§ Amendments made: No. 128, in page 42, line 42, leave out 'person'and insert'operator'.
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No. 130, in page 43, line 25, at end insert—
'and shall be under a duty during the interim period to secure the operation of the relevant facility or, as the case may be, the part of the relevant facility to which the proposed closure relates.'.
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No. 131, in page 43, line 29, at end insert—
'(6A) Without prejudice to any subsequent application of this section in relation to the relevant facility or the part of the relevant facility in question—
- (a) if the final decision on the closure question is that the proposed closure will not be allowed to take effect, the Franchising Director shall be under a duty to secure the operation of the relevant facility or, as the case may be, the part of the relevant facility after the interim period; and
- (b) if the final decision on the closure question is that the proposed closure will be allowed to take effect subject to compliance with conditions, the Franchising Director shall be under a duty to comply with those conditions or to secure that they are complied with.'.
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No. 132, in page 43, line 36, at end insert—
the final decision on the closure question" means—
- (a) in a case where the decision of the Regulator under section 36(7) below with respect to the proposed closure is not referred to the Secretary of State under section 37 below, that decision; or
- (b) in a case where "that decision is referred to the Secretary of State under section 37 below, the disposal of that reference by the Secretary of State;
the interim period" means the period beginning with the date mentioned in subsection (5)(b) above and ending four weeks after the date of the final decision on the closure question;'.—[Mr. Arbuthnot.]