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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 24th January 2006

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE


GOVERNMENT OF WALES BILL

NOTE

     The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the House
[9th January 2006].

Clause No. 94 (Amendment to Schedule 5).

Another Amendment (180) in page 51, line 26, after 'Assembly', insert 'in which the number of Assembly members voting in favour of it is not less than two thirds of the total number of Assembly seats'.—(Mr Dominic Grieve)

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

154

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     28,     after 'approved', insert '(i)'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

155

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     29,     at end insert 'or

      (ii) has been laid before each House of Parliament and has been approved by a resolution of the House of Commons, but has been rejected by the House of Lords.

    (5A)   If subsection (5)(b)(ii) applies, the Order in Council shall not take affect until one year has elapsed since the date on which the House of Commons came to the resolution.'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

27

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   In the event of approval of a draft statutory instrument by the Assembly, as specified in subsection (5)(a), but there not being within 60 days of that approval, an approval by a resolution of each House of Parliament as specified in subsection (5)(b), subsection (5) shall cease to have effect in the case of that draft statutory instrument, and the procedure specified in subsection (5B) will then apply to that draft statutory instrument.

    (5B)   The procedure which will apply in cases specified in subsection (5A) will be that no recommendation is to be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order in Council under this section unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the Order in Council—

      (a) has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly, and

      (b) the resolution of the Assembly is passed on a vote in which the number of Assembly members voting in favour of it is not less than two-thirds of the total number of Assembly seats.'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

187

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   Any draft of an Order in Council laid before Parliament under this section must be accompanied by—

      (a) a detailed memorandum setting out the scope of the proposal, its practical effects on Wales and the legislative authority that would pass to the National Assembly, and

      (b) a draft of the proposed Assembly Measure.

    (5B)   Before an Order in Council is subject to a resolution of both Houses of Parliament, the Secretary of State must make a motion to refer the draft of the Order in Council, along with the draft Assembly Measure, to the Welsh Grand Committee for consideration.

    (5C)   A report of the debate in the Welsh Grand Committee on the draft Order in Council and Assembly Measure must have been available to both Houses of Parliament for a period of not less than 60 days before any Order in Council is made under this section.'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

211

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   But subsection (5) is not satisfied unless the resolution of the Assembly is passed on a vote in which the number of Assembly members voting in favour of it is not less than two-thirds of the total number of Assembly seats.'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

212

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   But subsection (5) is not satisfied unless, before the draft of the statutory instrument containing the Order in Council has been approved by a resolution of the House of Commons

      (a) the Welsh Grand Committee has debated the draft, and

      (b) the Welsh Affairs Committee has reported to the effect that it approves the draft.'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Adam Price
Hywel Williams
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell

122

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     38,     leave out 'either'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell

123

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     39,     leave out from 'Parliament' to end of line 1 on page 52.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

181

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     39,     leave out from 'Parliament' to end of line 41.

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

53

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     40,     at beginning insert 'if subsection (7A) applies,'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

54

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     41,     at end insert—

    '(7A)   This subsection applies only if the Secretary of State has reason to believe that the Assembly Measure made under the order—

      (a) would have an adverse effect no any matter which is not specified in Part 1 of Schedule 5,

      (b) might have a serious adverse impact on water resources in England, water supply in England or the quality of water in England,

      (c) would have an adverse impact on the law as it applies in England, or

      (d) would be incompatible with any international obligation or the interests of defence or national security.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

28

Clause     95,     page     52,     line     11,     after 'Counsel General', insert 'or the Assembly'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

188

Clause     95,     page     52,     line     11,     leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.


   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

169

Clause     96,     page     52,     line     20,     after 'General', insert 'if he is a member of the Assembly'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

30

Clause     96,     page     52,     line     21,     at end insert ', or

      (c) by any committee of the Assembly established under section 28 or section 30.'.


   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

170

Clause     97,     page     53,     line     5,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

172

Clause     97,     page     53,     line     11,     at end insert 'and'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

173

Clause     97,     page     53,     line     13,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

171

Clause     97,     page     53,     line     14,     leave out paragraph (c).

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

174

Clause     97,     page     53,     line     22,     leave out from 'Welsh' to end of line 24.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

29

Clause     98,     page     53,     line     44,     after 'Counsel General', insert 'or the Assembly'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

125

Clause     100,     page     54,     line     39,     leave out paragraph (a).

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

158

Clause     100,     page     54,     line     41,     leave out paragraph (b).

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

126

Clause     100,     page     54,     line     43,     leave out paragraph (c).

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

175

Clause     100,     page     54,     line     44,     after 'England', insert 'and Wales'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

176

Clause     100,     page     55,     line     22,     leave out subsection (8) and insert—

    '(8)   No order under this Section may be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.


   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

177

Clause     101,     page     55,     line     25,     after 'by', insert 'resolution of each House of Parliament prior to their submission for approval by'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

178

Clause     101,     page     55,     line     27,     after 'by', insert 'resolution of each House of Parliament prior to its submission for approval by'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

179

Clause     101,     page     55,     line     37,     after 'by', insert 'resolution of each House of Parliament prior to its submission for approval by'.



 
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