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Water Industry Bill - Amendments to be debated in the House of Lords Here you can browse the Marshalled List of Amendments to the Water Industry Bill to be moved in Committee in the House of Lords. |
The amendments have been marshalled in accordance with the instruction of 19th April 1999, as follows-- |
Clause 1 Schedule 1 Clauses 2 to 12 Schedule 2 | Clauses 13 to 15 Schedules 3 and 4 Clauses 16 to 17 |
[Amendments marked * are new or have been altered] | |||
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Schedule 1 | |||
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD ADDINGTON | |||
1 | Page 12, line 23, leave out from ("applies") to end of line 25 | ||
2 | Page 12, line 30, leave out ("60") and insert ("55") | ||
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Page 12, line 33, at end insert-- (" . Premises accommodating people housed by a local authority under its duties towards homeless people.") | ||
Clause 5 | |||
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD ADDINGTON | |||
4 | Page 3, line 16, after ("principles") insert ("(which shall include affordability)") | ||
5 |
Page 3, line 40, at end insert--
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BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS SECCOMBE THE LORD ELLIOTT OF MORPETH | |||
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Page 3, line 44, at end insert--
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BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS SECCOMBE | |||
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Page 3, line 44, at end insert--
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8 |
Page 3, line 44, at end insert--
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BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD ADDINGTON | |||
9 | Page 3, line 44, at end insert-- | ||
10 | ("Highway drainage charges. | 143B. Without prejudice to the generality of section 143A(2)(a), regulations under that section shall ensure that items for which customers are not liable to pay a charge shall include highway drainage."") | |
Clause 6 | |||
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD ADDINGTON | |||
10 | Page 4, line 15, after ("below,") insert ("on payment of the cost of the meter and of its installation") | ||
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Page 4, line 18, at end insert-- ("(2A) In determining the period within which effect must be given to a measured charges notice under its charges scheme in accordance with subsection (2) above, a water undertaker shall be entitled to take into account--
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Page 4, leave out lines 19 to 25 and insert-- ("(3) A measured charges notice shall be of no effect if--
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BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS SECCOMBE THE LORD ELLIOTT OF MORPETH | |||
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Page 4, line 25, at end insert--
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BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD ADDINGTON | |||
14 | Page 4, line 38, leave out from ("time") to ("revoke") in line 41 | ||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS SECCOMBE | |||
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Page 5, line 12, at end insert--
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16 | Page 5, line 14, after ("(5)") insert ("or (7A)") | ||
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD ADDINGTON | |||
17 | Page 5, line 28, leave out ("that") | ||
Clause 7 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS SECCOMBE | |||
18 | Page 6, line 4, leave out ("either") | ||
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Page 6, line 14, at end insert (", or
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Page 6, line 25, at end insert--
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BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD ADDINGTON | |||
21 | Page 6, line 25, at end insert-- | ||
10 | ("Unmeasured charges notice. | 144C.--(1) Where-- | |
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Clause 8 | |||
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD ADDINGTON | |||
22 | Page 6, line 28, at end insert ("during the period beginning 1st April 2000 and ending 31st March 2005") | ||
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Page 6, line 28, at end insert-- ("(2) District Valuation Offices of the Inland Revenue shall, when requested to do so by their occupiers, as soon as practicable make available to a relevant undertaker who proposes to charge by reference to rateable value rateable values for any dwelling-house in respect of which no value currently appears on the valuation list.") | ||
After Clause 9 | |||
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD ADDINGTON | |||
24 | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" . After section 150 of the Water Industry Act 1991, there is inserted-- | Charging by reference to council tax valuation bands. | ||
Charging by reference to council tax valuation bands | |||
10 | Charging by reference to council tax valuation bands. | 150A.--(1) A relevant undertaker who proposes to exercise the power conferred by subsection (3) shall be entitled to be supplied with information under section 28 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (information on council tax valuation lists) in computer readable form. | |
(2) The exercise by a relevant undertaker of the right contained in subsection (1) above shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (7) of section 28 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (payment of a reasonable charge). (3) The Secretary of State may by regulations empower relevant undertakers to fix charges under section 142(4) above by reference to the council tax valuation bands from time to time determined under Part II of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, on such terms and conditions as he may prescribe.".") | |||
25 | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" . After subsection (5) of section 150 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (charging for services provided with the help of an undertaker), there is inserted--
| Requirements for reselling water supplied by undertaker. | ||
BY THE LORD GRAHAM OF EDMONTON | |||
26* | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" . After subsection (5) of section 150 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (charging for services provided with the help of an undertaker), there shall be inserted--
| Offence of charging in breach of a resale order. | ||
Clause 10 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD ELLIOTT OF MORPETH | |||
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Page 7, line 28, at end insert-- ("( ) After subsection (9) there is inserted--
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Clause 11 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS SECCOMBE THE LORD ELLIOTT OF MORPETH | |||
28 | Page 8, line 8, at end insert-- | ||
10 | ("Water undertaker to install meter to each dwellinghouse. | 209B.--(1) Whenever in the case of private dwellinghouses which are not subject to section 144B and which constitute the whole or any part of any building divided into flats it is not reasonably practicable for the water undertaker for the purpose of charging for the water supplied to each dwellinghouse in the said building on a volumetric basis to install or connect a meter to each such dwellinghouse, or to do so would involve the incurring by the undertaker of unreasonable expense, then the undertaker may accede to or adopt one or other of the courses set out in subsections (2) and (3) below. | |
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Clause 12 | |||
BY THE LORD MACKAY OF ARDBRECKNISH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON | |||
29 | Page 8, line 21, leave out ("Consultative") and insert ("Consumer") | ||
Schedule 2 | |||
BY THE LORD MACKAY OF ARDBRECKNISH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON | |||
30 |
Page 15, leave out line 5 and insert--
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31 | Page 15, line 6, leave out ("6") and insert ("7") | ||
32 | Page 15, line 6, leave out ("9") and insert ("11") | ||
33 |
Page 15, line 19, at end insert-- ("7. In every financial year, at least one meeting of each Consultative Committee established under paragraph 4 shall be open to all members of the public.") | ||
Clause 13 | |||
BY THE LORD MACKAY OF ARDBRECKNISH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON | |||
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Page 9, line 29, at end insert (", and
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Schedule 3 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD ELLIOTT OF MORPETH | |||
35* |
Page 15, line 24, at end insert-- (" . In section 64 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (supply by means of service pipes), after subsection (5) there is inserted--
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36* |
Page 15, line 47, at end insert-- (" . In section 219 of that Act (general interpretation) at the appropriate place insert--
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