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Amendments proposed to the Local Government Bill [Lords], As Amended - continued	House of Commons

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

Page 5, line 32 [Clause 9], after 'authority', insert 'which determines to adopt executive arrangements'.

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

Page 5, line 40 [Clause 10], leave out 'The' and insert 'An'.

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

Page 5, line 40 [Clause 10], leave out 'must' and insert 'may'.

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

Page 6, line 34 [Clause 10], at end insert—

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

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

Page 6, line 43 leave out Clause 11.

Mr Secretary Prescott

101

Page 9, line 1 [Clause 12], leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

'( ) may be discharged only in accordance with any provisions made by or under this Part which apply to the discharge of any such function by that form of executive.'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

102

Page 9, line 3 [Clause 12], at beginning insert 'Accordingly'.

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

Page 9, line 44 [Clause 13], after 'executive', insert—

'( ) by a committee of the authority.'.

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

Page 10, line 29 [Clause 14], after 'executive', insert—

'( ) a committee of the authority.'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

103

Page 11, line 10 [Clause 14], after 'makes' insert 'or has made'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

104

Page 11, line 11 [Clause 14], leave out 'at that or any subsequent time'.

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

Page 11, line 31 [Clause 15], after 'executive', insert—

'( ) by a committee of the authority.'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

105

Page 11, line 34 [Clause 15], leave out 'exercise' and insert 'discharge'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

106

Page 12, line 23 [Clause 17], leave out from 'authority' to end of line 33 and insert 'which satisfies the conditions in subsection (4),'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

107

Page 12, line 34 [Clause 17], at end insert—

'(4) A committee or sub-committee of a local authority satisfies the conditions in this subsection if—

(a) the committee or sub-committee is established to discharge functions in respect of part of the area of the authority,

(b) the members of the committee or sub-committee who are members of the authority are elected for electoral divisions or wards which fall wholly or partly within that part, and

(5) Those conditions are—

(a) that the area of that part does not exceed two-fifths of the total area of the authority,

(b) that the population of that part, as estimated by the authority, does not exceed two-fifths of the total population of the area of the authority as so estimated.'

Mr Secretary Prescott

108

Page 13, line 22 [Clause 18], leave out '(3) and (4)' and insert '(3) to (5)'.

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

Page 14 [Clause 20], leave out lines 17 and 18 and insert 'arrangements for the overview and scrutiny of the executive (such arrangements referred to in this Part as overview and scrutiny arrangements).'

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

Page 14, line 19 [Clause 20], at end insert—

'(1A) Overview and scrutiny arrangements may provide for the discharge of functions and the exercise of powers by—

(a) a committee,

(b) a sub-committee,

(d) an officer

of the authority (in this Part referred to as overview and scrutiny bodies).'.

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

Page 14 [Clause 20], leave out lines 20 and 21 and insert 'arrangements make provision so that the powers of overview and scrutiny bodies include powers, between them'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

109

Page 14, line 34 [Clause 20], leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

110

Page 14, line 35 [Clause 20], leave out 'their inhabitants' and insert 'the inhabitants of that area'.

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

Page 14, line 36 [Clause 20], at end insert—

'(f) to require that the implementation of any such decision as is referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection is deferred until a decision has been made whether or not to exercise the power conferred by subsection (3).'.

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

Page 14, line 37 [Clause 20], leave out 'committee' and insert 'body'.

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

Page 14, line 43 [Clause 20], at end insert—

'( ) Unless the matter is certified by the authority's monitoring officer to be urgent, no decision by an executive, a member of an executive or a committee of an executive, under its executive arrangements, shall be implemented within less than five working days after the decision is published.'.

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

Page 14, line 44 [Clause 20], leave out subsection (4).

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

Page 14, line 45 [Clause 20], leave out 'may not discharge any' and insert 'may by resolution of the authority discharge'.

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

Page 15, line 6 [Clause 20], leave out 'An overview and scrutiny committee of a local authority' and insert 'an overview and scrutiny body of a local authority which is a committee of the authority'.

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

Page 15, line 9 [Clause 20], at end insert 'or by a single member or officer of the authority.'.

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

Page 15, line 15 [Clause 20], leave out 'an overview and scrutiny committee of the authority' and insert 'an overview and scrutiny body of the authority which is a committee of the authority'.

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

Page 15, line 22 [Clause 20], at end insert—

'( ) Where a member of a relevant overview and scrutiny committee finds that a decision by or on behalf of the executive ought to be subject to immediate review he may, with the agreement of two members of the relevant overview or scrutiny committee, cause the decision to be delayed until that overview and scrutiny committee has considered the matter.'.

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

Page 15, line 23 [Clause 20], leave out subsection (9) and insert—

'(9) Overview and scrutiny arrangements shall include provision ensuring that members of the local authority's executive do not discharge any functions or exercise any powers under those arrangements.'.