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Business Bulletin No. 188/2001 |
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Tuesday 18 December 2001 |
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Section G: Bills: Notices and Amendments |
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New amendments to Bills lodged on 17 December
2001 Water Industry (Scotland) Bill - Stage 2 Section 1 Fiona McLeod Supported by: Bruce Crawford 9 In section 1, page 1, line 14, leave out <interests of customers of Scottish Water> and insert <economic interests of customers of Scottish Water and those customers' interests in ensuring that Scottish Water acts in accordance with its duties under section 47(3) and (4) and in a socially responsible manner> Section 2 Tavish Scott Supported by: Fiona McLeod, Bruce Crawford 10 In section 2, page 1, line 21, leave out <may> and insert <shall> Fiona McLeod Supported by: Bruce Crawford 11 In section 2, page 1, line 23, at end insert- <( ) No order is to be made under subsection (1) unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.> Robin Harper 12 In section 2, page 1, line 27, at end insert <and, of that number, how many are to be councillors of a local authority whose area includes some or all of the Panel's area, and how many are to be representatives of other categories of customers of Scottish Water in the Panel's area> Tavish Scott 13 In section 2, page 1, line 27, at end insert- <(2A) Subject to subsection (2C) below, the Scottish Ministers shall ensure that, so far as is practicable- (a) each area for which a Customer Panel is established (a "Panel area") does not contain more than one geographical area whose inhabitants have a distinctive customer interest, and (b) each such geographical area is contained within a single Panel area. (2B) In subsection (2A), an "area whose inhabitants have a distinctive customer interest" is an area where the inhabitants have (or will or may have) an interest in the functions and operation of Scottish Water that is distinctive to that area by virtue of (amongst other things) the physical geography or social character of that area. (2C) A Customer Panel shall be established for each of- (a) the Orkney Islands, (b) the Shetland Islands, and (c) the Western Isles.> Tavish Scott 14 In section 2, page 2, line 6, after <Commissioner> insert <and to Scottish Water> John Scott 15 In section 2, page 2, line 13, at end insert- <( ) Where any recommendation is made to the Commissioner in a representation under subsection (5)(a), a report under subsection (4)(a) or directly under subsection (4)(b), the Commissioner must, within three months, either- (a) accept the recommendation, or (b) reject it, in whole or in part, and publish reasons for so doing.> Schedule 1 Fiona McLeod Supported by: Bruce Crawford 16 In schedule 1, page 30, line 8, at end insert- <( ) No appointment is to be made under sub-paragraph (1) unless a nomination for the appointment has been approved by the Scottish Parliament according to such procedures as the Parliament may establish for the purpose.> Tavish Scott 17 In schedule 1, page 31, line 3, leave out paragraphs 5 and 6 and insert- <Membership 5 (1) The Scottish Ministers shall, after consulting such persons and bodies as they consider appropriate, specify in the order under section 2(1) establishing each Customer Panel- (a) the nominating bodies for the Panel; and (b) the number of members to be nominated by each such nominating body. (2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a), the "nominating bodies" for a Customer Panel are such bodies, including at least one local authority and a body representing non-domestic water customers, as the Scottish Ministers consider representative of the area for which the Panel is established. (3) The nominating bodies shall nominate persons to be members of each Customer Panel; and the Scottish Ministers shall appoint those persons as members of the Panel. Convener 6 Each Customer Panel shall appoint a Convener and a Deputy Convener from among its members in accordance with procedures specified by the Scottish Ministers.> Fiona McLeod Supported by: Bruce Crawford 18 In schedule 1, page 31, line 6, at end insert- <(2) No appointment is to be made under sub-paragraph (1) unless a nomination for the appointment has been approved by the Scottish Parliament according to such procedures as the Parliament may establish for the purpose.> Robin Harper 19 In schedule 1, page 31, line 16, at end insert <, and (b) publish the names of persons the Convener proposes to appoint in such a manner and at least as far in advance of their appointment as the Scottish Ministers may direct> Tavish Scott 20 In schedule 1, page 31, line 25, leave out <Convener and each Customer Panel> and insert <Customer Panels> Section 3 Bruce Crawford Supported by: Fiona McLeod 21 In section 3, page 2, line 38, leave out subsection (7) Section 6 Bruce Crawford Supported by: Fiona McLeod 22 In section 6, page 3, line 18, leave out subsection (2) Section 32 John Scott 23 In section 32, page 16, line 14, leave out <give> and insert <lay before the Scottish Parliament a report giving> Section 58 Fiona McLeod Supported by: Bruce Crawford 24 In section 58, page 28, line 38, after <sections> insert <2(1),> Long Title Bruce Crawford Supported by: Fiona McLeod 25 In the long title, page 1, line 4, leave out first <of> and insert <, as a body corporate, of a public body to be known as>
Names marked with an asterisk (*) are new names of support. Proposals that have attracted 11 supporters have those supporters’ names shown in bold. The member who lodged such a proposal has the right to introduce a Member’s Bill to give effect to that proposal under Rule 9.14. Tricia Marwick: Proposed Proportional Representation for Local Government Bill—Proposal for a Bill to introduce proportional representation for Local Government elections based on the Single Transferable Vote System. (lodged 21 November 2001) Supported by: Kenneth Gibson, Brian Adam, Michael Russell, Kay Ullrich, Richard Lochhead, Bruce Crawford, Christine Grahame, Alasdair Morgan, Irene McGugan, Alex Neil, Shona Robison, Lloyd Quinan, Linda Fabiani, Tommy Sheridan, Sandra White, Robin Harper Ms Margo MacDonald: Proposed Prostitution Tolerance Zones (Scotland) Bill—Proposal for a Bill to enable local authorities to designate areas within their boundaries inside which it would be legal to solicit. (lodged 26 November 2001) Supported by: Adam Ingram, Michael Russell, Robin Harper, Alex Neil, Lloyd Quinan, Linda Fabiani, Tommy Sheridan, Nora Radcliffe, Gil Paterson, Cathy Peattie, John McAllion, Donald Gorrie, Christine Grahame |
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