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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Thursday 7 January 2010

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s):

Flood and Water Management Bill Committee 31-48

Public Bill Committee

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Flood and Water Management Bill

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

29

Clause  9,  page  7,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘(10)

The Minister shall as soon as possible instigate, publish and have regard to a

review undertaken by a panel of independent persons pertaining to the costs

which will be incurred by local authorities in implementing the provisions of this

Clause before the Clause is commenced.’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

30

Schedule  3,  page  48,  line  37,  leave out ‘consult’ and insert ‘as soon as possible

instigate, publish and have regard to a review undertaken by a panel of independent

persons pertaining to the costs currently incurred by local authorties in maintaining

private sewers before the Schedule is commenced and’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

31

Schedule  3,  page  55,  line  39,  at end insert—

‘(8)	The Minister must consult persons who in the Minister’s opinion represent

interests likely to be affected by this Schedule and publish a report detailing how

the adoption and maintenance of drainage systems is to be funded before the

Schedule is commenced.’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

32

Clause  9,  page  7,  line  1,  leave out ‘must be consistent with’ and insert ‘must have

regard to’.

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Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

33

Schedule  3,  page  52,  line  16,  leave out ‘significantly’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

34

Schedule  4,  page  57,  line  15,  leave out ‘10,000’ and insert ‘15,000’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

35

Clause  36,  page  20,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(8)	In this section “private motor vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle

intended or adapted for use on roads other than—

(a)	a public service vehicle within the meaning of the Public Passenger

Vehicles Act 1981(c.14); or

(b)	a goods vehicle within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c.52)

including any vehicle drawn by a private motor car.’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

36

Clause  36,  page  21,  leave out lines 16 and 17.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

37

Clause  36,  page  21,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘(d)	set out the reduction in charges to be made under section 76(6).’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

38

Clause  38,  page  23,  leave out lines 1 and 2 and insert—

‘(3)	Condition 2 is that in carrying out the work the Agency—

(a)	has regard to the national flood and coastal erosion risk management

strategy under section 7, and

(b)	does not create or increase potential harmful consequences of a kind

listed in section 2(4)(a) to (d).’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

39

Clause  42,  page  26,  line  42,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

40

Clause  42,  page  27,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(3A)

In determining which community groups qualify for concessionary charges,

undertakers shall include as a minimum the following groups—

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(a)	places of religious worship,

(b)	properties owned by Scout and Guide Associations and similar youth

groups,

(c)	community amateur sports clubs and similar types of sports clubs,

(d)	village and community halls, community centres and similar buildings

owned, or leased by non profit making community associations.’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

41

Clause  46,  page  29,  line  18,  at end insert—

‘(a)	Section 42 comes into effect not later than three months after Royal

Assent.’.

Jessica Morden

42

Clause  19,  page  12,  line  27,  leave out ‘investigate’ and insert ‘take proportionate

action to clarify’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

43

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  33,  at end add—

‘(14)

“English risk management authority” means—

(a)	the Environment Agency,

(b)	a risk management authority within subsection (13)(b), (c) or (f) for an

area that is wholly in England,

(c)	an internal drainage board for an internal drainage district that is wholly

or mainly in England, and

(d)	a water company that exercises functions in relation to an area in

England.

(15)	“Welsh risk management authority” means—

(a)	the Environment Agency,

(b)	a risk management authority within subsection (13)(b), (c) or (f) for an

area that is wholly in Wales,

(c)	an internal drainage board for an internal drainage district that is wholly

or mainly in Wales, and

(d)	a water company that exercises functions in relation to an area in Wales.

(16)	“Cross-border internal drainage board” means an internal drainage board for an

internal drainage district that is partly in England and partly in Wales.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

44

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  40,  leave out ‘risk management authorities in England’ and

insert ‘English risk management authorities’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

45

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  15,  leave out ‘risk management authorities in England’ and

insert ‘the English risk management authorities’.

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Huw Irranca-Davies

46

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  23,  leave out ‘risk management authorities in England’ and

insert ‘English risk management authorities’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

47

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  38,  leave out ‘risk management authorities in Wales’ and

insert ‘Welsh risk management authorities’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

48

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  15,  leave out ‘risk management authorities in Wales’ and

insert ‘Welsh risk management authorities’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

49

Clause  11,  page  8,  line  18,  leave out subsection (1) and insert—

‘(1)	In exercising its flood and coastal erosion risk management functions, an English

risk management authority must—

(a)	act in a manner which is consistent with the national strategy and

guidance, and

(b)	except in the case of a water company, act in a manner which is consistent

with the local strategies and guidance.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

50

Clause  11,  page  8,  line  28,  leave out from ‘exercising’ to ‘must’ and insert ‘a flood

or coastal erosion risk management function in relation to an area in England, a water

company’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

51

Clause  11,  page  8,  line  29,  leave out paragraph (a).

