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Clause 3

LORD NORTON OF LOUTH

 

Leave out Clause 3

After Clause 3

LORD THOMAS OF GRESFORD

BARONESS HUMPHREYS

LORD GERMAN

BARONESS WALMSLEY

 

Insert the following new Clause—

“Government of Wales Act 2006: exceptions and relief from disqualification

In section 17 of GOWA 2006 (exceptions and relief from disqualification),
omit subsections (3) and (4).”

 

Insert the following new Clause—

“Other disqualifications from membership of Assembly

(1)     Section 16 of GOWA 2006 (disqualification from being Assembly member)
is amended as follows.

(2)     In subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) to (e), substitute—

“(a)   holds any of the following judicial offices—

Judge of the Supreme Court;

Judge of the High Court or the Court of Appeal;

Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court;

Circuit Judge;

County Court Judge;

District Judge (Magistrates’ Court);

Chief or other Social Security Commissioner;

Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry;

(b)   is employed by the civil service of the Crown, whether in an
established capacity or not, and whether for the whole or
part of his time;

(c)   is a member of any of the regular armed forces of the Crown;

(d)   is a member of any police force;

(e)   is a member of the legislature of any country or territory
outside the Commonwealth (other than Ireland);

(f)   holds any of the offices for the time being designated by
Order in Council as offices disqualifying persons from
being Assembly members; or

(g)   is employed as a member of the staff of the Assembly.”

(3)     Omit subsections (2) and (3).

(4)     In subsection (4), omit from “member” to the end.

(5)     After subsection (6) insert—

“(7)     A person shall not be disqualified from standing as a candidate for
the position of Assembly member by reason of his holding any
office designated by an Order in Council under subsection (1)(f).

(8)     A person returned at an election as an Assembly member is not
disqualified under subsection (1)(f) at any time in the period of 8
days beginning with the day the person is so returned.””

Clause 29

BARONESS MORGAN OF ELY

BARONESS GALE

 

Page 31, line 38, at end insert—

“(2A)    Sections 8 and 9 shall not come into force until a Welsh Government
Minister has laid a report before the National Assembly for Wales
containing a statement to the effect that the Welsh Government, with
regard to the Statement of Funding policy, is content with the fairness of
the arrangements for allocating funding from the UK Government to
Wales.”

Prepared 5th November 2014