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| | “(6) | For the purposes of this Chapter, a joint waste authority for an |
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| | area in England that has the function of disposing of |
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| | biodegradable municipal waste is the waste disposal authority |
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| | (7) | In subsection (6) a “joint waste authority” means an authority |
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| | established by an order under section (implementation of |
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| | proposals by order) of the Local Government and Public |
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| | Involvement in Health Act 2007.”’. |
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| | Joint waste authorities in Wales |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Welsh Ministers may by order make provision in relation to Wales applying |
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| | any provisions of sections (proposals for joint waste authorities in England) to |
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| | (membership of joint waste authorities) with— |
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| | (a) | the substitution for references to the Secretary of State of references to |
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| | (b) | such other modifications as they consider appropriate. |
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| | (2) | An order under this section may include incidental, consequential or |
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| | supplementary provision, including provision amending or modifying— |
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| | (b) | any instrument made under an enactment. |
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| | (3) | The reference in subsection (1) to any provisions of sections (proposals for joint |
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| | waste authorities in England) to (membership of joint waste authorities) includes |
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| | a reference to any provisions of Part 14 so far as relating to any of those sections.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | “joint waste authority” has the meaning given by section (implementation of |
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| | “local authority” has the meaning given by section (proposals for joint |
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| | waste authorities in England)(9).’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | This section applies to elections of members of any Principal or Parish Council, |
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| | (2) | Each vote in the poll at an election shall be a single transferable vote. |
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| | (3) | For the purposes of subsection (2), a single transferable vote is a vote— |
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| | (a) | capable of being given so as to indicate the voter’s order of preference for |
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| | the candidates for election as members for the constituency; and |
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| | (b) | capable of being transferred to the next choice when— |
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| | (i) | the vote is not needed to give a prior choice for the necessary |
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| | (ii) | when a prior choice is eliminated from the list of candidates |
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| | because of a deficiency in the number of votes given for him.’. |
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| | Concordat between local and central government |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Secretary of State shall enter into discussions within six months of this Bill |
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| | coming into force with representatives from local government for the creation of |
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| | an agreement setting out the rights and responsibilities of central government and |
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| | local government in developing and maintaining secure democratic institutions, |
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| | and shall report to the House annually on the implementation of that agreement.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Secretary of State shall by order designate the following functions for |
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| | transfer from any regional assemblies or statutory bodies to relevant local |
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| | (4) | learning and skills’. |
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| | Amendment of Local Government Act 2003 |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Section 99 of the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26) (categorisation of English |
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| | local authorities by reference to performance) is hereby repealed.’. |
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| | Referendum to approve proposals |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Subject to the provisions of section 37(3) the local authority may from time to |
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| | time make proposals to adjust the number of councillors per ward and must hold |
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| | a referendum in the ward or wards affected before taking any steps to implement |
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| | (2) | The local authority may not pass a resolution which makes the proposed change |
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| | or changes unless the result of the referendum is to approve the proposals. |
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| | (3) | If the result of the referendum is not to approve the proposals, the local authority |
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| | must publish in one or more newspapers circulating in its area a notice which— |
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| | (a) | summarises the proposals; |
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| | (b) | states that the referendum did not approve the proposals; |
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| | (c) | summarises the authority’s existing arrangements; and |
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| | (d) | states that the authority will be continuing to operate those |
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| | Changing scheme for ordinary whole council elections |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | This section applies if an eligible council resolves, during a permitted resolution |
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| | period, that the council is to be subject to the scheme for partial-council elections. |
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| | (2) | The council ceases to be subject to the scheme for whole council elections. |
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| | (3) | The council becomes subject to the scheme for partial-council elections. |
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| | (4) | The council must not pass the resolution unless it has taken reasonable steps to |
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| | consult on the change to partial-council elections. |
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| | (5) | It is for the council to decide which persons it is appropriate to consult. |
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| | (6) | No resolution of the council may reverse the effect of this section within eight |
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| | years of a resolution being made in accordance with subsection (1). |
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| | (7) | In this section “permitted resolution period”, in relation to an eligible council, |
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| | means a period specified in the second column of the following table in relation |
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| | Permitted resolution periods |
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| (1) The period ending with 31st December 2010.
