (1) Arrangements under section 87(1) above shall include provision for securing that, so far as reasonably practicable, the concentration of fluoride in the water supplied to premises in the specified area is maintained at the general target concentration of one milligram per litre. (2) But the arrangements may provide for the concentration in the specified area (or any part of it) to be lower than that if the relevant authority considers that it is not reasonably practicable to achieve the general target concentration in the specified area (or that part of it). (3) Any such lower concentration must still be as high as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances. (4) If, in relation to any area ("area A"), an order under section 88A(1) below specifies a general target concentration lower than that for which any arrangements effective there provide (or, by the previous operation of this subsection, are taken to provide), the arrangements shall have effect from the coming into force of the order as if they provided for the general target concentration specified in the order (subject to the operation again of subsections (2) and (3) above). (5) If the result of the operation of subsection (4) above in relation to arrangements in area A is that in an area adjoining area A ("area B") it is not reasonably practicable to maintain the concentration of fluoride in the water supplied by virtue of arrangements made in area B with the same water undertaker, the order shall be taken to extend also to area B so far as those arrangements are concerned, and subsection (4) above shall apply accordingly. (6) An order under section 88A(1) below which in relation to any area specifies a general target concentration higher than that for which any arrangements effective there provide (or are taken to provide by virtue of subsection (4) or (5) above) does not have effect to increase the concentration for which the arrangements provide (or are taken to provide). (7) In this section, "specified area" means the area specified in arrangements under section 87(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—
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