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| | person in relation to the same period or to periods that overlap to any |
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| | (4) | In subsection (3) (power for order to specify criteria by reference to which the |
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| | Gas and Electricity Markets Authority is to determine targets), before |
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| | “electricity distributors” insert “electricity generators,”. |
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| | (5) | In subsection (4) (duty of the Secretary of State and the Authority to carry out |
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| | functions under the section in a way that does not inhibit competition), for the |
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| | words from “no electricity distributor” to the end of the subsection substitute |
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| | (a) | no electricity generator is unduly disadvantaged in competing |
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| | with other electricity generators, |
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| | (b) | no electricity distributor is unduly disadvantaged in |
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| | competing with other electricity distributors, and |
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| | (c) | no electricity supplier is unduly disadvantaged in competing |
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| | with other electricity suppliers.”. |
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| | (6) | In subsection (5) (provision that may be made by an order in relation to the |
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| | (a) | in paragraph (a), before “electricity distributors” insert “electricity |
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| | (b) | after paragraph (b) insert— |
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| | “(ba) | requiring the whole or any part of a carbon emissions |
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| | reductions target to be met by action relating to— |
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| | (i) | persons of a specified description, |
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| | (ii) | specified areas or areas of a specified |
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| | (iii) | persons of a specified description in specified |
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| | areas or areas of a specified description;”, |
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| | (c) | in paragraph (d), before “distributors” insert “generators,”, and |
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| | (d) | in paragraph (f), before “distributors” insert “generators,”. |
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| | (7) | In subsection (6) (power for order to authorise the Authority to require the |
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| | provision of information), before “distributor” insert “generator,”. |
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| | (8) | In subsection (7)(d) (power for order to make provision for transfer of person’s |
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| | target to another distributor or supplier or to a gas transporter or supplier), |
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| | before “electricity distributor” insert “electricity generator,”. |
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| | (9) | In subsection (8)(d) (power for order to make different provision in relation to |
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| | different distributors or suppliers), before “distributors” insert “generators,”. |
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| | (10) | In subsection (11) (duty to consult before making order), before “electricity |
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| | distributors” insert “electricity generators,”. |
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| | (11) | In subsection (13) (interpretation), at the appropriate place insert— |
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| | ““specified” means specified in the order.”. |
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| | (12) | In the heading, before “electricity distributors” insert “electricity generators,”. |
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| | 4 (1) | Section 42AA of that Act (publication of statistical information about |
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| | performance of suppliers and distributors) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In subsection (1) (duty of Gas and Electricity Consumer Council to publish |
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| | information about performance and consumer complaints)— |
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| | (a) | in paragraph (a), before “electricity suppliers” insert “electricity |
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| | (b) | in paragraph (b), before “suppliers” insert “generators,”. |
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| | (3) | In subsection (2) (definition of “complaints”), before “electricity suppliers” |
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| | insert “electricity generators,”. |
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| | 5 | In section 64(1) of that Act (interpretation etc of Part 1), in the definition of |
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| | “electricity distributor” and “electricity supplier”, after ““electricity |
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| | distributor”” insert “, “electricity generator””. |
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| | Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27) |
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| | 6 (1) | Section 103 of the Utilities Act 2000 (overall carbon emissions reduction |
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| | targets) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In subsection (1)(b) (power by order to specify overall target for the promotion |
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| | of measures mentioned in section 41A(2) of the 1989 Act), before |
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| | “distributors” insert “generators,”. |
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| | (3) | After subsection (1) insert— |
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| | “(1A) | The power conferred by this section may be exercised so as to specify |
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| | more than one overall target in relation to the same period or to periods |
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| | that overlap to any extent.”. |
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| | (4) | In subsection (2)(b) (power for order to specify criteria for apportionment of |
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| | overall target between electricity and gas sectors), before “electricity |
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| | distributors” insert “electricity generators,”. |
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| | (5) | In subsection (4) (duty to consult before making order), before “electricity |
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| | distributors” insert “electricity generators,”.’. |
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| Page 48, line 16 [Schedule 1], at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | This paragraph does not apply in relation to the Adaptation Sub-Committee.’. |
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| Secretary Edward Miliband |
