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

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Mr Secretary Prescott

116

Page     21,     line     20     [Clause     30],     leave out 'or' and insert 'and

      ( )''.


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

117

Page     22,     line     35     [Clause     32],     leave out 'the proper' and insert 'an'.


   

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

22

Page     23,     line     10     [Clause     32],     at end insert—

      '( ) the result of a referendum held under this section shall not be binding on the authority unless at least 40 per cent. of those people entitled to vote in the referendum shall have voted.'.

   

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

23

Page     23,     line     19     [Clause     32],     at end insert—

    '( ) A referendum under this Part shall not be binding on the authority unless 40 per cent. of the persons entitled to vote in the referendum shall have voted in favour of the proposition set out in the referendum.'.


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

118

Page     24,     line     21     [Clause     35],     leave out 'with respect to the discharge of their functions'.


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

119

Page     25,     line     9     [Clause     37],     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

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

24

Page     25,     line     13     [Clause     37],     after 'to', insert 'subsection (7) and to'.

   

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

25

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

    '(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

26

Page     25,     line     42     [Clause     39],     at end insert—

      '(e) as to the determination of incapacity pursuant to subsection (7) of section 37'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

120

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


   

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

215

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 Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

53

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

27

Page     26,     line     31     [Clause     40],     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'.


AMENDMENT RELATING TO SCHEDULE 2

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

54

Page     82     [Schedule     2],     leave out lines 5 to 22 and insert—

    '(2) The candidate with the fewest number of first preference votes is eliminated, and the second preference votes given for the candidate shall be ascertained.

    (3) The second preference votes under sub-paragraph (2) above shall be transferred to the other candidates, being added to the first preference votes cast for the other candidates.

    (4) If, following the re-calculation under sub-paragraph (3) above, none of the candidates receives more than half of the votes, the remaining candidate with the fewest number of votes is eliminated and the procedure in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) above is carried out.

    (5) The process continues until one candidate has received more than half of all the votes, and that person shall be returned as mayor.'.


AMENDMENTS TO CLAUSES 41 TO 45

   

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

216

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


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

121

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


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

122

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

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

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

123

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),'.


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

218

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

219

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

124

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.'.


NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO PART III

Restitution order

   

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

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—Where matters considered by an interim tribunal or a case tribunal are or become the subject of criminal proceedings in a court, it shall be open to that court, in considering any penalty resulting from a verdict of guilty, to apply a requirement, as part of any penalty, that a restitution order be made so that any loss to the local taxpayer is repaid.'.


AMENDMENTS TO CLAUSES 46 TO 54

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

125

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

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

126

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


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

127

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

128

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

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

129

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


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

130

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

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

131

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'.


   

Mr Secretary Prescott

132

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

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

133

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

 
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