Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 6:15 pm on 28 February 2006.
’(1) In section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989 (c.29) (obligation in connection with energy from renewable sources), in subsection (5), after ”supply” insert ”or other use”.
(2)In section 32A(3) of that Act (orders under section 32: supplementary)—
(a)omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a), and
(b)after paragraph (b) insert “and
(c)different provision in relation to generating stations of different descriptions,”.’.
(3)In section 116 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20) (issue of green certificates in Great Britain), omit subsection (4)(b) (which amends section 32B(2)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29)).
(4)The requirements of section 32(7) of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29) (consultation before making an order) may be satisfied in the case of an order containing provision made by virtue of section (Renewables obligation: issue of green certificates) or this section by consultation that took place wholly or partly before the commencement of that section or this section.
(5)The functions conferred by virtue of section (Renewables obligation: issue of green certificates) and this section on the Secretary of State are not to be exercisable by the Scottish Ministers, except in pursuance of an Order in Council made after the passing of this Act under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).’.—[Malcolm Wicks.]
A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