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| Page 48, line 29 [Schedule 1], at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | A person ceases to be the ASC chair if the person— |
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| | (a) | resigns that office by giving written notice to the Secretary of State, or |
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| | (b) | ceases to be a member of the ASC. |
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| | ( ) | The ASC may include persons who are not members of the Committee. |
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| | ( ) | Paragraphs 3 to 5 (term of office) apply to a person who is— |
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| | (a) | a member of the Committee, and |
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| | | in that person’s capacity as a member of the ASC. |
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| | ( ) | Those paragraphs and paragraphs 8 to 10 (remuneration and pensions etc) |
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| | apply to a member of the ASC who is not a member of the Committee as they |
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| | apply to a member of the Committee. |
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| | ( ) | In the application of paragraph 5(a) by virtue of this paragraph, the reference |
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| | to the Committee is a reference to the ASC. |
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| | (a) | ceases to be a member of the ASC, or |
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| | (b) | ceases to be the ASC chair, |
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| | | may be reappointed to that office.’. |
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| Page 50, line 20 [Schedule 1], at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | section (Advice in connection with international |
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| | aviation and international shipping) (advice in |
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| | connection with international aviation and international |
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| Page 77, line 13 [Schedule 6], after ‘use’, insert ‘plastic’. |
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| Page 77, line 17 [Schedule 6], at beginning insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | The relevant national authority shall, no later than one year from the date on |
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| | which section 75 comes into effect, make a statement indicating statistics about |
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| | the supply of single use carrier bags and comparing them with the previous year. |
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| | (2) | If the statistics show that there has been no reduction in the supply of single use |
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| | carrier bags compared with the previous year, or if the relevant national authority |
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| | is not satisfied with any reduction in the supply of single use carrier bags,’. |
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| Page 77, line 17 [Schedule 6], leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. |
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| | ‘4 | The minimum amount that a seller must charge for each single use carrier bag |
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| | shall be no less than £0.25 for each bag, or such greater amount as the relevant |
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| | national authority may specify in regulations.’. |
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| Page 78, line 10 [Schedule 6], after ‘use’, insert ‘plastic’. |
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| ‘means a bag supplied by a seller and which has the primary purpose of carrying items |
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| purchased from that seller on the occasion on which the bag is so supplied, but does not |
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| include an exempt carrier bag.’. |
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| Page 78, line 15 [Schedule 6], leave out ‘composition’. |
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| | 5A (1) | The following bags are “exempt carrier bags” for the purposes of paragraph |
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| | (a) | small bags used to contain any unpackaged food for human or animal |
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| | (b) | bags used for packaging any goods and sealed before the goods are |
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| | offered for retail sale or supply; |
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| | (c) | bags sold in the ordinary course of trade for use by the customer away |
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| | (d) | bags provided to the customer for the transmission of goods to the |
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| | (e) | bags designed to be used for the disposal of waste; |
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| | (f) | bags used to contain goods sold on board a ship, aircraft, train or bus |
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| | used for carrying passengers. |
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| | (2) | In sub-paragraph (1)(a), a “small bag” means one which, when measured flat |
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| | with any gussets opened, is no larger than 300mm by 300mm. |
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| | (3) | The relevant national authority may by regulations— |
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| | (a) | add or remove any category of bag from the list of exempt bags in sub- |
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| | (b) | reduce the dimensions referred to in sub-paragraph (2).’. |
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| Title, line 10, after ‘use’, insert ‘plastic’. |
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| Title, line 11, after ‘obligations;’, insert ‘to make provision about carbon emissions |
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| | Order of the House [9th June 2008] |
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| | That the following provisions shall apply to the Climate Change Bill [Lords]: |
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| | 1. | The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. |
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| | Proceedings in Public Bill Committee |
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| | 2. | Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously |
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| | concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 8th July 2008. |
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| | 3. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | Consideration and Third Reading |
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| | 4. | Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the |
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| | day on which those proceedings are commenced. |
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| | 5. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. |
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| | 6. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to |
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| | proceedings on consideration and Third Reading. |
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| | 7. | Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on any |
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| | messages from the Lords) may be programmed. |
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