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Notices of Amendments

given on

Tuesday 11th March 2008

Consideration of Bill

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Energy Bill, As Amended

Implementation of new metering arrangements

Steve Webb

Martin Horwood

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The relevant licensees for the purposes of this Part are—

(a)	gas suppliers and gas transporters within the meaning of Part 1 of the Gas

Act 1986 (c. 44); and

(b)	electricity suppliers and electricity distributors within the meaning of

Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29).

(2)	The effective date for the purposes of this Part is the date which is 10 years after

the date on which section 79 comes into force.

(3)	Expressions used in this Part have the same meaning as in the Part 1 of the Gas

Act 1986 or Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989.

(4)	As from the effective date, a relevant licensee must not supply gas or electricity

to any premises that is not subject to the provisions of this section.

(5)	The Secretary of State may exempt any relevant licensee from the prohibition

imposed by subsection (4) in relation to such premises, for such period of time,

and subject to such conditions as he considers appropriate in all the circumstances

of the case.

(6)	References in this Part to new metering arrangements are to arrangements

(including the provision and operation of any necessary communications and

data-handling infrastructure) designed to ensure that, by the effective date, all

premises supplied with gas or electricity in Great Britain will continue to be so

supplied through a meter that conforms to the following three requirements—

(a)	that the meter must record and be able to store measured consumption

data for multiple time periods;

(b)	that the meter, either on its own or with an ancillary device, must

facilitate remote access to such data; and

(c)	that the meter must meet any specifications that may be set out in any

regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Part, pursuant to his

duties under Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 and Part 1 of the Electricity Act

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1989, for the purposes of facilitating the introduction of new metering

arrangements.

(7)	This section may not be brought into force before 1st January 2010.

(8)	The Secretary of State may, in accordance with this section, modify—

(a)	the conditions of a particular licence held under section 7(1) or 7A(1) or

(2) of the Gas Act 1986 or under section 6(1) of the Electricity Act 1989;

(b)	the standard conditions of licences of any type mentioned in those

subsections

if he considers it necessary or expedient to do so for the purpose of securing the

implementation of the provisions of this section.

(9)	The power to make modifications under paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (8)

includes powers—

(a)	to make modifications requiring licence holders, or classes of licence

holder, to cooperate together, under arrangements approved by the

Authority;

(b)	to make modifications requiring any relevant licensee to take or refrain

from taking any specified action, whether in relation to premises supplied

with gas or electricity or otherwise;

(c)	to make modifications relating to the operation of access to, or use of

pipe-line systems and distribution systems; and

(d)	to make incidental, consequential, or transitional modifications.

(10)	Before making modifications under this section, the Secretary of State must

consult the Authority, the holder of any licence being modified, and such other

persons as he considers appropriate.

(11)	Subsection (10) may be satisfied by consultation undertaken before, as well as by

consultation undertaken after, the commencement of this section.

(12)	Any modification under subsection (8)(b) of part of a standard condition of a

licence shall not prevent any other part of the condition from continuing to be

regarded as a standard condition for the purposes of Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 or

Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989.

(13)	Where the Secretary of State modifies the standard conditions of licences of any

type under subsection (8)(b), the Authority must make the same modifications of

those standard conditions for the purposes of their incorporation into licences of

that type granted after that time.

(14)	The Secretary of State must publish any modifications under this section in such

manner as he considers appropriate.

(15)	The power of the Secretary of State under this section may not be exercised after

the end of the period of five years beginning with the passing of this Act.’.

Carbon dioxide thresholds for electricity generating stations

Steve Webb

Martin Horwood

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State shall, by regulations, set a threshold for the emission of

carbon dioxide.

(2)	The Secretary of State shall not give approval for an electricity generating station

whose emissions of carbon dioxide exceed the thresholds set in regulations made

under subsection (1).

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(3)	The regulations in subsection (1) shall be made by Statutory Instrument, which

may not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and

approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.’.

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Revised 12 March 2008