Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 28th February 2006
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
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.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
4
Page 50, line 7, leave out Clauses 92 to 101.
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.'.
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'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
6
Page 51, line 23 [Clause 94], leave out subsection (4).
Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott
59
Page 51 [Clause 94], leave out lines 29 to 31.
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
22
Page 51, line 30 [Clause 94], after 'approved', insert '(i)'.
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
23
Page 51, line 31 [Clause 94], 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 effect until one year has elapsed since the date on which the House of Commons came to the resolution.'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott
60
Page 51, line 38 [Clause 94], leave out subsections (7) and (8) and insert—
'(7) The Secretary of State must, before the end of the period of 30 days beginning immediately after the day on which notice of the Assembly's resolution is received, submit the draft to the Clerk.
(8) It is for the Clerk to submit draft Orders in Council for approval by Her Majesty in Council.'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott
61
Page 52, line 7 [Clause 95], leave out '60' and insert '30'.
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
15
Page 55, line 1 [Clause 100], leave out paragraph (b).
Mr Secretary Hain
35
Page 56, line 18 [Clause 101], after 'by' insert 'or by virtue of'.
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
24
Page 56, line 33 [Clause 102], after 'Council', insert '(a)'.
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
25
Page 56, line 34 [Clause 102], at end insert 'or
| '(b) | has been laid before each House of Parliament and the Assembly, has been approved by a resolution of the House of Commons and of the Assembly, but has been rejected by the House of Lords. |
(4A) If subsection (4)(b) applies, the referendum shall not be held until one year has elapsed since the date on which the House of Commons came to the resolution.'.
Mr Secretary Hain
36
Page 58, line 15 [Clause 106], leave out 'proceedings of the Assembly' and insert 'Assembly proceedings'.
Mr Secretary Hain
37
Page 58, line 37 [Clause 107], leave out 'or Assembly Measure'.
Mr Secretary Hain
38
Page 58, line 38 [Clause 107], after '(4)' insert 'or a provision of an Assembly Measure'.
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
26
Page 59, line 26 [Clause 108], after 'Parliament', insert 'or
| (aa) | 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.'. |
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
27
Page 59, line 29 [Clause 108], at end insert—
'(4A) If subsection (4)(aa) applies, the Order in Council shall not take effect 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
19
Page 60, line 35 [Clause 110], leave out from 'Welsh' to end of line 37.
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
16
Page 62, line 4 [Clause 113], leave out paragraph (b).
Mr Secretary Hain
39
Page 63, line 6 [Clause 114], at end insert—
'(7) The validity of an Act of the Assembly is not affected by any failure to comply with provision made by or by virtue of subsection (4), (5) or (6).'.
Mr Secretary Hain
40
Page 65, line 19 [Clause 120], after 'Treasury' insert 'may'.
Mr Secretary Hain
67
Page 133, line 39 [Schedule 8], after 'Ministers', insert ', the Counsel General'.
Mr Secretary Hain
41
Page 79, line 42 [Clause 147], leave out paragraph (a).
Mr Secretary Hain
42
Page 80, line 15 [Clause 147], after second 'of', insert 'the Assembly or the Assembly Commission or records of'.
Mr Secretary Hain
43
Page 83, line 17 [Clause 152], after 'competence' insert—
| '(b) | that any provision of subordinate legislation made, or purporting to be made, under an Assembly Measure or Act of the Assembly is outside the powers under which it was, or purported to be, made,'. |
Mr Secretary Hain
44
Page 85, line 43 [Clause 157], at end insert '(but see also subsection (1A)).'.
