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| Clause 12, page 6, line 19, leave out ‘State complies’ and insert ‘State’s |
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| Clause 12, page 6, line 20, at end insert ‘is published’. |
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| Clause 12, page 6, line 25, leave out ‘6’ and insert ‘12’. |
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| Clause 12, page 6, line 27, at end insert ‘is published’. |
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| Clause 12, page 6, line 32, leave out ‘6’ and insert ‘12’. |
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| Clause 12, page 6, line 33, at end insert ‘or (if later) published’. |
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| Clause 12, page 6, line 38, leave out ‘6’ and insert ‘12’. |
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| Clause 12, page 6, line 39, after ‘day’, insert ‘of publication’. |
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| Page 6, line 1, leave out Clause 12. |
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| | The amendment deletes Clause 12 on legal challenges. The effect is that any proceedings will be |
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| | brought under the normal provisions on judicial review, which provide for claims to be brought |
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| | within three months and promptly. |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 9, leave out ‘storage of gas’ and insert ‘gas storage |
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| | This amendment is consequent on the changes made by amendments 115, 117, 119 and 120 to the |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 9, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(ca) | the construction or alteration of an LNG facility; |
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| | (cb) | the construction or alteration of a gas reception facility;’. |
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| | This amendment (together with NC1 and NC2) adds the development of certain types of gas facility |
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| | to the categories of nationally significant infrastructure projects. |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 11, leave out ‘the construction of a highway’ and insert |
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| | This amendment (together with amendment 124) changes the types of highway development which |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 12, leave out ‘extension’ and insert ‘alteration’. |
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| | This amendment (together with amendment 125) changes the types of airport development which |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 13, leave out ‘extension’ and insert ‘alteration’. |
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| | This amendment (together with amendments 126 and 128) changes the types of harbour |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 15, after ‘construction’ insert ‘or alteration’. |
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| | This amendment (together with amendments 131 and 132) expands the types of rail freight |
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| | interchange development which are nationally significant infrastructure projects. |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 16, leave out ‘extension’ and insert ‘alteration’. |
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| | This amendment (together with amendments 134, 135 and 136) changes the types of dam or |
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| | reservoir development which are nationally significant infrastructure projects. |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 18, after ‘construction’ insert ‘or alteration’. |
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| | This amendment (together with amendment 140) expands the types of waste water treatment plant |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 19, leave out paragraph (m). |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 19, after ‘construction’ insert ‘or alteration’. |
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| | This amendment (together with amendment 142) expands the types of hazardous waste |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 21, leave out subsections (3) to (5). |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 28, after ‘if’ insert ‘— (a)’. |
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| | This amendment (together with amendments 106, 107 and 108) enables the Secretary of State to |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 29, leave out ‘England in the field of—’ and insert ‘one or |
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| | (b) | the works are to be carried out wholly in one or more of the areas |
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| | specified in subsection (7). |
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| | See Member's explanatory statement for amendment 105. |
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| Clause 13, page 7, line 33, leave out ‘or’. |
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| | See Member's explanatory statement for amendment 105. |
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| | (c) | in the case of a project for the carrying out of works in the field of energy, |
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| | a Renewable Energy Zone, except any part of a Renewable Energy Zone |
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| | in relation to which the Scottish Ministers have functions.’. |
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| Clause 14, page 7, line 38, leave out ‘will’ and insert ‘is expected to’. |
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| | This amendment makes a minor technical amendment to address the fact that, before a generating |
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| Clause 14, page 8, line 1, leave out ‘or Wales’. |
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| Clause 14, page 8, line 8, leave out ‘between the mean low water mark and’ and |
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| | This amendment ensures that a generating station is an “offshore” generating station (and so |
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| | even if it is situated in waters that are above the mean low water mark. |
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| Clause 14, page 8, line 8, leave out ‘or Wales’. |
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| Clause 14, page 8, line 11, at end add— |
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| | ‘(5) | The Secretary of State shall annually undertake a review of the threshold |
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| Clause 15, page 8, line 23, leave out ‘not exceeding’ and insert ‘that is not expected |
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| | This amendment makes a minor technical amendment to address the fact that, before an electric |
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| Clause 15, page 8, line 23, leave out ‘used or’. |
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| | This amendment and amendment 113 make minor technical amendments to address the fact that, |
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| | before an electric line is installed, it will not have been used and will not be within premises. |
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| Clause 15, page 8, line 25, leave out ‘the line is or (when installed)’ and insert |
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| ‘(when installed) the line’. |
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| | See Member's explanatory statement for amendment 112. |
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| Clause 16, page 8, line 30, leave out ‘storage of gas’ and insert ‘gas storage |
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| | This amendment and amendments 116, 118 and 121 are minor drafting amendments consequent |
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| | on the changes made by amendments 115, 117, 119 and 120 to the types of gas storage project that |
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| Clause 16, page 8, line 31, leave out ‘or (3)’ and insert ‘, (3) or (3B)’. |
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| | This amendment (with amendments 117, 119 and 120) changes the types of gas storage project |
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| Clause 16, page 8, line 33, leave out ‘facilities for the underground storage of gas’ |
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| and insert ‘underground gas storage facilities’. |
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| | See Member's explanatory statement for amendment 114. |
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| Clause 16, page 8, line 35, leave out from ‘use’ to end and insert ‘underground gas |
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| storage facilities in England, |
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| | | and the condition in subsection (3A) is met in relation to the facilities.’. |
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| | See Member's explanatory statement for amendment 115. |
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| | (aa) | the facilities are facilities for the storage of gas underground in natural |
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| | See Member's explanatory statement for amendment 114. |
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| Clause 16, page 8, line 39, after ‘transporter’ insert ‘, and |
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| | (c) | the condition in subsection (3A) is met in relation to the facilities.’. |
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| | See Member's explanatory statement for amendment 115. |
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| Clause 16, page 8, line 39, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(3A) | The condition is that— |
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| | (a) | the working capacity of the facilities is expected to be at least 43 million |
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| | million standard cubic metres per day. |
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| | (3B) | Development is within this subsection if— |
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| | (a) | it is the carrying out of operations for the purpose of altering underground |
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| | (b) | the effect of the alteration is expected to be— |
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| | (i) | to increase by at least 43 million standard cubic metres the |
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| | (ii) | to increase by at least 4.5 million standard cubic metres per day |
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