S.C.A.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 4th February 2003
STANDING COMMITTEE A
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
85
Clause 32, page 14, line 21, leave out 'require' and insert 'ask'.
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
86
Clause 33, page 15, line 3, at end insert—
(6A) No grant may be paid under this section in relation to any agreement under the Public-Private Partnership for London Underground.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
120
Clause 36, page 16, line 18, leave out sub-paragraph (c).
Mr David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
110
Clause 36, page 16, line 18, at end insert—
'(6A) Any determination made under this section shall be reported to Parliament as a special grant report pursuant to section 88B at the Local Government Finance Act 1988 within not more than five months of the date of such determination.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
121
Clause 37, page 17, line 7, leave out sub-paragraph (c).
Mr David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
111
Clause 38, page 17, line 29, at end add—
'(4) Any grant paid under this section shall be reported to Parliament as a special grant report pursuant to section 88B at the Local Government Finance Act 1988 within not more than five months of such grant being made.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
112
Clause 40, page 17, line 39, after 'appropriate', insert 'by order'.
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
87
Clause 40, page 17, line 41, leave out 'a' and insert 'each'.
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
88
Clause 40, page 18, line 3, leave out 'a' and insert 'each'.
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
89
Clause 40, page 18, line 20, at end add—
'(6) When the Secretary of State or the National Assembly of Wales makes a payment specified under subsection (1) or subsection (2) the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales shall not reduce or extinguish such debt disproportionately between authorities.'.
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
90
Clause 41, page 18, line 22, leave out 'a' and insert 'each'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
113
Clause 41, page 18, line 23, after 'appropriate', insert 'by order'.
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
91
Clause 41, page 18, line 26, leave out 'a' and insert 'each'.
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
92
Clause 41, page 19, line 6, at end add—
'(8) When the Secretary of State or the National Assembly of Wales makes a payment specified under subsection (1) or subsection (2) the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales shall not reduce or extinguish such debt disproportionately between authorities.'.
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
94
Clause 43, page 19, line 22, after 'projects', insert 'and services'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Edward Davey
71
Clause 43, page 19, line 23, after 'work', insert 'invest'.
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
95
Clause 43, page 19, line 25, after 'projects', insert 'and services'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
72
Clause 43, page 19, line 27, at end add 'in relation to a hereditament owned in the business improvement district ("relevant hereditament"); and
| (c) | where so specified in the BID arrangements, all or part of the BID levy to be paid by property owners, or a class of property owners, with an interest in the relevant hereditament superior to that held by the non-domestic ratepayer ("owners of superior property interests") on whom the BID levy is imposed.'. |
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
93
Clause 43, page 19, line 27, at end add 'in relation to a hereditament owned in the business improvement district; and
| (c) | where so specified in the BID arrangements, all or part of the BID levy to be paid by property owners, or a class of property owners, with an interest in the relevant hereditament superior to that held by the non-domestic ratepayer on whom the BID levy is imposed.'. |
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
73
Clause 48, page 20, line 24, at end insert—
'(1A) Any owners of superior property interests must be described in the BID arrangements
| (a) | by name of the legal owner of the property interest, |
| (b) | by an address for service of any BID related information, and |
| (c) | by reference to the relevant hereditament to which the superior property interest relates. |
(1B) The means of calculating any BID levy to be paid by an owner of a superior property interest must be set out in the BID arrangements and must be an allocated proportion of the BID levy ("allocated proportion") in respect of the relevant hereditament.
(1C) The BID arrangements must specify the residual proportion (if any) of the BID levy ("residual proportion") for which the non-domestic ratepayer will be liable.
(1D) The aggregate of the allocated proportions and the residual proportion of the BID levy shall not exceed the amount that would be charged if the BID levy were being paid only by the non-domestic ratepayers.'.
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
96
Clause 48, page 20, line 24, at end insert—
'(1A) Any owners of superior property interests who are to be liable for BID levy for a chargeable period must be described in the BID arrangements—
| (a) | by name of the legal owner of the property interest; |
| (b) | by an address for service of any BID-related information; and |
| (c) | by reference to the relevant hereditament to which the superior property interest relates. |
(1B) The means of calculating any BID levy to be paid by an owner of a superior property interest must be set out in the BID arrangements and must be an allocated proportion of the BID levy in respect of the relevant hereditament.
(1C) The BID arrangements must specify the residual proportion (if any) of the BID levy for which the non-domestic ratepayer will be liable.
(1D) The aggregate of the allocated proportions and the residual proportion of the BID levy shall not exceed the amount that would be charged if the BID levy were being paid only by the non-domestic ratepayer.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Desmond Swayne
151
Clause 48, page 20, line 28, at end insert—
'( ) BID arrangements may specify that the owner of a non-domestic property should be liable to pay a BID levy.'.
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden
97
Clause 50, page 21, line 7, at end insert—
'(1A) Regulations under (1) above may specify that all or a proportion of the start up costs of a BID can be met from the BID levy.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
114
Clause 52, page 21, line 34, leave out 'two' and insert 'four'.
Patrick Hall
101
Clause 52, page 21, line 34, leave out from 'unless' to 'a majority' in line 35.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Edward Davey
74
Clause 52, page 21, line 36, at end insert—
'(2A) For the purposes of the first condition no person shall be entitled to more than one vote.'.
Patrick Hall
102
Clause 52, page 21, line 37, leave out from beginning to end of line 3 on page 22.
