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242B: Clause 55, page 92, line 1, at end insert— “(2A) In the five years following the coming into force of this section, EDPs may only apply to nutrient neutrality, and other matters which the Secretary of State determines are appropriately dealt with at the scale of an EDP. (2B) After the period of five years following the coming into force of this section, provisions may be made that concern wildlife and other more local concerns, but the Secretary of State may not make more than five such EDPs in any year.”Member's explanatory statement This amendment seeks to ensure that the EDP process has time to bed in in uncontroversial areas, and that its further development is not rushed.