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EnactedSpace Industry Act 2018

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Proposed amendments

41 amendments across 19 provisions

Clause 1 3

Amendment #7235#7235WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“Potential impact of leaving the European Union on the United Kingdom’s space industry

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Committee stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
1
Lord McNally
Amendment #7238#7238WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“Impact of the Act on the United Kingdom’s economy

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Committee stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
1
Lord McNally
Amendment #7760#7760WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“Potential impact of leaving the European Union on the United Kingdom’s space industry

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
1
Lord McNally

Clause 2 3

Amendment #7258#7258WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
the effect on the environment and on local communities of activities connected with the operation of spaceflight activities or the operation of a spaceport as licensed under this Act;”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Rosser
Amendment #7663#7663WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
the effect on the environment and on local communities of activities connected with the operation of spaceflight activities or the operation of a spaceport as licensed under this Act;”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Rosser
Amendment #7684#7684AgreedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
any space debris mitigation guidelines issued by an international organisation in which the government of the United Kingdom is represented.”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Baroness Sugg

Clause 3 1

Amendment #7276#7276WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
leave out “spaceflight activities” and insert “a specific spaceflight mission or class of missions”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
3
Lord Moynihan

Clause 7 2

Amendment #7277#7277Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
A statutory instrument containing guidance under subsection (7) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
7
Lord Moynihan
Amendment #7284#7284WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
after “guidance” insert “in regulations”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
7
Lord Moynihan

Clause 9 6

Amendment #7270#7270Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
leave out subsection (4) and insert—
The regulator must not grant an application for an operator licence unless the requirements in subsection (4A) are met.
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
9
Lord Rosser
Amendment #7271#7271WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
leave out “to (4)” and insert “and (3)”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
9
Lord Rosser
Amendment #7279#7279Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
A statutory instrument containing guidance under subsection (7) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
9
Lord Moynihan
Amendment #7285#7285Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
after “guidance” insert “in regulations”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
9
Lord Moynihan
Amendment #7665#7665WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
leave out “to (4)” and insert “and (3)”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
9
Lord Rosser
Amendment #7667#7667Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
leave out subsection (4) and insert—
The regulator must not grant an application for an operator licence unless the requirements in subsection (4A) are met.
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
9
Lord Rosser

Clause 10 6

Amendment #7239#7239Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
the applicant has carried out an environmental impact assessment, and has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that the impact on the environment of the building and operation of the spaceport is as low as reasonably practicable, and”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
10
Baroness Randerson
Amendment #7263#7263Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
the applicant has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that the operation of the spaceport will have as little impact on the emergency services’ ability to operate in the surrounding area as reasonably practicable, and”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
10
Baroness Randerson
Amendment #7272#7272Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
leave out “satisfied that”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
10
Lord Rosser
Amendment #7273#7273Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at beginning insert “the Health and Safety Executive or (as appropriate) the Health and Safety Executive of Northern Ireland has certified that”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
10
Lord Rosser
Amendment #7669#7669Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
leave out “satisfied that”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
10
Lord Rosser
Amendment #7671#7671Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at beginning insert “the Health and Safety Executive or (as appropriate) the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland has certified that”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
10
Lord Rosser

Clause 11 2

Amendment #7240#7240WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
Within the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must launch a consultation on whether an operator licence should specify a limit on the amount of the licensee’s liability under subsection (2), and what an appropriate limit would be.”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
11
Lord McNally
Amendment #7265#7265WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
leave out subsection (2)
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
11
Lord Rosser

Clause 12 4

Amendment #7268#7268Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
must consult the Environment Agency or (as appropriate) the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency or Natural Resources Wales;
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
12
Lord Rosser
Amendment #7269#7269Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
In subsection (6) a “relevant local planning authority” means a local planning authority with jurisdiction over any location which would be significantly affected by the licence application.”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
12
Lord Rosser
Amendment #7278#7278WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
The regulator must sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the CAA confirming the conditions under which spaceflight would cease to be deemed experimental and would be considered commercial.”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
12
Lord Moynihan
Amendment #7293#7293WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
Where an operator intends to launch a payload into outer space, an operator licence must include conditions requiring the disposal of any payload on the termination of operations where such a disposal is reasonably practicable.”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
12
Lord McNally

Clause 14 1

Amendment #7685#7685AgreedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
The regulator may consent to a licence being transferred to a person (“the transferee”) only if satisfied that—

The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
14
Baroness Sugg

Clause 15 1

Amendment #7762#7762WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
Before any regulations that confer onto the CAA any additional functions are made under this section, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report outlining—

The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
15
Baroness Randerson

Clause 32 1

Amendment #7672#7672WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
An enforcement authorisation must be referred to a justice of the peace for evaluation within 48 hours, following the 48 hour period under subsection (7) in which the enforcement authorisation remains in force.”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
32
Lord Rosser

Clause 34 1

Amendment #7673#7673WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
leave out “may” and insert “must”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
34
Lord Rosser

Clause 36 2

Amendment #7639#7639AgreedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert “or gross negligence”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
36
Lord McNally
Amendment #7640#7640AgreedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
For the purposes of subsection (4) there is “gross negligence” on the part of a person or body if—

The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
36
Lord McNally

Clause 37 1

Amendment #7764#7764WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“Consultation on the licensing and insurance of small satellites

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
37
Lord Fox

Clause 38 1

Amendment #7686#7686AgreedAmends text
Amendment text
leave out “expedient” and insert “appropriate”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
38
Baroness Sugg

Clause 40 1

Amendment #7687#7687AgreedNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Leave out Clause 40 and insert the following new Clause—
“Power to restrict use of land temporarily

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
40
Baroness Sugg

Clause 42 2

Amendment #7688#7688AgreedNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Leave out Clause 42 and insert the following new Clause—
“Challenges to and commencement of orders

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
42
Baroness Sugg
Amendment #7763#7763Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
An order under section 38 or 40 cannot be made—

The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
42
Baroness Randerson

Clause 44 2

Amendment #7689#7689AgreedAmends text
Amendment text
leave out “and land orders”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
44
Baroness Sugg
Amendment #7690#7690AgreedAmends text
Amendment text
leave out “or a land order”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
44
Baroness Sugg

Clause 67 1

Amendment #7977#7977WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
leave out from “make” to end of line 14, and insert “further provision for the regulation of spaceflight activities and sub-orbital activities, and the activities associated with them.”
Stage
3rd reading
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
67
Lord McNally