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Mr. Timms: I support my hon. Friend's helpful proposal.
Question put and negatived.
Clause 5 disagreed to.
New clause 3
Use of certain money held by Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
'(1) If the Secretary of State so directs, the person prescribed under section 33(1)(b) of the Electricity Act (collection of fossil fuel levy) must pay an amount into the Consolidated Fund out of money that has been paid under section 33(5A) of that Act.
(2) The total of the amounts directed to be paid under this section must not exceed £60,000,000.
(3) At any time which falls after the giving of a direction under this section, the Secretary of State is under a duty to spend the required amount for the purpose of promoting the use of energy from renewable sources.
(4) ''The required amount'', for the purposes of subsection (3), is an amount of money equal to the total of the amounts that at the time in question have been paid into the Consolidated Fund under subsection (1), less the total of any amounts that the Secretary of State has already spent under subsection (3).
(5) In subsection (3) ''renewable sources'' means sources of energy other than fossil fuel or nuclear fuel.
(6) In subsection (5) ''fossil fuel'' means coal, substances produced directly or indirectly from coal, lignite, natural gas, crude liquid petroleum, or petroleum products (and ''natural gas'' and ''petroleum products'' have the same meanings as in the Energy Act 1976 (c.76)).
(7) The Secretary of State's duty under subsection (3) is without prejudice to any power or duty of his apart from this section to spend money for the purpose mentioned in that subsection.
(8) In this section—
(a) ''the Electricity Act'' means the Electricity Act 1989 (c.29); and
(b) the references to section 33 of that Act are to that section as it has effect in England and Wales.'.—[Brian White.]
Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.
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Clause 7
Money
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
The Chairman: With this we may take new clause 4—Financial provision.
Brian White: New clause 4 reflects the money resolution in the Bill.
Mr. Timms: I agree with my hon. Friend's proposal.
Question put and negatived.
Clause 7 disagreed to.
New clause 4
Financial provision
{**Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.
Interpretation, citation and extent
Amendment proposed: No. 12, in
clause 8, page 4, line 17, leave out subsections (1) and (2).—[Brian White.]
The Chairman: With this it will be convenient to discuss amendments Nos. 19 and 20.
Mr. Robathan: Will the Minister please elaborate? Are these consequential amendments?
Mr. Timms: I could speak at length on each of them. I support my hon. Friend's amendments. Amendment No. 12 is a tidying-up amendment, amendment No. 19 helps to determine the extent of
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the various clauses and amendment No. 20 inserts a commencement provision.
Amendment agreed to.
Amendments made: No. 19, in
clause 8, page 4, line 34, leave out subsections (4) and (5) and insert—
'(4) Except as provided in subsections (5) and (5A), this Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(5) Sections (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: Secretary of State), (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: National Assembly for Wales), (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: energy conservation authorities), (CHP targets) and (Use of certain money held by Gas and Electricity Markets Authority) extend to England and Wales only.
(5A) Section (Duty of Gas and Electricity Markets Authority to carry out impact assessments) extends to England and Wales and to Scotland.'.
No. 20, in
clause 8, page 4, line 35, at end insert—
'(6) Sections (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: Secretary of State), (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: energy conservation authorities) (so far as it relates to England) and (CHP targets) shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
(7) Sections (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: National Assembly for Wales) and (Energy efficiency of residential accommodation: energy conservation authorities) (so far as it relates to Wales) shall come into force on such day as the National Assembly for Wales may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
(8) The other provisions of this Act shall come into force at the end of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
(9) An order under subsection (6) or (7) may appoint different days for different purposes.'.—[Brian White.]
Clause 8, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.
Committee rose at twenty-four minutes past Eleven o'clock.
The following Members attended the Committee:
Illsley, Mr. Eric (Chairman)
Barker, Gregory
Chaytor, Mr.
Doughty, Sue
Drew, Mr.
Edwards, Mr.
Iddon, Dr.
Robathan, Mr.
Stunell, Mr.
Timms, Mr.
White, Brian
Whitehead, Dr.
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