NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Thursday 23rd February 2006
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
GOVERNMENT OF WALES BILL, AS AMENDED
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Government of Wales Bill (Programme) (No. 2).
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
1
Page 4, line 36 [Clause 7], leave out subsections (5) and (6) and insert—
'(5) The list must not include a person—
| (a) | who is included on any other list submitted for the Assembly electoral region or any list submitted for another Assembly electoral region, |
| (b) | who is an individual candidate to be an Assembly member for the Assembly electoral region or another Assembly electoral region, |
| (c) | who is a candidate to be the Assembly member for an Assembly constituency which is not included in the Assembly electoral region, or |
| (d) | who is a candidate to be the Assembly member for an Assembly constituency included in the Assembly electoral region but is not a candidate of the party. |
(6) A person may not be an individual candidate to be an Assembly member for the Assembly electoral region if he is—
| (a) | included on a list submitted by a registered political party for the Assembly electoral region or another Assembly electoral region, |
| (b) | an individual candidate to be an Assembly member for another Assembly electoral region, |
| (c) | a candidate to be the Assembly member for an Assembly constituency which is not included in the Assembly electoral region, or |
| (d) | a candidate of any registered political party to be the Assembly member for an Assembly constituency included in the Assembly electoral region.'. |
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
8
Page 4, line 42 [Clause 7], at end insert '(unless section [Person filling constituency vacancy to be eligible as constituency member or regional member at subsequent general election] applies).'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
9
Page 5, line 8 [Clause 7], at end insert '(unless section [Person filling constituency vacancy to be eligible as constituency member or regional member at subsequent general election] applies).'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
2
Page 7, line 43 [Clause 11], leave out subsection (8).
Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott
28
Page 8, line 18 [Clause 12], at end insert—
'(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1), section 2 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2) (local government electors) shall have effect as if for subsection (1) (d) there were substituted—
| "(d) | is of voting age (that is, 16 years or over)".'. |
Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott
29
Page 8, line 20 [Clause 12], leave out paragraph (a).
Mr Secretary Hain
32
Page 13, line 40 [Clause 22], leave out 'immediately before' and insert 'when'.
Mr Secretary Hain
33
Page 14, line 2 [Clause 22], leave out 'immediately before' and insert 'when'.
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
20
Page 14, line 15 [Clause 23], after 'affirmation)', insert 'or in the form of the Assembly Oath set out in subsection (1A)'.
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
21
Page 14, line 16 [Clause 23], at end insert—
'(1A) The wording of the Assembly Oath shall be—
"I do solemnly swear to discharge the responsibilities required of me to the best of my abilities and faithfully serve the people of Wales whom I here represent".'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott
30
Page 17, line 17 [Clause 27], at end insert 'not belonging to the same political group.'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
14
Page 18, line 11, leave out Clause 29.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
3
Page 18, line 14 [Clause 29], leave out subsections (2) to (9) and insert—
'(1A) The standing orders shall include provision for ensuring that in apportioning Members to committees and sub-committees regard is had to the balance of political parties represented in the Assembly.'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott
31
Page 18, line 14 [Clause 29], leave out subsections (2) to (9) and insert—
'(1A) The members of any committee established by the Assembly under section 28 (1)—
| (a) | shall be elected by the Assembly from among the Assembly members, and |
| (b) | shall, unless that committee exists solely to provide advice, be elected so as to secure that, as far as is practicable, the balance of the parties in the Assembly is reflected in the membership of the committee. |
(1B) The committees established by the Assembly under section 28 (1) shall be, as far as is practicable, chaired by members of political parties in proportion to the number of members of the Assembly belonging to each party.'.
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
17
Page 21, line 40 [Clause 35], leave out from 'effect,' to 'to' in line 41 and insert 'save in exceptional cases where it is not reasonably possible to do so'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
11
Page 27, line 32 [Clause 45], leave out 'Assembly Government' and insert 'Executive'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
12
Page 27, line 37 [Clause 45], leave out 'Assembly Government' and insert 'Executive'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
10
Page 30, line 25, leave out Clause 51.
Mrs Cheryl Gillian
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
63
Page 35, line 27, leave out Clause 60.
Mrs Cheryl Gillian
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
64
Page 35, line 28 [Clause 60], after 'anything', insert 'within their powers'.
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
18
Page 36, line 14 [Clause 61], at end insert ', including the implementation of any of the provisions of the Welsh Language Act 1993.'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillian
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
65
Page 38, line 19, leave out Clause 70.
Mrs Cheryl Gillian
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
66
Page 38, line 22 [Clause 70], at end insert 'reasonable'.
Huw Irranca-Davies
Jessica Morden
62
Page 41, line 4, leave out Clause 75.
Mr Secretary Hain
34
Page 50, line 14 [Clause 92], leave out 'proceedings of the Assembly' and insert 'Assembly proceedings'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
5
Page 50, line 17 [Clause 92], at end insert '; and the Assembly may by resolution request that the Parliament of the United Kingdom legislate on any matter specified in Part 1 of Schedule 5.'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
4
Page 50, line 7, leave out Clauses 92 to 101.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott
56
Page 110, line 3 [Schedule 5], at end insert—
Provision of planning applications for power stations with a generating capacity in excess of 50 MW.'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott
57
Page 110, line 8 [Schedule 5], at end insert—
Provision to set building regulation standards.'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott
58
Page 111, line 2 [Schedule 5], at end insert—
'Field 13A: Police, Probation and Prison Service'.
