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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Eleventh sitting)This group of amendments will move the environmental review process from the upper tribunal to the High Court. Having reflected further on how that process will fit within the…05 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 207, in clause 35, page 20, line 40, leave out “Upper Tribunal” and insert “court”. This amendment replaces a reference to the Upper Tribunal with a…05 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is, of course, important that the OEP’s enforcement framework is robust. However, we do not consider that binding notices would be an effective or appropriate means of…05 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 205, in clause 32, page 19, line 2, at end insert— “(aa) explains why the OEP considers that the alleged failure, if it occurred, would be serious, and”.…05 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Eleventh sitting)We have created the OEP’s bespoke core enforcement mechanism of notices and environmental review to identify and resolve breaches of environmental law while only resorting to…05 Nov 2020 Bills sponsored (1)