Moved by
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
8: The Schedule, page 41, line 10, at end insert—
“( ) in paragraph (b), omit the words from “to the extent” to the end,”
9: The Schedule, page 41, line 14, at end insert—
“3A After section 9B insert—
“9BA Exercise of certain functions of the Secretary of State
(1) The Secretary of State must act in accordance with the current strategy or strategies when exercising the functions mentioned in subsection (2).
(2) Those functions are functions under Part 4 to the extent that they concern reduction of the costs of abandonment of offshore installations and submarine pipelines (including the reduction of such costs by means of the timing of measures proposed in abandonment programmes and by the inclusion in such programmes of provision for collaboration with other persons).””