Amendments proposed to the Local Government Bill - continued	House of Commons
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David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

196

Clause     91,     page     47,     line     21,     leave out 'authorities' and insert 'classes of authority.'.

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David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Andrew Turner

168

Clause     93,     page     48,     line     17,     leave out from 'with another,' to end of line 18 and insert 'the costs of provision do not exceed the income from charges under that subsection.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

174

Clause     93,     page     48,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   The costs of provision shall be defined as all direct and appropriate indirect costs arising in relation to the activity in question falling to be met by the local authority concerned.'.

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Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

181

Clause     94,     page     49,     line     1,     leave out from beginning to end of line 2.

   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Andrew Turner

169

Clause     94,     page     49,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '(3)   The power under subsection (1) may not be exercised—

(a)	unless an authority which may be affected has been consulted, and

(b)	unless the appropriate person has given reasons for the proposed disapplication.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

176

Clause     94,     page     49,     line     8,     at end add—

    '(3)   Orders made under subsection (1) above shall not have the effect of making unlawful arrangements lawfully made by an authority under section 93 prior to the order.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

175

Clause     94,     page     48,     leave out Clause 94.

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Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

177

Clause     95,     page     49,     line     27,     at beginning insert 'In certain circumstances'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

178

Clause     95,     page     49,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   The circumstances referred to in subsection (4) above are where an authority considers that any activity carried out under a power conferred by an order under this section will result in a significant commercial risk to the authority and in considering whether an activity might result in signicant risk, regard shall be had to guidance issued by the Audit Commission.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

179

Clause     95,     page     50,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '(8)   Section 100(2)(e) shall not apply to this section when the effect would be to make unlawful arrangements lawfully made by an authority under those provisions prior to revocation of orders made under this section.'.

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Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

180

Clause     96,     page     50,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(6)   Section 100(2)(e) shall not apply to this section when the effect would be to make unlawful arrangements lawfully made by an authority under those provisions prior to revocation of orders made under this section.'.

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David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Andrew Turner

167

Clause     99,     page     52,     line     24,     at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (2) below'.

   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Andrew Turner

167A

Clause     99,     page     52,     line     26,     at end insert—

    '(2)   In reaching its findings in relation to a local authority the Audit Commission shall—

(a)	consult including by holding a public meeting people appearing to be connected with the authority about its management, efficiency, value for money and quality of service delivery,

(b)	offer to members and employees of the authority the opportunity to make representations on their findings before they are finalised, and

(c)	make special reference to the quality of scrutiny by that authority.'.

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Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

183

Clause     100,     page     53,     line     25,     leave out from beginning to end of line 26.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

182

Page     53,     line     1,     leave out Clause 100.

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Mr Nick Raynsford

124

Clause     101,     page     54,     line     10,     after 'authority' insert '(in Scotland, a relevant authority)'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

125

Clause     101,     page     54,     line     25,     after 'authority' insert '(in Scotland, a relevant authority)'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

126

Clause     101,     page     54,     line     32,     at end insert—

    '( )   The duties under sections 1 and 2 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 00) (best value) of a relevant authority have effect subject to subsections (1) and (3).'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

127

Clause     101,     page     54,     line     35,     after 'authorities' insert '(or, as the case may be, relevant authorities)'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

128

Clause     101,     page     54,     line     42,     at end insert—

    '( )   In this section—

"appropriate person", in relation to Scotland, means the Scottish Ministers; and"relevant authority" means—

(a)	a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39),

(b)	the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority, or

(c)	any other body to which Part 1 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 00) (best value and accountability) applies.'.

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Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

172

Clause     102,     page     55,     leave out lines 20 to 21 and insert—

'(ii)

no less favourable than'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

173

Clause     102,     page     56,     leave out lines 12 to 13 and insert—

'(ii)

no less favourable than'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

129

Clause     102,     page     56,     line     22,     at end insert—

'"appropriate person", in relation to Scotland, means the Scottish Ministers;'.   

Mr Nick Raynsford

130

Clause     102,     page     56,     line     23,     after first 'authority"' insert—

'(a)	in relation to England and Wales,'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

131

Clause     102,     page     56,     line     25,     at end insert ', and

(b)	in relation to Scotland, means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39);'.

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David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

1

Clause     103,     page     56,     leave out lines 32 to 34.

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Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Desmond Swayne
David Davis

187

Clause     105,     page     58,     line     44,     leave out 'and clerks to' and insert 'and staff (including clerks to)'.

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Mr Nick Raynsford

145

Schedule     4,     page     84,     line     18,     leave out from beginning to 'he' in line 19 and insert—

'(aa)   he is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or interim order;

(b)   a bankruptcy order has been made against him by a court in Northern Ireland, his estate has been sequestrated by a court in Scotland or, under the law of Northern Ireland or Scotland,'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

146

Schedule     4,     page     90,     line     9,     at end insert—

'The Enterprise Act 2002 (c.40)

(1)

Paragraph 2(1)(b), (2) and (3) shall be taken to be within the definition of "provision" in section 268 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (power to remove bankruptcy disqualifications under pre-8th November 2002 provisions or extend them to, or replace them with disqualifications of, persons subject to bankruptcy restrictions regimes).

(2)	That section shall apply in relation to paragraph 2(1)(b), (2) and (3) as if—

(a)   subsections (5)(d), (6) to (8) and (15) (power to make application of disqualification provision subject to person's discretion) were omitted, and

(b)   for subsection (13) (orders under section to be made by statutory instrument after parliamentary approval of a draft) there were substituted—

    "(13)   An order under this section—

(a)	must be made by statutory instrument, and

(b)	shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament."'.

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NEW CLAUSES STANDING IN THE NAME OF A MINISTER OF THE CROWN RELATING TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE AUDIT COMMISSION IN RELATION TO REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS AND ANY NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF SECTION 2A OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1986

Prepared 11 Feb 2003