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| | “Limit on the Mayor’s powers to prepare a draft budget for the Assembly |
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| | 5B (1) | In exercising his powers to prepare a draft component budget for the |
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| | Assembly under paragraph 2 above, the Mayor must not prepare a |
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| | draft component budget for the Assembly that is less than the |
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| | minimum draft component budget requirement for the Assembly. |
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| | (2) | Find the minimum draft component budget requirement for the |
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| | (3) | If NM is greater than OM (as calculated under paragraph 5A(5) above) |
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| | the minimum draft component budget requirement for the Assembly |
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| | (4) | If NM is less than OM (as calculated under paragraph 5A(5) above) |
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| | find the percentage by which NM is less than OM, and reduce the |
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| | amount of the component budget requirement for the Assembly for the |
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| | previous financial year by the same percentage. |
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| | | The result is the minimum draft component budget requirement for the |
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| | (5) | If NM equals OM (as calculated under paragraph 5A(5) above) the |
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| | minimum draft component budget requirement for the Assembly |
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| | equals the amount of the component budget requirement for the |
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| | Assembly for the previous year. |
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| | (6) | Subsections (9) to (11) of paragraph 5A above shall have effect for the |
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| | purposes of this paragraph.”.’. |
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| | ‘(5A) | After paragraph 5A insert— |
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| | “Limit on the Mayor’s powers to prepare a draft budget for the Assembly |
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| | 5B (1) | In exercising his powers to prepare a draft component budget for the |
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| | Assembly under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 above, the Mayor must not |
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| | prepare a draft component budget for the Assembly if the draft |
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| | component budget contravenes sub-paragraph (2) below. |
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| | (2) | The Mayor’s draft component budget contravenes this sub-paragraph |
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| | (a) | the draft component budget for the Assembly is less than |
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| | (b) | the minimum draft component budget requirement for the |
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| | (3) | Find the minimum draft component budget requirement for the |
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| | (4) | If NM is greater than OM (as calculated under sub-paragraph (5) of |
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| | paragraph 5A of Schedule 6 to this Act)— |
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| | (a) | find the percentage by which NM is greater than OM, and |
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| | (b) | reduce the amount of the component budget requirement for |
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| | the Assembly for the previous financial year by the same |
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| | | The result is the minimum draft component budget requirement for the |
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| | (5) | If NM is less than OM (as calculated under sub-paragraph (5) of |
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| | paragraph 5A of Schedule 6 to this Act)— |
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| | (a) | find the percentage by which NM is less than OM, and |
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| | (b) | reduce the amount of the component budget requirement for |
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| | the Assembly for the previous financial year by the same |
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| | | The result is the minimum draft component budget requirement for the |
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| | (6) | If NM equals OM (as calculated under sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph |
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| | 5A of Schedule 6 to this Act) the minimum draft component budget |
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| | requirement for the Assembly equals the amount of the component |
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| | budget requirement for the Assembly for the previous year. |
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| | (7) | Sub-paragraphs (9) to (11) of paragraph 5A of Schedule 6 to this Act |
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| | (power of chief finance officer to direct amounts to be left out of |
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| | account) also have effect for the purposes of this paragraph.’. |
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| | ‘(6A) | In paragraph 8 in sub-paragraph (4) for “at least two-thirds” substitute “a simple |
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| | ‘(6A) | For sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 8 substitute— |
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| | “(4) | For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above, the only amendments which |
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| | (a) | to the final draft component budget for the Mayor are those |
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| | agreed to by at least two-thirds of the Assembly members voting, |
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| | (b) | to the final draft component budget for the Assembly are those |
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| | agreed to by at least a simple majority of the Assembly members |
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| | ‘(8) | After paragraph 8A insert— |
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| | “Limit on the Mayor’s powers to prepare a draft budget for the Assembly |
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| | 8B (1) | In exercising his powers to prepare a final draft component budget for |
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| | the Assembly under paragraph 2 above, the Mayor must not prepare a |
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| | draft component budget for the Assembly that is less than the |
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| | minimum final draft component budget requirement for the Assembly. |
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| | (2) | Find the minimum final draft component budget requirement for the |
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| | (3) | If NM is greater than OM (as calculated under paragraph 5A(5) above) |
