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Pollution Prevention and Control Bill [H.L.] - Amendments to be debated in the House of Lords Here you can browse the Marshalled List of Amendments to the Pollution Prevention and Control Bill [H.L.] to be moved in Committee (on Re-Commitment) in the House of Lords. |
The amendments have been marshalled in accordance with the instruction of 14th April 1999, as follows-- |
Clause 1 Schedule 1 Clauses 2 and 3 | Schedules 2 and 3 Clause 4 |
[Amendments marked * are new or have been altered] | |||
No. | |||
Before Clause 1 | |||
BY THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE LORD RENTON THE LORD JENKIN OF RODING | |||
1 | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" . The purpose of this Act is to create a single Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control system which strengthens the system introduced under sections 1 to 28 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and includes the system of Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control in accordance with European Community Directive 96/61.") | Purpose of Act. | ||
BY THE LORD JENKIN OF RODING | |||
2* | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" . Regulations under this Act may provide for emission controls on offshore power generation plant with a total thermally rated input above 50MWs.") | Controls on offshore power generation plant. | ||
Clause 1 | |||
BY THE LORD WHITTY | |||
3 | Page 1, line 5, leave out from ("make") to ("provision") in line 11 | ||
4 |
Page 1, line 12, at end insert-- ("(2A) The powers of the Secretary of State under subsection (1) shall be exercisable--
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5 | Page 1, line 13, leave out ("(1)") and insert ("(2A)") | ||
6 | Page 1, line 19, after ("land") insert ("which may give rise to any harm") | ||
7 |
Page 1, line 25, at end insert-- ("( ) In the definition of "environmental pollution" in subsection (3), "harm" means-- | ||
4 | (a) harm to the health of human beings or other living organisms; | ||
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BY THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE LORD JENKIN OF RODING [As an amendment to amendment 7] | |||
8 | Leave out line 4 | ||
BY THE LORD JENKIN OF RODING | |||
9* |
Page 1, line 25, at end insert-- ("( ) Regulations under this section shall require individuals or bodies responsible for carrying out such activities as are referred to in the regulations to employ the best available techniques not entailing excessive cost (in this clause referred to as "BATNEEC") to be used for minimising the pollution which may be caused to the environment as a whole by those activities: Provided that--
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BY THE LORD WHITTY | |||
10 | Page 1, line 27, leave out from beginning to end of line 4 on page 2 | ||
11 |
Page 2, line 11, at end insert-- ("(4A) Before making any regulations under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult--
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12 |
Page 2, line 12, leave out subsection (5) and insert-- ("(5) The power to make regulations under this section shall be exercised by statutory instrument. (5A) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section, if made without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House. (5B) No regulations to which this subsection applies shall be made (whether alone or with other regulations) unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament. (5C) Subsection (5B) applies to--
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Schedule 1 | |||
BY THE LORD WHITTY | |||
13 |
Page 4, line 43, leave out ("and, in particular, securing") and insert-- ("( ) Authorising permits to be granted subject to conditions imposed by regulators. ( ) Securing") | ||
14 | Page 5, line 6, leave out ("Restricting") and insert ("Regulating") | ||
15 | Page 5, line 39, leave out ("(subject to any") and insert ("(but excepting information which under the regulations is, or is determined to be, commercially confidential and subject to any other") | ||
16 | Page 6, line 6, at end insert-- | ||
("( ) Authorising regulators to appoint suitable persons to exercise any such functions and conferring powers (such as those specified in section 108(4) of the Environment Act 1995) on persons so appointed.") | 1995 c. 25. | ||
17 | Page 6, line 32, after ("for") insert ("(or for the determination of)") | ||
18 | Page 7, line 5, at end insert-- | ||
("Determination of matters by regulators | |||
. The regulations may make provision for anything which, by virtue of paragraphs 5 to 8, could be provided for by the regulations to be determined under the regulations by regulators.") | |||
Schedule 3 | |||
BY THE LORD RENTON | |||
19* | Page 10, line 11, column 3, leave out ("Sections 1 to 28") | ||
In the Title | |||
BY THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE LORD RENTON THE LORD JENKIN OF RODING | |||
20 | Line 1, leave out from ("make) to ("; and") in line 2 and insert ("further provision for the prevention and control of pollution and to implement European Community Directive 96/61 on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control") | ||
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