Huw Irranca-Davies

52

Clause  11,  page  8,  line  33,  leave out ‘a risk management authority for an area in

England’ and insert ‘an English risk management authority’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

53

Clause  11,  page  8,  line  34,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

A cross-border internal drainage board for an internal drainage district that is

mainly in Wales must—

(a)	act in a manner which is consistent with the local strategies and guidance,

and

(b)	have regard to the national strategy and guidance.

(4B)	Subsection (4A) does not affect the duties of a cross-border internal drainage

board under section 12.’.

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Huw Irranca-Davies

54

Clause  12,  page  9,  line  6,  leave out subsection (1) and insert—

‘(1)	In exercising its flood and coastal erosion risk management functions, a Welsh

risk management authority must—

(a)	act in a manner which is consistent with the national strategy and

guidance, and

(b)	except in the case of a water company, act in a manner which is consistent

with the local strategies and guidance.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

55

Clause  12,  page  9,  line  11,  leave out from ‘exercising’ to ‘must’ and insert ‘a flood

or coastal erosion risk management function in relation to an area in England, a water

company’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

56

Clause  12,  page  9,  line  12,  leave out paragraph (a).

Huw Irranca-Davies

57

Clause  12,  page  9,  line  16,  leave out ‘risk management authority for an area in

Wales’ and insert ‘Welsh risk management authority’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

58

Clause  12,  page  9,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘(3A)

A cross-border internal drainage board for an internal drainage district that is

mainly in England must—

(a)	act in a manner which is consistent with the local strategies and guidance,

and

(b)	have regard to the national strategy and guidance.

(3B)	Subsection (3A) does not affect the duties of a cross-border internal drainage

board under section 11.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

59

Clause  27,  page  15,  line  32,  leave out ‘flood and coastal erosion risk management

in England’ and insert ‘English authorities’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

60

Clause  27,  page  15,  line  34,  leave out ‘flood and coastal erosion risk management

in Wales’ and insert ‘Welsh authorities’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

61

Clause  27,  page  15,  line  35,  at end add—

‘(6)	For the purposes of subsection (5)—

(a)	an “English authority” is—

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(i)	a lead local flood authority, district council or highway authority

for an area in England, and

(ii)	an internal drainage board for an internal drainage district that is

wholly or mainly in England;

(b)	a “Welsh authority” is—

(i)	a lead local flood authority or highway authority for an area in

Wales, and

(ii)	an internal drainage board for an internal drainage district that is

wholly or mainly in Wales.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

62

Clause  39,  page  24,  line  39,  leave out ‘under’ and insert ‘carried out in reliance on’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

63

Clause  41,  page  26,  line  8,  after ‘Schedule 3’ insert ‘to the Flood and Water

Management Act 2010’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

64

Schedule  2,  page  40,  line  10,  leave out ‘Conditions 1 and 3 are satisfied’ and

insert—

‘(a)	Conditions 1 and 3 are satisfied, or

(b)	Conditions 1 and 4 are satisfied.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

65

Schedule  2,  page  40,  line  23,  leave out ‘carrying out’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

66

Schedule  2,  page  40,  line  25,  leave out paragraph (a).

Huw Irranca-Davies

67

Schedule  2,  page  40,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(7A)

Condition 4 is that the purpose of the work is to manage a flood risk in the

authority’s area from the sea and either—

(a)	the work is within subsection (8)(a), (b) or (f), or

(b)	the Environment Agency has consented to the work.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

68

Schedule  3,  page  51,  line  28,  after ‘applicant’ insert ‘or, in the case of a combined

application, the planning authority,’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

69

Schedule  3,  page  54,  line  19,  at beginning insert ‘Subsections (3A) and (3B)

apply’.

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Huw Irranca-Davies

70

Schedule  3,  page  54,  line  20,  after ‘adopted’ insert—

‘(3A)

’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

71

Schedule  3,  page  54,  line  24,  at end insert—

‘(3B)

The maintaining authority must designate the road under section 63 of the New

Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (streets with special engineering difficulties).’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

72

Schedule  3,  page  54,  line  27,  at end insert ‘(and a reference to a road includes a

reference to part of a road).’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

73

Schedule  3,  page  55,  line  34,  leave out ‘and’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

74

Schedule  3,  page  55,  line  37,  at end insert ‘, and

(i)	designate under section 63 of the New Roads and Street Works

Act 1991 (streets with special engineering difficulties) any

adopted part of the drainage system that is a street within the

meaning of section 48 of that Act.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

75

Schedule  3,  page  56,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

At the end of section 59 add—

“(7)	Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 extends the

power under subsection (1)(c) of this section to sustainable drainage

systems as defined in regulations under that Schedule.”’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

76

Schedule  3,  page  56,  line  40,  leave out ‘omit’ and insert ‘for’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

77

Schedule  3,  page  56,  line  40,  at end insert ‘substitute “(having regard both to the

need to remove water from the court, yard or passage and also to the need to dispose of it

satisfactorily in the course of or after its removal)”.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

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Schedule  3,  page  56,  line  40,  at end insert—

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