HC Deb 09 February 2000 vol 344 cc330-1

Amendments made: No. 333, in page 151, line 21, leave out

If the Authority proposes to give and insert "Before giving".

No. 334, in page 151, line 22, leave out "it" and insert "the Authority".

No. 335, in page 151, line 24, leave out from beginning to "and", in line 25, and insert "a cost benefit analysis".

No. 336, in page 151, line 26, leave out "a statement" and insert "notice".

No. 337, in page 151, line 27, leave out "reasonable" and insert "specified".

No. 338, in page 151, line 30, leave out from "publish" to end of line 31 and insert—

an account, in general terms, of". No. 339, in page 151, line 37, leave out "publish a statement" and insert—

(in addition to complying with subsection (4)) publish details". No. 340, in page 151, line 38, leave out "the statement" and insert "those details".

No. 341, in page 151, line 42, leave out from beginning to "of in line 4 on page 152 and insert—

( ) Neither subsection (2)(a) nor subsection (5)(b) applies if the Authority considers—

  1. (a) that, making the appropriate comparison, there will be no increase in costs; or
  2. (b) that, making that comparison, there will be an increase in costs but the increase will be".

No. 342, in page 152, line 10, at end insert— ( ) "Cost benefit analysis" means an estimate of the costs together with an analysis of the benefits that will arise—

  1. (a) if the proposed direction is given; or
  2. (b) if subsection (5)(b) applies, from the direction that has been given.
( ) "The appropriate comparison" means—
  1. (a) in relation to subsection (2)(a), a comparison between the overall position if the direction is given and the overall position if it is not given;
  2. (b) in relation to subsection (5)(b), a comparison between the overall position after the giving of the direction and the overall position before it was given.".—[Miss Melanie Johnson.]

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