A Bill to make provision for limiting the use of hydrofluorocarbons in certain premises; and for connected purposes.
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.
The Hydrofluorocarbons Limitation Bill would give the government power to phase out hydrofluorocarbons in cooling and similar equipment used in shops and other commercial premises. It requires the Secretary of State, after consultation, to make regulations that end HFC use in large shops within five years of enactment and to set a deadline for ending HFC equipment in other commercial premises. A 'large shop' is defined in the Bill using the 280 square metre threshold from the Sunday Trading Act 1994.
The bill is at the second reading stage in the Commons, placing it in the early phase of parliamentary passage.
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This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on several Fridays before being dropped by its sponsor, Clive Efford.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
