HC Deb 13 July 2004 vol 423 cc1338-9

`(1) An RTF order may, for the purposes of provision made by or under this Chapter, appoint a person as the Administrator.

(2) Such an order may—

  1. (a) confer or impose powers and duties on the Administrator for purposes connected with the implementation of provision made by or under this Chapter;
  2. (b) confer discretions on the Administrator in relation to the making of determinations under such an order and otherwise in relation to his powers and duties; and
  3. (c) impose duties on transport fuel suppliers for purposes connected with the Administrator's powers and duties.

(3) The powers that may be conferred on the Administrator by virtue of subsection (2) include, in particular—

  1. (a) power to require a transport fuel supplier to provide him with such information as he may require for purposes connected with the carrying out of the Administrator's functions;
  2. (b) power to impose requirements as to the form in which such information must be provided and as to the period within which it must be provided;
  3. (c) power to impose charges of specified amounts on transport fuel suppliers.

(4) Sums received by the Administrator by virtue of provision within subsection (3)(c) must be used by him for the purpose of meeting costs incurred by him in carrying out his functions as the Administrator.

5) The duties that may be imposed by virtue of subsection (2)(c) include, in particular, duties framed by reference to determinations made by the Administrator.

(6) Only the following persons may be appointed as the Administrator—

  1. (a) a body or other person established or appointed by or under any enactment to carry out other functions;
  2. (b) a body established by virtue of subsection (8).

(7) Where provision is made by an RTF order for the appointment of a body or other person within subsection (6)(a), such an order may make such modifications of any enactment relating to that body or person as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of the functions of the Administrator.

(8) An RTF order may—

  1. (a) establish a body corporate to be appointed as the Administrator;
  2. (b) make provision for the appointment of members of that body;
  3. (c) make provision in relation to the staffing of that body;
  4. (d) make provision in relation to the expenditure of that body;
  5. (e) make provision regulating the procedure of that body;
  6. (f) make any other provision that the Secretary of State considers appropriate for purposes connected with the establishment and maintenance of that body.

(9) The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (8) in relation to a body corporate includes, in particular, provision conferring discretions on—

  1. (a) the Secretary of State;
  2. (b) the body itself; or
  3. (c) members or staff of the body.

(10) The Secretary of State may make grants to the Administrator on such terms as the Secretary of State may determine.'.—[Mr. Timms.]

Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.

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