|
|
| |
|
|
|
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill |
|
[The page and line references are to HL Bill 40, the bill as first printed for the Lords.] |
|
|
|
1 | Page 1, line 6, at beginning insert “If, but only if, a resolution to this effect is |
|
| approved by each House of the Parliament in question,” |
|
2 | Page 1, line 6, leave out “each” and insert “a” |
|
3 | Page 1, line 16, leave out “earlier or” |
|
4 | Page 1, line 17, leave out “earlier or” |
|
5 | Page 1, line 20, at end insert— |
|
| “( ) | The draft laid before Parliament must be accompanied by a statement |
|
| setting out the Prime Minister’s reasons for proposing the change in the |
|
| |
|
6 | Leave out Clause 2 and insert the following new Clause— |
|
| | “Early parliamentary general elections |
|
| (1) | An early parliamentary general election is to take place if— |
|
| (a) | the House of Commons passes a motion in the form set out in |
|
| |
| (b) | if the motion is passed on a division, the number of members who |
|
| vote in favour of the motion is a number equal to or greater than |
|
| two thirds of the number of seats in the House (including vacant |
|
| |
| (2) | The form of motion for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) is— |
|
| | “That there shall be an early parliamentary general election.” |
|
| (3) | An early parliamentary general election is also to take place if— |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
| | |
|
| (a) | the House of Commons passes a motion in the form set out in |
|
| |
| (b) | the period of 14 days after the day on which that motion is passed |
|
| ends without the House passing a motion in the form set out in |
|
| |
| (4) | The form of motion for the purposes of subsection (3)(a) is— |
|
| | “That this House has no confidence in Her Majesty’s Government.” |
|
| (5) | The form of motion for the purposes of subsection (3)(b) is— |
|
| | “That this House has confidence in Her Majesty’s Government.” |
|
| (6) | Subsection (7) applies for the purposes of the Timetable in rule 1 in |
|
| Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983. |
|
| (7) | If a parliamentary general election is to take place as provided for by |
|
| subsection (1) or (3), the polling day for the election is to be the day |
|
| appointed by Her Majesty by proclamation on the recommendation of the |
|
| Prime Minister (and, accordingly, the appointed day replaces the day |
|
| which would otherwise have been the polling day for the next election |
|
| determined under section 1).” |
|
|
7 | Insert the following new Clause— |
|
| “General election for Scottish Parliament not to fall on same date as |
|
| parliamentary general election under section 1(2) |
|
| (1) | This section applies in relation to the ordinary general election for |
|
| membership of the Scottish Parliament the poll for which would, apart |
|
| from this section and disregarding sections 2(5) and 3(3) of the Scotland Act |
|
| 1998, be held on 7 May 2015 (that is, the date specified in section 1(2) of this |
|
| |
| (2) | Section 2(2) of the 1998 Act has effect as if, instead of providing for the poll |
|
| for that election to be held on that date, it provided (subject to sections 2(5) |
|
| and 3(3) of that Act) for the poll to be held on 5 May 2016 (and section 2(2) |
|
| has effect in relation to subsequent ordinary general elections |
|
| |
8 | Insert the following new Clause— |
|
| “General election for National Assembly for Wales not to fall on same date as |
|
| parliamentary general election under section 1(2) |
|
| (1) | This section applies in relation to the ordinary general election for |
|
| membership of the National Assembly for Wales the poll for which would, |
|
| apart from this section and disregarding sections 4 and 5(5) of the |
|
| Government of Wales Act 2006, be held on 7 May 2015 (that is, the date |
|
| specified in section 1(2) of this Act). |
|
| (2) | Section 3(1) of the 2006 Act has effect as if, instead of providing for the poll |
|
| for that election to be held on that date, it provided (subject to sections 4 |
|
| and 5(5) of that Act) for the poll to be held on 5 May 2016 (and section 3(1) |
|
|
|
| |
| | |
|
| has effect in relation to subsequent ordinary general elections |
|
| |
|
9 | Page 3, line 23, at end insert— |
|
| “( ) | Sections 2, 3 and 4(3) shall have effect only until the first meeting of the new |
|
| Parliament after the next parliamentary general election, but that |
|
| Parliament or any subsequent Parliament may bring those sections back |
|
| into force for the Parliament’s own duration and until the first meeting of |
|
| the following Parliament if a resolution to that effect is approved by each |
|
| House of the Parliament in question.” |
|