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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out subsection (1) and insert— |
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| | | ‘(1) | GOWA 2006 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | Leave out subsection 3(1) and insert in substitution— |
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| | | “( ) | The poll at an election to the National Assembly for Wales is to be held |
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| | | on a Thursday on a date to be determined by a Resolution of the National |
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| | | ( ) | Subsection 3(2) is amended by— |
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| | | (a) | leaving out “If the poll is to be held on the first Thursday in May”; and |
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| | | (b) | in paragraph 2(a) by leaving out “that day” and inserting “polling day”. |
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| | | ( ) | Leave out sections 4 and 5. |
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| | | ( ) | Section 13 is amended by inserting after subsection (1)(c)— |
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| | | “(1A) | The order may not include provision about the date of an election to the |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end insert ‘and after the words “order under”, insert |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 8, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(3) | A Resolution of the National Assembly for Wales under subsection (1) may not |
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| | | determine a date for the poll at an election to the Assembly that is the same as the |
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| | | date known or reasonably expected for a parliamentary general election as |
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| | | derived from the provisions of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.’. |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 8, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(3) | After section 3(1) of the GOWA 2006 insert— |
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| | | “(1A) | A poll for an ordinary general election to the National Assembly for |
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| | | Wales may not be held within six months of the date of a general election |
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| | | to the United Kingdom Parliament.”.’. |
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| | Page 1, line 9, leave out Clause 2. |
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| | Clause 2, page 2, line 33, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(5) | The Secretary of State shall make arrangements for an independent review of |
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| | | (a) | likely and possible impacts on the effectiveness of the Assembly of the |
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| | | removal of the restriction on standing for both constituency and electoral |
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| | | region. In particular, the review shall examine the implications for the |
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| | | desirable total number of Assembly members and the proportions elected |
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| | | (b) | advantages and disadvantages of amalgamating the five Assembly |
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| | | electoral regions into one for the whole of Wales. |
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| | | | The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the report of the review before each |
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| | | House of Parliament within nine months of this Act receiving Royal Assent.’. |
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| | | Clause Agreed to on division. |
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| | NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 1 |
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| | | National Assembly to set number of AMs |
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| | | Negatived on division NC4 |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for the transfer of responsibility |
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| | | for setting the number of Assembly Members to the National Assembly for |
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| | | The National Assembly for Wales |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended by adding at the end of section |
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| | | (a) | The Assembly may change its name by means of a resolution |
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| | | agreed to by a simple majority; |
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| | | (b) | on the first occasion a resolution under subsection (6)(a) is |
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| | | passed, the expression “National Assembly for Wales” shall be |
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| | | replaced wherever it occurs in the GOWA 2006 by the name |
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| | | contained in that resolution; |
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| | | (c) | on any subsequent occasion, the name contained in a resolution |
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| | | under the terms of subsection (6)(a) shall replace the previous |
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| | | (d) | unless the context requires otherwise, in any enactment, |
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| | | instrument of other document passed or made before this |
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| | | subsection comes into force any reference to the National |
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| | | Assembly for Wales is to be read as, or as including, a reference |
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| | | to the Assembly as renamed.”.’. |
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| | | Transfer of responsibility for determining electoral system |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for the transfer of responsibility |
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| | | for determining the system of election of members of the National Assembly for |
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| | | Wales to the Welsh Government.’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 8, leave out line 23 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Part 4A of GOWA 2006 (as inserted by section 6) is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In section 116A(1) (overview), after “Part” insert “— |
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| | | (a) | Chapter 2 confers on the Assembly power to set a rate of income |
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| | | tax to be paid by Welsh taxpayers, and |
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| | | (3) | After Chapter 1 insert—’. |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | This amendment and amendment 19 ensure that the overview provision in new section 116A(1) of |
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| | | GOWA 2006 relating to the Assembly power to set a rate of income tax can only come into force, |
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| | | like the other provisions relating to that power, following a yes vote in a referendum. |
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| | Clause 8, page 8, line 36, leave out ‘only’ and insert ‘more than’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 8, line 36, leave out ‘only one rate’ and insert ‘up to three rates’. |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | This amendment is proposed to implement the recommendations of the Silk Commission that the |
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| | | Welsh Government have the power to set different rates of tax for different income bands. |
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| | Clause 8, page 11, line 5, at end insert ‘at the rates provided for’. |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | This amendment, and amendments Agreed to 27 and Agreed to 28, make changes to reflect the |
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| | | fact that section 11B of the Income Tax Act 2007 (as inserted by clause 9) and section 13 of that |
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| | | Act provide for the rates at which income tax is charged rather than imposing the charge to income |
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| | Clause 8, page 11, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | If the Treasury consider it necessary or expedient to do so, they may by order |
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| | | (a) | the Welsh rate set by the Assembly for a tax year, or |
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| | | (b) | the fact that the Welsh rate has not been so set for a tax year, |
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| | | | does not require any change in the amounts repayable or deductible under PAYE |
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| | | regulations between the beginning of that year and such later date as may be |
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| | | specified in the order.’. |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | This amendment,and amendments Agreed to 24 to Agreed to 26, clarify and extend the power |
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| | | of the Treasury, previously in section 116I(4) of GOWA 2006 (as inserted by clause 8), by order |
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| | | to deal with the consequences for PAYE of a Welsh rate having been, or not been, set for a tax year. |
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| | Clause 8, page 11, line 17, leave out ‘or (2)’ and insert ‘, (2) or (2A)’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 11, leave out lines 18 to 26. |
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| | Clause 8, page 11, line 33, leave out ‘(4)’ and insert ‘(2A)’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 11, line 40, after ‘tax’, insert ‘at a rate provided for’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 11, line 41, leave out ‘charged to income tax’ and insert ‘income |
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| | which is charged to income tax at a rate provided for’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 12, line 34, after ‘Assembly’, insert ‘and each House of |
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| | Clause 8, page 12, line 37, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(2) | The Secretary of State shall review the impact on the Exchequer effects of the |
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| | | provisions in this section on residents who live within 50 miles of the Wales/ |
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| | | England border and the impact on the prospects for tax competition within the |
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| | | UK, and place a copy of the review in the Library of the House of Commons.’. |
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| | | Clause, as amended, Agreed to. |
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| | Clause 9, page 13, line 8, leave out ‘10’ and insert ‘15’. |
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