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| | | | | (2) The period in 2014, or in any fourth year |
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| | (8) | The Secretary of State may by order provide that a permitted resolution period is |
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| | to end later than the last day of that period specified in the table.’. |
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| | Scheme for partial-council elections |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The scheme for partial-council elections is as follows. |
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| | (2) | The term of office of councillors is four years. |
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| | (3) | Elections of the councillors of the council are to be held in the year after the |
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| | resolution is passed and every year after it other than every third year after it. |
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| | (4) | One third (or as nearly as may be) of the councillors are elected in each year in |
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| | which the elections are held. |
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| | (5) | On the fourth day after elections are held— |
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| | (a) | the councillors elected in those elections are to come into office, and |
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| | (b) | the sitting councillors are to retire. |
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| | “resolution period” means the permitted resolution period in which the |
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| | council passes a resolution for the purposes of section 32; |
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| | “sitting councillors” means the councillors who hold office at the time |
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| | ordinary elections are held.’. |
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| | Local authority resolution to change electoral system |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Any local authority may, not later than 12th September in the year that is two |
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| | years before the year in which it shall take effect, resolve that the next two |
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| | elections of the local authority will be held using an approved electoral system |
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| | other than that used for the previous election. |
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| | (2) | A resolution under this section— |
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| | (a) | takes effect, subject to paragraph (b), for the next two elections of the |
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| | (b) | continues in effect until either— |
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| | (i) | a further resolution under this section takes effect; or |
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| | (ii) | a poll of electors of the local authority held under this Act takes |
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| | (3) | A local authority may not resolve to change its electoral system more than once |
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| | Approved electoral systems |
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| | ‘(1) | The following methods of election shall be approved electoral systems pursuant |
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| | (a) | “First Past the Post” which means the system currently used for elections |
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| | (b) | “Single Transferable Vote” as defined in the Local Government in |
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| | Scotland Act 2003 (asp1) by the Scottish Parliament. |
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| | (c) | An “Additional Member System” as defined in the Scotland Act 1998 (c. |
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| | (d) | An “Alternative Vote” system which is one in which if no candidate |
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| | obtains the votes of 50 per cent. of those voting in a single member |
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| | constituency the subsequent preferences of those who voted for the |
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| | losing candidates are successively taken into account until one candidate |
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| | has obtained 50 per cent. of those voting. |
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| | (e) | An “Alternative Vote Plus” system which is an Additional Member |
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| | System in which the constituency Members are elected by means off the |
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| | Alternative Vote system.’. |
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| | Local authority scrutiny of crime and disorder matters |
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| | ‘(1) | Section 19 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48) (local authority scrutiny of |
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| | crime and disorder matters) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | Omit subsections (3) to (7). |
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| | (3) | In subsection (8) omit “or (7)”. |
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| | (4) | In subsection (11) omit the definition of “local crime and disorder matters.”.’. |
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| | Alternative procedure for byelaws (consequential amendments) |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Public Health Act 1961 (c. 64) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In section 75 (Byelaws as to pleasure fairs and roller skating rinks) omit |
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| | (3) | In section 76 (Byelaws as to seaside pleasure boats) omit subsection (2). |
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| | (4) | In section 77 (Byelaws as to hairdressers and barbers) omit subsection (3).’. |
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| | National health involvement network |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | There shall be a body corporate to be known as the National Health Involvement |
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| | Network to exercise the functions set out in section 153(2) to (5). |
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| | (2) | The National Health Involvement Network has the following functions— |
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| | (a) | advising the Secretary of State, and such other bodies as it may consider |
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| | appropriate, about arrangements for promoting the involvement of |
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| | people in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of care services; |
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| | (b) | representing to the Secretary of State, and such other bodies as it may |
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| | consider appropriate, and advising him and them on the views in England |
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| | of people about their needs for, and their experiences of, care services; |
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| | (c) | representing to the Secretary of State, and such other bodies as it may |
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| | consider appropriate, and advising him and them on the views of local |
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| | involvement networks in England on their activities as respects section |
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| | (d) | facilitating the coordination of the activities of local involvement |
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| | (e) | advising and assisting local involvement networks in England; |
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| | (f) | setting quality standards relating to any aspect of the way local |
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| | involvement networks exercise their functions, monitoring how |
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| | successfully they meet those standards, and making recommendations to |
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| | them about how to improve their performance against those standards; |
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| | (g) | promoting the involvement of people in the commissioning, provision |
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| | and scrutiny of care services; |
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| | (h) | such other functions in relation to England as may be prescribed. |
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