House of Commons Amendments

Session 2013 - 14
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(a)
for allowing persons to make available to the public or a section of the

public using any medium (including the internet) things produced as a

result of activities within that subsection;

(b)
about the facilities to be made available by bodies to which the

regulations apply to enable persons to carry on such activities;

(c)
about the steps to be taken by persons before carrying on such activities;

(d)
about the circumstances in which persons may not carry on such

activities, including for enabling a person specified in the regulations to

prevent them from doing so in the circumstances specified in the

regulations.

(3)
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—

(a)
for requiring written records to be kept of decisions that are of a kind

specified in the regulations and are taken by an officer of a body to which

this section applies,

(b)
with respect to the information that is to be included in those written

records (including information as to the reasons for any decision);

(c)
for requiring any such written records, or any documents connected with

the decisions to which they relate, to be supplied or made available to

members of the body, to the public or to other persons;

(d)
for the creation of offences in respect of any rights or requirements

conferred or imposed by the regulations.

(4)
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that any of the following may

or must be given or made available by electronic means—

(a)
any notice which is required by the Public Bodies (Admission to

Meetings) Act 1960, Part 5A of the Local Government Act 1972 (access

to meetings and documents of certain authorities etc) or regulations under

this section to be given by a body to which this section applies;

(b)
any document relating to such a body which is required by that Part or

those regulations to be open to inspection.

(5)
Regulations under this section may, in particular, amend or repeal any provision

of—

(a)
the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960,

(b)
Part 5A or section 228 (inspection of documents) of the Local

Government Act 1972, or

(c)
section 58 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (application of Part

5A to the London Assembly).

(6)
Subject to subsections (7) and (8), this section applies to—

(a)
a district council,

(b)
a county council in England,

(c)
a London borough council,

(d)
the London Assembly,

(e)
the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local

authority or police authority,

(f)
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,

(g)
Transport for London,

(h)
a joint authority established under Part 4 of the Local Government Act

1985,

(i)
an economic prosperity board,

(j)
a combined authority,

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(k)
a fire and rescue authority in England constituted by a scheme under

section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which

section 4 of that Act applies,

(l)
a National Park Authority for a National Park in England,

(m)
the Broads Authority,

(n)
the Council of the Isles of Scilly,

(o)
a parish council, and

(p)
a parish meeting.

(7)
In its application to subsection (1), subsection (6) is to be read as if it included a

reference to an executive of an authority within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that

subsection.

(8)
In its application to subsection (3), subsection (6) is to be read as if the reference

in paragraph (d) to the London Assembly were to the Greater London Authority.

(9)
References in this section to a committee or sub-committee of a body include any

committee or sub-committee of that body to which Part 5A of the Local

Government Act 1972 applies or is treated as applying.

(10)
References in this section to Part 5A of the Local Government Act 1972 include

a reference to that Part as it applies to the London Assembly by virtue of section

58 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

(11)
In paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 (notice of

meeting of principal council), for “Three clear days” substitute “Five clear

days”.’.

Parish meetings: parish polls

Brandon Lewis

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
In Part 3 of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 (procedure in parish

meetings), paragraph 18 is amended as follows.

(2)
Omit sub-paragraphs (4) to (6).

(3)
At the end insert—

  “(7)
A poll may be demanded before the conclusion of a parish meeting on

any question arising at the meeting, subject to regulations made under

sub-paragraph (8).

      (8)
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about polls

consequent on parish meetings, in particular about—

(a)
the questions arising at a meeting on which a poll may be

demanded,

(b)
the circumstances in which a poll may or must be taken

(including provision as to the number of local government

electors who must demand a poll for a poll to be taken), and

(c)
the conduct of a poll.

      (9)
Regulations under sub-paragraph (8)(c) may apply any electoral

enactment (with or without modifications) to polls consequent on

parish meetings.

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    (10)
In sub-paragraph (9) “electoral enactment” means an enactment which

relates to elections or referendums.


For that purpose, “enactment” includes an enactment contained in

subordinate legislation as defined in section 21(1) of the Interpretation

Act 1978.

    (11)
A statutory instrument containing regulations under sub-paragraph (8)

is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of

Parliament.”

(4)
In section 243 of that Act (computation of time and timing of elections, etc)—

(a)
in subsection (2) for “rules under paragraph 18 or” substitute “regulations

under paragraph 18 or rules under paragraph 34”,

(b)
in subsection (4) before “rules” (in both places it occurs) insert

“regulations or”, and

(c)
in subsection (5) before “rules” (in both places it occurs) insert

“regulations or”.’.

Brandon Lewis

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Title,  line  10,  after ‘publicity;’ insert ‘to make provision about access to meetings and

documents of local government bodies;’.

Brandon Lewis

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Title,  line  10,  after ‘referendums;’ insert ‘to make provision about polls consequent on

parish meetings;’.

Order of the House [28 October 2013]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Local Audit and Accountability Bill

[Lords]:

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.
Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 21 November 2013.

3.
The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.
Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

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Other proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [5 November 2013]

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 5

November) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 5 November;

(b)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 7 November;

(c)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 12 November;

(d)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 19 November;

(e)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 21 November;

(2)
the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1;

Clause 2; Schedule 2; Clauses 3 to 7; Schedule 3; Clauses 8 and 9; Schedule

4; Clauses 10 to 17; Schedule 5; Clause 18; Schedule 6; Clauses 19 to 23;

Schedule 7; Clauses 24 to 28; Schedule 8; Clauses 29 to 32; Schedule 9;

Clause 33; Schedule 10; Clauses 34 and 35; Schedule 11; Clauses 36 to 42;

Schedule 12; Clauses 43 and 44; Schedule 13; Clauses 45 to 47; new Clauses;

new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(3)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday 21 November.



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