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| | | Disclosure of switchover help scheme costs |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Secretary of State shall, at the request of any licence fee payer, disclose the |
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| | | proportion of the licence fee which has been used to fund the switchover help |
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| | | scheme in each financial year.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Section 1 of this Act shall cease to have effect in specified regions on a date which |
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| | | the Secretary of State shall by regulation define. |
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| | | (2) | For the purpose of this Section “specified regions” shall be such areas as the |
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| | | Secretary of State shall by regulation define.’. |
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| | | Commencement and duration |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Section 1 shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order |
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| | | (2) | No information may be disclosed under section 1 after the end of the intial period. |
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| | | (3) | In this section “the initial period”, means the period of ten years beginning with |
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| | | the day on which section 1 comes into force.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘This Act shall not come into force until one month after the switchover help |
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| | | scheme is agreed between the BBC and the Secretary of State.’. |
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| | | Information on energy demand from switchover functions |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | It shall be the duty of any person who establishes a switchover help function or |
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| | | switchover help scheme to provide information to the Secretary of State |
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| | | (a) | the effect that scheme will have on domestic energy demand, and |
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| | | (b) | the steps that have been taken to ensure the effect on energy demand is |
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| | | reduced to the lowest possible level. |
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| | | (2) | Information provided under subsection (1) above shall in particular have regard |
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| | | to energy consumption while in standby mode of any digital equipment that will |
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| | | be used as a result of such a scheme. |
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| | | (3) | In this section “standby mode” means a state where equipment is not receiving |
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| | | broadcasts, but is still using electricity.’. |
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| | Page 1, line 9 [Clause 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | A local authority, or in Northern Ireland, a Health and Social Services Board may, |
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| | | at the request of a relevant person, supply a relevant person with visual |
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| | | impairment information for use (by the person to whom it is supplied or by |
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| | | another relevant person) in connection with switchover help functions.’. |
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| | Page 1, line 9 [Clause 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | Local authorities may, at the request of a relevant person, supply a relevant person |
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| | | with information on the persons registered as blind or partially-sighted in their |
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| | | area for use (by the person to whom it is supplied or by another relevant person) |
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| | | in connection with switchover help functions.’. |
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| | | ‘(3A) | “Visual impairment information” means information of a prescribed description |
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| | | (a) | are registered as blind or partially sighted in a register maintained by or |
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| | | on behalf of a local authority in England or Wales under section 29 of the |
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| | | National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29) (welfare services), |
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| | | (b) | have been certified as blind or partially sighted in Scotland and in |
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| | | consequence are registered as blind or partially sighted in a register |
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| | | maintained by or on behalf of a local authority in Scotland, or |
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| | | (c) | have been certified as blind in Northern Ireland and in consequence are |
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| | | registered as blind in a register maintained by or on behalf of a Health and |
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| | | Social Services Board in Northern Ireland.’. |
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| | Page 4, line 3 [Clause 5], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘“local authority” means— |
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| | | (a) | in relation to England— |
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| | | (ii) | a district council for an area in relation to which it has |
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| | | the functions of a county council, |
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| | | (iii) | a London borough council, |
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| | | (iv) | the Common Council of the City of London, in its |
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| | | capacity as a local authority, or |
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| | | (v) | the Council of the Isles of Scilly, |
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| | | (b) | in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough |
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| | | (c) | in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of |
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| | | the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39);’ |
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