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Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [HL]

moved Amendments Nos. 18 to 24: 18: Clause 12 , page 7, line 32, after first ““of”” insert ““, or a threat to cut off,”” 19: Clause 12 , page 7, line 36, at end insert— ““(da) a complaint by a gas consumer against a gas supplier, in respect of the failure of a prepayment system;”” 20: Clause 12 , page 7, line 39, after ““of”” insert ““, or a threat to disconnect,”” 21: Clause 12 , page 7, line 45, at end insert— ““(g) a complaint by an electricity consumer against an electricity supplier, in respect of the failure of a prepayment system.”” 22: Clause 12 , page 8, line 8, leave out subsection (4) 23: Clause 12 , page 8, line 47, at end insert— ““( ) in paragraphs (da) and (g), references to the failure of a prepayment system are references to— (i) a failure in the facilities for payment for the supply of gas or electricity which results in a consumer with a prepayment meter being unable to make a payment for the supply of gas or electricity, or (ii) where a payment has been made for the supply of gas or electricity through a prepayment meter, a case where the supply is not given through the prepayment meter because of a defect in the meter or in the facilities for payment.”” 24: Clause 12 , page 8, line 48, leave out subsection (8) and insert— ““(8) In this section— ““electricity consumer”” means an individual who is a consumer in relation to electricity supplied by an authorised supplier; ““enactment”” means— (a) an Act of Parliament, (b) an Act of the Scottish Parliament, or (c) a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, whenever passed or made; ““gas consumer”” means an individual who is a consumer in relation to gas supplied by an authorised supplier; ““the consumer’s premises””— (a) in relation to an electricity consumer, means the premises to which the electricity supplied to the consumer by the authorised supplier is supplied; (b) in relation to a gas consumer, means the premises to which the gas supplied to the consumer is conveyed by the gas transporter; ““redress scheme”” means a scheme under which complaints may be made to, and investigated and determined by, an independent person.”” On Question, amendments agreed to. Clause 17 [Secretary of State's powers to require reports]: