S.C.B.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Tuesday 1st November 2005
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
STANDING COMMITTEE B
ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION BILL
Except Clauses Nos. 9 to 18; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to Part 2 or Part 3 of the Bill; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the procedure to be followed at an election on the death of a candidate; and any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to candidates standing in more than one constituency at an election.
Mr David Heath
3
Clause 19, page 18, line 36, at end insert 'except that such a notice may not be made in the period of three months before an eletion the date of which is prescribed.'.
Mr David Heath
4
*Clause 20, page 22, line 5, leave out 'nominated as candidate' and insert 'elected'.
Mr David Heath
5
*Clause 22, page 24, line 18, at end insert
'(7A) In rule 7 (subscription of nomination paper), in paragraph) (1), for the word "eight" substitute "one hundred".'.
Mr David Heath
6
*Clause 23, page 25, line 8, leave out subsections (3) to (9).
Mr David Heath
7
*Clause 29, page 30, line 38, at end insert
'(2A) For the purposes of subsection (1), any expenses incurred by a registered political party in respect of communicating with an individual elector in that election, irrespective of whether that communiction makes reference to the candidate of that party by name, shall be treated as an election expense.'.
Mr David Heath
8
*Clause 29, page 31, line 4, leave out subsections (5) and (6).
Mr David Heath
9
*Clause 36, page 44, line 38, at end insert
'"(1ZF) If a person applies for a ballot paper and it seems to the presiding officer or a clerk that he is entitled to a tendered ballot paper under this rule, the presiding officer or clerk shall inform him of the circumstances under which he can cast a tendered ballot paper.".'.
Mr David Heath
10
*Clause 39, page 47, line 16, after third 'the', insert 'marked'.
Mr David Heath
11
*Clause 40, page 49, line 39, after second 'the', insert 'marked'.
Mr David Heath
1
Clause 69, page 68, line 22, at end insert
'( ) section 13;
( ) section 14;'.
Mr David Heath
2
Clause 69, page 68, line 37, leave out subsection (5).
Mr David Heath
12
*Clause 70, page 69, line 6, leave out paragraph (b).
NEW CLAUSE
Content of election address
Mr David Heath
NC1
*To move the following Clause:
'(1) Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act (parliamentary election rules) is amended as follows.
(2) In rule 91 (candidate's right to send election address post free), after 1(a) insert
"( ) If, and only if, the universal service provider considers any matter in that communication not properly to consitute 'matter related to the election only' in paragraph 1(a), then the question as to whether it is included must be referred to the Electoral Commission for determination.
( ) The universal service provider may not by any other means specify what matter can be included in a communication under this section.".'.
ORDER OF THE HOUSE [25th OCTOBER]
Committal
1. The following shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House
(a) | Clauses Nos. 9 to 18; |
(b) | any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to Part 2 or Part 3 of the Bill; |
(c) | any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the procedure to be followed at an election on the death of a candidate; |
(d) | any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to candidates standing in more than one constituency at an election. |
2. The remainder of the Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
Proceedings in Committee
3. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in one day.
4. Those Proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following table and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of that table.
Proceedings | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
Clauses Nos. 9 to 12, new Clauses relating to Part 2 of the Bill, new Schedules relating to Part 2 of the Bill. | Two and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill. |
Clauses Nos. 13 to 18, new Clauses relating to Part 3 of the Bill, new Schedules relating to Part 3 of the Bill. | Two and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on Clause No. 13. |
New Clauses and new Schedules relating to the procedure to be followed at an election on the death of candidate or relating to candidates standing in more than one consituency at an election. | The moment of interruption or one hour after the commencement of proceedings on the first such new Clause, whichever is the later. |
5. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to the proceedings in Committee of the whole House.
7. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
10. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
11. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.