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    Primary elections for candidates for mayor

       

    Mr Don Foster
    Mr Adrian Sanders

    NC16

    *To move the following Clause:—

        'The Secretary of State shall establish a commission which shall within one year of the enactment of this Act report on the introduction of primaries for the selection of candidates for the choice of elected mayor'.


       

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

    48

    Clause     88,     page     61,     line     15,     leave out 'pensions'.

       

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

    53

    Clause     88,     page     61,     line     23,     leave out subsection (4).

       

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

    49

    Clause     88,     page     61,     line     42,     leave out 'pensions'.

       

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

    50

    Clause     88,     page     61,     line     45,     leave out 'pensions'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    296

    Clause     88,     page     62,     line     2,     leave out 'every' and insert 'a'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    297

    Clause     88,     page     62,     line     3,     leave out first 'and' and insert 'or'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    298

    Clause     88,     page     62,     line     4,     after 'functions' insert 'as may be specified in the regulations'.

       

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

    51

    Clause     88,     page     62,     line     5,     leave out 'pensions'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    299

    Clause     88,     page     62,     leave out line 6 and insert—

        '(3BA) Regulations under this section may make provision for or in connection with enabling a panel established by a body specified in the regulations to exercise such functions as may be specified in the regulations in relation to allowances, or pensions, allowances or gratuities, payable to members of such district councils, county councils or London borough councils in England as may be specified in the regulations.

        (3BB) Regulations under this section may make provision for or in connection with the establishment by the National Assembly for Wales on a permanent or temporary basis of a panel which is to have such functions as may be specified in the regulations in relation to allowances, or pensions, allowances or gratuities, payable to members of county councils and county borough councils in Wales.'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    300

    Clause     88,     page     62,     line     14,     at end insert—

        '( ) Regulations under subsection (3BA) may include provision—

        (a) with respect to the number of persons who may or must be appointed to a panel mentioned in that subsection,

        (b) with respect to the persons who may or must be appointed to such a panel.

        ( ) Regulations under subsection (3B), (3BA) or (3BB) may include provision-'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    301

    Clause     88,     page     62,     line     15,     leave out 'the panel of a council to consider and' and insert 'a panel mentioned in that subsection'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    302

    Clause     88,     page     62,     line     16,     leave out first 'the' and insert 'a'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    303

    Clause     88,     page     62,     line     18,     leave out from 'enabling' to 'which' in line 20 and insert 'such a panel to make recommendations to a council which are operating executive arrangements as to'.

       

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

    52

    Clause     88,     page     62,     line     21,     leave out 'pensions'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    304

    Clause     88,     page     62,     line     22,     at end insert—

        '( ) which permits different recommendations to be made in relation to different councils or descriptions of council.'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    305

    Clause     88,     page     62,     line     32,     at end insert '(where the council is in England) or the National Assembly for Wales (where the council is in Wales)'.


       

    Hilary Armstrong

    306

    Clause     90,     page     63,     line     27,     leave out 'which operates executive arrangements' and insert '(within the meaning of that Act) which are operating executive arrangements (within the meaning of Part II of this Act)'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    307

    Clause     90,     page     63,     line     31,     leave out from beginning to 'For' in line 32 and insert—

        '( ) After section 1 of that Act there is inserted the following section—

    "Meaning of "social services functions".1A.'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    308

    Clause     90,     page     63,     line     39,     leave out 'subsection' and insert 'section'.

       

    Hilary Armstrong

    309

    Clause     90,     page     63,     line     40,     leave out subsection (4).


       

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

    67

    Clause     47,     page     29,     line     20,     after 'newspapers' insert 'widely'.


       

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

    40

    Clause     48,     page     30,     line     9,     at end insert 'subject to subsections (9) to (11)'.

       

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

    41

    Clause     48,     page     30,     line     22,     at end insert 'subject to subsections (9) to (11)'.

       

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

    42

    Clause     48,     page     30,     line     35,     at end insert 'subject to subsections (9) to (11)'.

       

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

    43

    Clause     48,     page     31,     line     2,     at end insert—

        '(9) A member or co-opted member required to vacate his office under subsection 2(b), 4(b) or 6(b) may appeal to the Standards Board for England for a decision that he may remain in office on the grounds that any of the following are in his case unreasonable or oppressive:

        (a) the relevant code of conduct;

        (b) the size, composition, or terms of reference of the standards committee of the authority of which he is a member;

        (c) the provisions, if any, made under section 49(6), 49(7), 50(4) or 50(6).

        (10) A member or co-opted member appealing under subsection (9) shall remain in office until his appeal has been determined by the relevant Standards Board, who shall give written reasons for their decision.

        (11) If his appeal is rejected the member or co-opted member shall vacate his office on the day following the issue of such decision; if his appeal is upheld his office shall not become vacant under this section.'.


       

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

    68

    Clause     49,     page     31,     line     19,     leave out 'executive leader, and insert 'member of the executive'.

       

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

    69

    Clause     49,     page     31,     leave out line 20.

       

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

    44

    Clause     49,     page     31,     line     20,     at end insert ', and

        (c) in the case of an authority operating executive arrangements may not have a majority of its members composed of members of the executive.'.


       

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

    45

    Clause     54,     page     35,     line     42,     at end insert—

        '(3) Where the Standards Board for England decides that any allegation made under this section shall not be investigated, it shall give its reasons in writing.'.


       

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

    46

    Clause     56,     page     36,     line     38,     at end insert ', or to a former member or co-opted member'.

       

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

    47

    Clause     56,     page     36,     line     39,     leave out ', within the period of five years ending with that time.'.


       

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

    70

    Clause     63,     page     42,     line     9,     leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.

       

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

    71

    Clause     63,     page     42,     line     12,     leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.

     
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