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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 16th May 2000

STANDING COMMITTEE A


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL [LORDS]

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [2nd May], as follows:

Clauses 1 to 8, new Clauses relating to Part I, new Schedules so relating, Clauses 9 to 22, Schedule 1, Clauses 23 to 38, Schedule 2, Clauses 39 to 44, new Clauses relating to Part II, new Schedules so relating, Clauses 88 to 90, Clauses 45 to 52, Clause 75, Clause 53, Schedule 3, Clauses 54 to 74, Clauses 76 and 77, new Clauses relating to Part III, new Schedules so relating, Clauses 84 and 85, Clauses 78 to 83, new Clauses relating to Part IV, new Schedules so relating, Clauses 86 and 87, Clauses 91 to 94, Schedules 4 and 5, Clauses 95 and 96, remaining new Clauses, remaining new Schedules.

   

Hilary Armstrong

115

Page     5,     line     27,     leave out Clause 9.


   

Hilary Armstrong

116

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     32,     leave out 'which determines to adopt executive arrangements'.


   

Hilary Armstrong

117

Clause     11,     page     5,     line     40,     leave out 'An' and insert 'The'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

118

Clause     11,     page     5,     line     40,     leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

22

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     16,     leave out subsection (4).

   

Hilary Armstrong

119

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     22,     leave out subsection (5).

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

319

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     28,     at end insert—

    'Executive arrangements agreed by any local authority under subsection (5) must be submitted to, and approved by, the Audit Commission, to ensure that they meet the criteria in subsection (5)(a) to (c).'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

320

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     28,     at end insert—

    '(5A) An executive arrangement under subsection (5), may

      (a) consist of more than 10 elected members, including any directly elected members, and

      (b) comprise one or more executive committees, but must not

      (c) exceed one third of the total number of elected members.'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

18

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     31,     leave out subsection (7).

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

24

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     32,     leave out paragraph (a).

   

Hilary Armstrong

120

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     32,     leave out 'each member of which is' and insert 'some or all of the members of which are'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

121

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     33,     leave out 'of' and insert 'for'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

25

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     38,     leave out '(a) or'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson

241

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     39,     leave out subsection (8).

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

26

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     40,     at end insert—

    '( ) The authority may determine the title to be used for the position of mayor elected under this Act'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Berresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

80

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     42,     leave out 10 and insert 'one-fifth of the number of members of the authority'.


   

Hilary Armstrong

122

Clause     12,     page     7,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '( ) Subject to any provision made by this Act or by any enactment which is passed or made after the day on which this Act is passed, any function of a local authority which is not specified in regulations under subsection (2) is to be the responsibility of an executive of the authority under executive arrangements.'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

123

Clause     12,     page     7,     line     22,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson

295

Clause     12,     page     7,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '( ) Without prejudice to the foregoing, the following shall not be the responsibility of the executive:

      (a) determination of the council's policy framework and budget;

      (b) other constitutional and quasi-legislative functions;

      (c) functions which involve either determining applications from individual persons for a licence, approval, consent, permission or registration or direct regulation of individual persons together with any related enforcement actions;

      (d) functions involved in development control.'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

324

Clause     12,     page     7,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(3A) Special arrangements shall be made for the discharge of land use planning functions, the details of which shall be provided in regulations made by the Secretary of State.'

   

Hilary Armstrong

124

Clause     12,     page     7,     line     25,     leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

125

Clause     12,     page     7,     line     28,     after 'authority' insert—

      '( ) to be a function which is not to be the responsibility of such an executive,'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

126

Clause     12,     page     8,     line     31,     at end insert—

    '( ) Any reference in this section to a function specified in regulations includes a reference to a function of a description specified in regulations.'.


   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

81

Clause     13,     page     9,     line     12,     at end insert, 'or

      (v) by a committee of the authority'.


   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

82

Clause     14,     page     9,     line     42,     at end insert, 'or

      (v) a committee of the authority'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

54

Clause     14,     page     10,     leave out line 4.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

55

Clause     14,     page     10,     line     7,     leave out 'another member' and insert 'other members'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

127

Clause     14,     page     10,     line     27,     leave out second 'executive'.


   

Hilary Armstrong

128

Clause     15,     page     10,     line     39,     leave out 'executive' and insert 'council manager'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

129

Clause     15,     page     10,     line     42,     leave out 'council manager' and insert 'executive'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

83

Clause     15,     page     10,     line     43,     at end insert, 'or

      (iii) by a committee of the authority'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

130

Clause     15,     page     10,     line     43,     at end insert—

    '( ) In deciding—

      (a) whether or how to exercise any functions, or

      (b) whether to arrange for any functions to be discharged by the executive or an officer of the authority,

    the council manager must have regard to any advice given by the elected mayor.'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

131

Clause     15,     page     10,     line     45,     leave out first 'council manager' and insert 'executive'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

132

Clause     15,     page     10,     line     45,     leave out second 'council manager' and insert 'executive'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

133

Clause     15,     page     11,     line     1,     leave out 'an executive or council manager' and insert 'a council manager or executive'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

134

Clause     15,     page     11,     line     2,     leave out 'a council manager' and insert 'an executive'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

135

Clause     15,     page     11,     line     3,     leave out 'executive or council manager' and insert 'council manager or executive'.

 
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