Amendments proposed to the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Eric Forth

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Page     9,     line     27     [Clause     15],     after 'Britain', insert', and to the costs of installation of the equipment required, together with the likely resultant pay-back period.'.

   

Mr Eric Forth

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Page     9,     line     38     [Clause     15],     at end insert—

'"equipment required" means the equipment which has to be installed to generate, connect and measure the electricity produced by dynamic demand technologies;'.

   

Malcolm Wicks

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Page     9     [Clause     15],     leave out line 39.

   

Mr Eric Forth

74

Page     9,     line     42     [Clause     15],     at end insert—

'"pay-back period" means the time over which the costs of installation of equipment required for dynamic demand techologies can be recovered by the resultant reduced electricity costs.'.

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Mr Eric Forth

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Page     10,     line     13     [Clause     16],     at end insert—

    '(2A)   In the exercise of his duty under subsection (1) the Secretary of State must consult—

(a)	such body or bodies as appear to him to be representative of local authorities;

(b)	such distributors and suppliers of electricity as he considers relevant; and

(c)	the Health and Safety Executive.'.

   

Mr Eric Forth

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Page     10,     line     25     [Clause     16],     at end insert—

'"local authorities" has the same meaning as in section [Local authorities to have regard to information on energy measures in exercising functions].'.

   

Mr Christopher Chope

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Page     10,     line     41     [Clause     16],     leave out '20' and insert '4'.

   

Mr Christopher Chope

59

Page     10,     line     42     [Clause     16],     leave out '100' and insert '20'.

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Mr Eric Forth

15

Page     11,     line     1,     leave out Clause 17.

   

Malcolm Wicks

47

Page     11,     line     19     [Clause     17],     leave out from 'area' to 'or' in line 22 and insert '(whether offered or provided by public authorities or by any other persons),'.

   

Malcolm Wicks

48

Page     11,     line     25     [Clause     17],     at end insert—

    '(2A)   Assistance provided under subsection (1) may, if the council giving the assistance think appropriate—

(a)	be made subject to conditions, or

(b)	otherwise be provided on such terms as the council think appropriate.'

   

Malcolm Wicks

49

Page     11,     line     26     [Clause     17],     leave out subsections (3) and (4).

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Mr Eric Forth

21

Page     15     [Clause     23],     leave out lines 29 and 30.

   

Malcolm Wicks

50

Page     15,     line     30     [Clause     23],     at end insert—

' "greenhouse gas" means any of the following—

(a)	carbon dioxide;

(b)

methane;

(c)	nitrous oxide;

(d)	hydrofluorocarbons;

(e)	perfluorocarbons;

(f)	sulphur hexafluoride;'.

   

Malcolm Wicks

51

Page     15     [Clause     23],     leave out lines 31 and 32 and insert—

' "microgeneration" means the use for the generation of electricity or the production of heat of any plant (which, for this purpose, includes any equipment, apparatus or appliance)—

(g)	which, in generating electricity or (as the case may be) producing heat, relies wholly or mainly on a source of energy or a technology mentioned in subsection (2), and

(h)	the capacity of which to generate electricity or (as the case may be) to produce heat does not exceed the capacity mentioned in subsection (3);'.

   

Malcolm Wicks

52

Page     15,     line     34     [Clause     23],     at end insert—

    '(2)   Those sources of energy and technologies are—

(a)

biomass;

(b)

biofuels;

(c)	fuel cells;

(d)	photovoltaics;

(e)	water (including waves and tides);

(f)

wind;

(g)	solar power;

(h)	geothermal sources;

(i)	combined heat and power systems.

    (3)   That capacity is—

(a)	in relation to the generation of electricity, 50 kilowatts;

(b)	in relation to the production of heat, 45 kilowatts thermal.

    (4)   The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (2) by adding to the sources of energy and technologies for the time being listed any other source of energy or technology for the generation of electricity or production of heat if he considers that the use of that source of energy or technology would cut emissions of greenhouse gases in Great Britain.

    (5)   The power to make an order under subsection (4)—

(a)	is exercisable by statutory instrument, and

(b)	includes power to make such supplemental or consequential provision (including provision modifying this section) and such transitional or saving provision as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

    (6)   No order under that subsection may be made unless a draft of the order—

(a)	has been laid before Parliament, and

(b)	has been approved by a resolution of each House.'.

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Malcolm Wicks

53

Page     16,     line     2     [Clause     25],     after '1,' insert '(Local authorities to have regard to information on energy measures in exercising functions),'.

   

Malcolm Wicks

54

Page     16,     line     2     [Clause     25],     after '10,' insert '(Building regulations relating to emissions and use of fuel and power: time limit for prosecutions), (Building regulations relating to emissions and use of fuel and power: report regarding compliance),'.

   

Mr Eric Forth

77

Page     16,     line     3     [Clause     25],     leave out 'two' and insert 'six'.

   

Mr Eric Forth

78

Page     16,     line     4     [Clause     25],     leave out '2007' and insert '2008'.

   

Mr Eric Forth

79

Page     16,     line     10     [Clause     25],     at end insert—

    '(3A)   A statutory instrument which contains an order under subsection (3) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.

   

Malcolm Wicks

55

Page     16,     line     13     [Clause     26],     after 'Sections,' insert '(Local authorities to have regard to information on energy measures in exercising functions),'.

   

Malcolm Wicks

56

Page     16,     line     13     [Clause     26],     after '10' insert ', (Building regulations relating to emissions and use of fuel and power: time limit for prosecutions), (Building regulations relating to emissions and use of fuel and power: report regarding compliance)'.

   

Mr Peter Ainsworth
Gregory Barker
Norman Baker

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Page     16,     line     13     [Clause     26],     leave out 'and 16 to 18' and insert ', 16 to 18 and [Local authorities: duty to consider measures to alleviate climate change and fuel poverty]'.

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Malcolm Wicks

57

Title,     line     3,     after 'sources,' insert 'compliance with building regulations relating to emissions of greenhouse gases and the use of fuel and power,'.

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Prepared 17 Mar 2006