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Energy Bill

moved Amendments Nos. 2 to 28: 2: Clause 37, page 19, line 36, at end insert— ““(1A) ““The relevant minister”” means— (a) in the case of Scotland, the Scottish Ministers, (b) in any other case, the Secretary of State. (1B) In subsection (1A) ““Scotland”” includes— (a) so much of the internal waters and territorial sea of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Scotland, and (b) a Renewable Energy Zone, or any part of such a Zone, which is designated by order under section 84(5) of the Energy Act 2004 (areas in relation to which Scottish Ministers have functions).”” 3: Clause 37, page 20, leave out lines 7 to 9 and insert ““to customers in the relevant part of Great Britain,”” 4: Clause 37, page 20, leave out lines 14 to 19 and insert ““the amount of electricity supplied by it during a specified period to customers in the relevant part of Great Britain.”” 5: Clause 37, page 20, line 27, after ““in”” insert ““the relevant part of”” 6: Clause 37, page 21, line 2, after ““in”” insert ““the relevant part of”” 7: Clause 37, page 21, line 9, at end insert— ““( ) Except as provided by a renewables obligation order, a renewables obligation certificate counts towards discharging the renewables obligation regardless of whether the order under which it is issued is made by the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers.”” 8: Clause 37, page 21, line 10, leave out from beginning to ““may”” in line 11 and insert ““A renewables obligation order”” 9: Clause 37, page 21, line 14, leave out ““that”” and insert ““the relevant”” 10: Clause 37, page 23, line 42, at end insert— ““( ) In this section ““generating station””— (a) in the case of an order made by the Scottish Ministers, means a generating station which is situated in Scotland; (b) in the case of an order made by the Secretary of State, means a generating station which is not situated in Scotland. ( ) For this purpose ““Scotland”” is to be construed in accordance with section 32(1B).”” 11: Clause 37, page 25, line 23, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““relevant minister”” 12: Clause 37, page 26, line 9, after ““made”” insert ““by the relevant minister”” 13: Clause 37, page 26, line 10, after ““made”” insert ““by that minister”” 14: Clause 37, page 26, line 13, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““relevant minister”” 15: Clause 37, page 26, line 16, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““relevant minister”” 16: Clause 37, page 26, line 17, leave out ““the Secretary of State”” and insert ““that minister”” 17: Clause 37, page 26, line 34, leave out from ““awarded”” to end of line 39 and insert ““if— (a) the generating station is of a specified description, or (b) the circumstances of the case meet specified requirements. ( ) The requirements specified under subsection (4)(b) may relate to the time when the grant was awarded (whether a time before or after the coming into force of this section).”” 18: Clause 37, page 26, line 42, leave out ““each”” and insert ““a”” 19: Clause 37, page 27, line 5, at end insert— ““( ) If the grant in respect of which an amount falls to be paid under paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (5) was paid by the Scottish Ministers, the references in those paragraphs to the Secretary of State are to be read as references to those Ministers.”” 20: Clause 37, page 27, leave out lines 16 to 27 21: Clause 37, page 32, line 21, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““relevant minister”” 22: Clause 37, page 32, line 28, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““relevant minister”” 23: Clause 37, page 32, line 29, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““relevant minister”” 24: Clause 37, page 32, line 31, after ““made”” insert ““by the Secretary of State”” 25: Clause 37, page 32, line 33, at end insert— ““( ) A renewables obligation order is not to be made by the Scottish Ministers unless a draft of the instrument containing it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.”” 26: Clause 37, page 33, line 8, at end insert— ““““the relevant minister”” has the meaning given by section 32; ““the relevant part of Great Britain”” means— (a) in the case of a renewables obligation order made by the Secretary of State, England and Wales (including so much of the internal waters and territorial sea of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to England or Wales); (b) in the case of a renewables obligation order made by the Scottish Ministers, Scotland (including so much of the internal waters and territorial sea of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Scotland);”” 27: Clause 37, page 33, line 37, at end insert— ““( ) For the purposes of the definition of ““the relevant part of Great Britain””, the territorial sea adjacent to England is the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom, other than the territorial sea adjacent to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. ( ) An Order in Council under section 126(2) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (apportionment of sea areas) has effect for the purposes of this section and sections 32 to 32L if, or to the extent that, the Order is expressed to apply— (a) by virtue of this subsection, for those purposes, or (b) if no provision has been made by virtue of paragraph (a), for the general or residual purposes of that Act. ( ) An order or Order in Council made under or by virtue of section 158(3) or (4) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (apportionment of sea areas) has effect for the purposes of this section if, or to the extent that, the order or Order in Council is expressed to apply— (a) by virtue of this subsection, for those purposes, or (b) if no provision has been made by virtue of paragraph (a), for the general or residual purposes of that Act. ( ) An Order in Council under section 98(8) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 46) (apportionment of sea areas) has effect for the purposes of this section if, or to the extent that, the Order is expressed to apply— (a) by virtue of this subsection, for those purposes, or (b) if no provision has been made by virtue of paragraph (a), for the general or residual purposes of that Act.”” 28: Clause 37, page 33, line 41, at end insert— ““( ) to customers in the relevant part of Great Britain;”” On Question, amendments agreed to.