Moved by
Baroness Parminter
74: Clause 8, page 10, line 32, at end insert—
“( ) In relation to any agreement for the supply of water in bulk between a water undertaker and a qualifying person—
(a) the Authority and any party to an agreement shall at any time if so requested provide such information as the Environment Agency or NRBW may require in relation to the volume and source of any water to be abstracted or supplied and the timing of such abstraction or supply under the agreement;
(b) the Environment Agency or NRBW may at any time certify to the Authority that it is necessary or expedient for the purpose of—to vary or terminate an agreement, the Authority must seek a variation or termination of that agreement;
(i) conserving, redistributing or otherwise augmenting water resources in England and Wales;
(ii) securing the proper use of water resources in England and Wales; and
(iii) securing the conservation of flora and fauna which are dependent on an aquatic environment;
to vary or terminate an agreement, the Authority must seek a variation or termination of that agreement;
(c) if the Authority is satisfied that the variation or termination cannot be achieved by agreement between the parties within a reasonable time it must by order vary or terminate that agreement accordingly.”