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

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Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

108

Clause     61,     page     77,     line     31,     at end insert 'then no fluoridation shall take place'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

109

Clause     61,     page     77,     leave out lines 32 to 45.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

328

Clause     61,     page     77,     line     32,     after 'England', insert '(except where subsection (3A) below applies)'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

329

Clause     61,     page     77,     line     35,     leave out from 'State' to end of line 36 and insert 'may—

      (i) determine the terms of the arrangements as he sees fit; or

      (ii) refer the matter for determination by such other person as he considers appropriate; and'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

330

Clause     61,     page     77,     line     37,     after 'State', insert 'or, as the case may be, the other person'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

331

Clause     61,     page     77,     line     38,     after 'Wales', insert '(except where subsection (3A) below applies)'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

332

Clause     61,     page     77,     line     45,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   Where the Assembly is one of the relevant authorities which has made a combined reference under section 87(8A)(b) or (8C) above—

      (a) the terms of the arrangements shall be determined by a person appointed by the Secretary of State and the Assembly acting jointly; and

      (b) the determination of that person shall be final.'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

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—

      (a) not supply such fluoridated water to the area required to be fluoridated; or

      (b) reduce the concentration of fluoride in the water required to be fluoridated to below the required concentration.

    (4)   In this section, "operational exigency" means—

      (a) any serious deficiency in supply;

      (b) any accident or unforeseen circumstance;

      (c) the carrying out of any works (including cleaning and maintenance) by the undertaker concerned or, as the case may be, by the undertakers concerned, or by a licensed water supplier supplying water using its or their supply system;

      (d) any contractual obligation on the undertaker concerned or, as the case may be, on any of the undertakers concerned, or on a licensed water supplier supplying water using its or their supply system, to supply water of a particular quality; or

      (e) any other operational circumstance which involves the undertaker concerned or, as the case may, any of the undertakers concerned, or a licensed water supplier supplying water using its or their supply system, varying the source or sources of the supply of water to the area in question.'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

333

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '( )   But (except where it is reasonably practicable to terminate the arrangements separately), arrangements to which section 87(8A)(a) or (b) applied may only be terminated by the relevant authorities acting jointly."'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

334

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     8,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate authority'.

   

Mr Simon Thomas

352

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     8,     after 'State', insert 'as regards England and the National Assembly for Wales as regards Wales'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

335

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     9,     leave out '87(5)' and insert '87ZA(1)'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

336

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     15,     after 'made', insert 'by the Secretary of State (or by the Secretary of State and the Assembly acting jointly)'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

337

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     16,     at end insert—

    '(4)   In subsection (1) above "appropriate authority"—

      (a) in relation to an area which is partly in England and partly in Wales, means the Secretary of State and the Assembly acting jointly;

      (b) in relation to an area which is wholly in England, means the Secretary of State; and

      (c) in relation to an area which is wholly in Wales, means the Assembly.

    (5)   An order amending or revoking an order under subsection (1) above made by virtue of subsection (4)(a) above must also be made by the Secretary of State and the Assembly acting jointly.".'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

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
Sue Doughty

157

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     20,     at end insert 'request the elected local authorities within its area to'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

110

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     21,     after 'consult', insert 'all households'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

338

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     22,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate authority'.

   

Norman Baker
Sue Doughty

158

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     22,     at end insert 'then if public opinion is clearly in favour of such an addition'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

339

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     23,     leave out 'any prescribed requirements' and insert 'the requirements set out in regulations made by the appropriate authority'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

340

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     33,     leave out from beginning to 'requirements' in line 36 and insert—

    '( )   Regulations—

      (a) under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above shall include provision about the process which relevant authorities are to follow for the purposes of that paragraph;

      (b) under paragraph (b) of that subsection shall include provision about the'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

341

Clause     61,     page     79,     line     41,     leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 80 and insert 'if the appropriate authority so directs by an instrument in writing (and such a direction may apply either generally or in relation to a particular proposal).'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

342

Clause     61,     page     80,     line     2,     at end insert—

    '( )   In this section "appropriate authority"—

      (a) in a case where two or more relevant authorities (one of which is the Assembly) propose to request a particular water undertaker to take a step mentioned in subsection (2)(a), (b) or (c) in respect of arrangements in adjoining areas, means the Secretary of State and the Assembly acting jointly;

      (b) in relation to England (except in a case to which paragraph (a) applies), means the Secretary of State; and

      (c) in relation to Wales (except in a case to which paragraph (a) applies), means the Assembly."'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

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.'.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

343

Clause     61,     page     80,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   The Secretary of State may also, with the consent of the Treasury, agree to indemnify any licensed water supplier in respect of liabilities which it may incur—

      (a) in supplying water to which fluoride has been added by a water undertaker by virtue of any such arrangements;

      (b) (if the licensee is introducing water into the water undertaker's supply system) in complying with any obligation imposed on it by the undertaker in consequence of the arrangements.'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key
Mr Simon Thomas

111

Clause     61,     page     80,     leave out lines 10 to 15.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

221

Clause     61,     page     80,     line     10,     at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (1) above'.

   

Mr Bill Wiggin
Mr George Osborne
Mr Robert Key

222

Clause     61,     page     80,     leave out lines 12 and 13.

   

Mr Elliot Morley

344

Clause     61,     page     80,     line     13,     after '(1)', insert 'or (1A)'.

 
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