Amendment made: 67, page 91, line 14, at end insert—

‘(4) In the 1986 Act—

(a) in section 4AA(7), for “sections 4AB and 4A” substitute “section 4A”;

(b) in section 7B(4), in paragraph (a) omit “, 4AB”;

(c) in section 23D(2)—

(i) at the end of paragraph (b) omit “and”,

(ii) in paragraph (c) for “sections 4AB and” substitute “section”, and

(iii) at the end of paragraph (c) insert “; and

(d) in the performance of its duties under section114(1) and (2) of the Energy Act 2013.”;

(d) in section 28(5), in paragraph (a) omit “, 4AB”;

(e) in section 38(1A), omit “, 4AB”;

(f) in section 41E(6)—

(i) omit paragraph (b), and

(ii) at the end of paragraph (c) insert “; and

(d) any statement for the time being designated as the strategy and policy statement for the purposes of Part 5 of the Energy Act 2013.”

(5) In EA 1989—

(a) in section 3A(7), for “sections 3B and 3C” substitute “section 3C”;

(b) in section 11E(2)—

(i) at the end of paragraph (b) omit “and”,

(ii) in paragraph (c) for “sections 3B and 3C” substitute “section 3C”, and

(iii) at the end of paragraph (c) insert “; and

(d) in the performance of its duties under section114(1) and (2) of the Energy Act 2013.”;

(c) in section 28(2A), omit “, 3B”;

(d) in section 56C(6)—

(i) omit paragraph (b), and

(ii) at the end of paragraph (c) insert “; and

(d) any statement for the time being designated as the strategy and policy statement for the purposes of Part 5 of the Energy Act 2013.”’.—(Michael Fallon.)