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

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Page     25,     line     14     [Clause     37],     at end add—

    '(7) An elected mayor or elected executive member shall cease to hold office in the event of his becoming incapable of discharging his duties or carrying out his functions.'.

   

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

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Page     25,     line     42     [Clause     39],     at and add—

'(e) as to the determination of incapacity pursuant to subsection (7) of section 36'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     25,     line     43     [Clause     39],     leave out subsection (2).

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

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Page     26,     line     2     [Clause     40],     leave out from 'have' to end of line 14 and insert 'one vote and the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes shall be returned as the elected mayor.'.

   

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

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Page     26,     line     3     [Clause     42],     at end insert 'and

(c) the recall of the mayor in the event of incapacity or of a loss of confidence and the filling of a vacancy arising'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

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Page     26,     line     13     [Clause     40],     leave out 'supplementary' and insert 'alternative'.

   

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

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Page     26,     line     23     [Clause     41],     leave out subsection (2).

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Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     27,     line     13     [Clause     42],     leave out 'Act' and insert 'Part'.

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Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     28,     line     30     [Clause     45],     at end insert—

' "alternative arrangements" has the meaning given by section 30(1),'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     28,     line     42     [Clause     45],     at end insert—

' "fall-back proposals" and "outline fall-back proposals" are to be construed in accordance with section 26(1) and (2),'.

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Mr Secretary Prescott

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*Page     29,     line     17     [Clause     45],     leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

'( ) in the case of a London borough, is a reference to the person who (disregarding paragraph 5A of Schedule 2 to the Local Government Act 1972) is referred to in Part I of that Schedule as the mayor of the borough,'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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*Page     29,     line     23     [Clause     45],     leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

'( ) in the case of a London borough, is a reference to the person who (disregarding paragraph 5A of Schedule 2 to the Local Government Act 1972) is referred to in Part I of that Schedule as the deputy mayor of the borough,'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     29,     line     34     [Clause     45],     at end insert—

    '( ) Any directions given by the Secretary of State under any provision of this Part—

(a) may be varied or revoked by subsequent directions given by him under that provision, and

(b) may make different provision for different cases, local authorities or descriptions of local authority.'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     29,     line     42     [Clause     46],     at end insert 'and police authorities in Wales'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     29,     line     45     [Clause     46],     at end insert '(other than police authorities)'.

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Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     30,     line     7     [Clause     46],     at end insert—

    '( ) Before making an order under this section so far as it relates to police authorities in Wales, the Secretary of State must consult—

(a) such representatives of police authorities in Wales as he considers appropriate,

(b) the Commission for Local Administration in Wales, and

(c) the National Assembly for Wales.'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     30,     line     30     [Clause     46],     leave out 'established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     30,     line     46     [Clause     47],     after 'England' insert 'and police authorities in Wales'.

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Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     31,     line     3     [Clause     47],     after 'Wales' insert 'other than police authorities'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     31,     line     15     [Clause     47],     leave out from 'section' to end of line 16 and insert ' 46, before an order is made under that section'.

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Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     32,     line     19     [Clause     48],     leave out 'their principal office' and insert 'an office of the authority'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     32,     line     30     [Clause     48],     after 'England' insert 'or a police authority in Wales'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     32,     line     31     [Clause     48],     leave out 'or'.

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

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Page     33,     line     26     [Clause 49],     at end add—

    '(5) The code of conduct shall also apply to councillors in their capacity as local authority-nominated representatives to outside bodies.'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     33,     line     34     [Clause     50],     after 'England' insert 'or a police authority in Wales'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     33,     line     36     [Clause     50],     after 'England' insert 'or a police authority in Wales'.

   

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

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Page     33     [Clause 50],     leave out line 38.

   

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

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Page     33,     line     40     [Clause 50],     after 'authority', insert '(referred to in this Part as an independent member)'.

   

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

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Page     33,     line     40     [Clause 50],     at end insert—

    '(4A) The membership of the Standards Committee shall be such that the number of independent members exceeds the number of members of the authority (if any).'.

   

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

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Page     33,     line     43     [Clause     50],     leave out from 'authority' to end of line 44.

   

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

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Page     33,     line     44     [Clause 50],     leave out 'a member of the executive' and insert 'any member or officer of that or any other relevant authority'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     33,     line     47     [Clause     50],     at end insert 'and police authorities in Wales'.

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Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     34,     line     16     [Clause     50],     after 'England' insert 'and police authorities in Wales'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     34,     line     18     [Clause     50],     after 'England' insert 'or a police authority in Wales'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     34,     line     21     [Clause     50],     after 'England' insert 'and a police authority in Wales'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     34,     line     24     [Clause     50],     after 'England' insert 'or a police authority in Wales'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page     34,     line     30     [Clause     50],     after 'Wales' insert 'other than police authorities'.

Prepared 30 Jun 2000