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| | the minimum draft component budget requirement for the Assembly |
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| | (4) | If NM is less than OM (as calculated under paragraph 5A(5) above) |
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| | find the percentage by which NM is less than OM, and reduce the |
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| | amount of the component budget requirement for the Assembly for the |
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| | previous financial year by the same percentage. The result is the |
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| | minimum final draft component budget requirement for the Assembly. |
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| | (5) | If NM equals OM (as calculated under paragraph 5A(5) above) the |
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| | minimum final draft component budget requirement for the Assembly |
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| | equals the amount of the component budget requirement for the |
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| | Assembly for the previous year. |
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| | (6) | Subsections (9) to (11) of paragraph 5A above shall have effect for the |
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| | purposes of this paragraph.”.’. |
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| | ‘(2A) | In paragraph 7 in sub-paragraph (4) for “at least two-thirds” substitute “a simple |
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| Clause 14, page 15, line 44, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2A) | For sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 7 substitute— |
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| | “(4) | For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above, the only amendments which |
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| | (a) | to the final draft component budget for the Mayor are those |
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| | agreed by at least two-thirds of the Assembly members voting, |
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| | (b) | to the final draft component budget for the Assembly are those |
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| Clause 14, page 15, line 44, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2A) | After paragraph 4A insert— |
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| | “Limit on the Mayor’s powers to prepare first draft budget for the Assembly |
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| | 4B (1) | In exercising his powers to prepare a first draft component budget for |
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| | the Assembly, the Mayor must not prepare a first draft component |
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| | budget for the Assembly that is less than the adjusted minimum first |
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| | draft component budget requirement for the Assembly. |
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| | (2) | Find the adjusted minimum first draft component budget requirement |
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| | for the Assembly as follows. |
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| | (3) | If NM is greater than OM (as calculated under paragraph 5A(5) above) |
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| | the minimum draft component budget requirement for the Assembly |
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| | (4) | If NM is less than OM (as calculated under paragraph 5A(5) above) |
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| | find the percentage by which NM is less than OM, and reduce the |
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| | amount of the component budget requirement for the Assembly for the |
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| | previous financial year by the same percentage. |
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| | | The result is the adjusted minimum first draft component budget |
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| | requirement for the Assembly. |
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| | (5) | If NM equals OM (as calculated under paragraph 5A(5) above) the |
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| | adjusted minimum first draft component budget requirement for the |
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| | Assembly equals the amount of the component budget requirement for |
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| | the Assembly for the previous year. |
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| | (6) | Subsections (9) to (11) of paragraph 5A above shall have effect for the |
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| | purposes of this paragraph.”.’. |
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| | ‘(4) | After paragraph 7A insert— |
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| | “Limit on the Mayor’s powers to prepare final draft budget for the Assembly |
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| | 7B (1) | In exercising his powers to prepare a final draft component budget for |
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| | the Assembly under paragraph 2 above, the Mayor must not prepare |
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| | an adjusted draft component budget for the Assembly that is less than |
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| | the adjusted minimum final draft component budget requirement for |
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| | (2) | Find the adjusted minimum draft component budget requirement for |
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| | (3) | If NM is greater than OM (as calculated under paragraph 5A(5) above) |
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| | the minimum draft component budget requirement for the Assembly |
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| | (4) | If NM is less than OM (as calculated under paragraph 5A(5) above) |
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| | find the percentage by which NM is less than OM, and reduce the |
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| | amount of the component budget requirement for the Assembly for the |
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| | previous financial year by the same percentage. |
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| | | The result is the adjusted minimum final draft component budget |
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| | requirement for the Assembly. |
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| | (5) | If NM equals OM (as calculated under paragraph 5A(5) above) the |
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| | adjusted minimum final draft component budget requirement for the |
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| | Assembly equals the amount of the component budget requirement for |
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| | the Assembly for the previous year. |
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| | (6) | Subsections (9) to (11) of paragraph 5A above shall have effect for the |
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| | purposes of this paragraph.”.’. |
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| | Clauses 15 and 16 Agreed to. |
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| [Adjourned till Thursday at 9.30 a.m. |
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