Hydrofluorocarbons Limitation Bill 2008-09
Progress of the Bill
Bill started in the House of Commons
- House of Commons
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- House of Lords
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- Royal Assent
Last event
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1st Reading: House of Commons 30 June, 2009
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30.06.2009
Latest Bill
| House | Bill | Date |
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Bill as Introduced | PDF version, 74KB | 15.10.2009 |
Latest news on the Bill
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 30 June. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on several Fridays before being dropped by its sponsor, Clive Efford.
Summary of the Bill
The Bill would require the Secretary of State, having consulted 'such persons as he considers appropriate' to make regulations:
- to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons in equipment used in large shops within five years of the Bill becoming an Act
- to specify a date by which the use of equipment using hydrofluorocarbons in other commercial premises must be ended.
The Bill uses the definition of a 'large shop' contained in schedule 1 of the Sunday Trading Act 1994, which is a shop with a floor area exceeding 280 square metres.
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