Amendments proposed to the Railways Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     110,     line     29     [Schedule     7],     at end insert—

'(ia)

the Environment Agency;

(ib)	the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency;

(ic)	the UK Sustainable Development Commission;

(id)	the Commission for Integrated Transport;'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     110,     line     44     [Schedule     7],     at end insert—

    '(5A)   There shall be a duty on any person consulted under this Schedule to provide a reply in writing to the person carrying out the consultation within 8 weeks of the date of receiving the notice of consultation.'.

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Mr Greg Knight
Mr Tim Yeo
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Mark Field
Mr David Wilshire

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Page     113     [Schedule     8],     leave out line 36 and insert—

'(a)	he has made all such enquiries as are reasonable in the circumstances, and'.

   

Mr Greg Knight
Mr Tim Yeo
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Mark Field
Mr David Wilshire

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Page     113,     line     40     [Schedule     8],     at beginning insert 'reasonably'.

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     114,     line     19     [Schedule     9],     at end insert—

'"(ba)

where the relevant assets by reference to which the bye-laws are or were made are all Welsh assets, the National Assembly for Wales;

(bb)	where some but not all of those assets are Welsh assets or include assets that are used partly in Wales and partly elsewhere, the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales; and".'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

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Page     114,     line     37     [Schedule     9],     at end insert—

    '(4)   In sub-paragraph (1) "Welsh asset" means—

(a)	an asset that is permanently situated in Wales; or

(b)	an asset that is used only in Wales.

    (5)   In the case of bye-laws in relation to which both the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales are the appropriate national authority—

(a)	anything that must be done under this Schedule in relation to those bye-laws by the appropriate national authority must be done by them both, acting jointly;

(b)	anything that may be done under this Schedule in relation to those bye-laws by the appropriate national authority may be done only by them both acting jointly; and

(c)	any requirement of this Schedule in relation to those bye-laws to send something to the appropriate national authority is complied with only if that thing is sent both to the Secretary of State and to the National Assembly for Wales.'.

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Mr Secretary Darling

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Page     128,     line     27     [Schedule     11],     after 'definition' insert 'of "final order", after "provisional order" insert "or an order under subsection (7B)".

( )	In that subsection, in the definition'.

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Mr Secretary Darling

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Page     129,     line     29     [Schedule     11],     at end insert—

'7A

In section 57F(1) (validity and effect of penalties), for "penalty order" substitute "penalty notice".'.

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Mr Secretary Darling

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Page     133,     line     13     [Schedule     11],     leave out from 'In' to end of line 15 and insert 'section 143 (powers to make statutory instruments)—

(a)	in subsection (1), for "under this Act to make orders" substitute "or the Scottish Ministers under this Act to make orders (except the power to make provisional or final orders under section 55)";

(b)	in subsection (3), for "to make an order" substitute "or the Scottish Ministers to make an order (other than a provisional or final order under section 55)"; and

(c)	in subsection (4), for "under this Act to make an order" substitute "or the Scottish Ministers under this Act to make an order (other than a provisional or final order under section 55)".'.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE [6TH DECMEBER 2004]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Railways Bill.

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

    2.   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 18th January 2005.

    3.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

    4.   Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

    5.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

Programming Committee

    6.   Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Programming of proceedings

    7.   Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.

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Prepared 25 Jan 2005