Government of Cornwall Bill

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Government of Cornwall Bill

Government of Cornwall Bill

Contents
Part 1
Cornish Assembly
The Assembly
1
The Assembly
Elections
2
Voting at ordinary elections
3
Method of elections
4
Extraordinary general elections
Vacancies
5
Constituency seats
6
Power to make provision about elections etc
Presiding Officer and administration
7
Presiding officer etc
8
Clerk of Assembly
9
Assembly Commission
Committees
10
Committees and sub-committees
11
Audit Committee
Remuneration, oaths etc
12
Remuneration of Assembly members
13
Limit on salaries of Assembly members
14
Oath or affirmation of allegiance
15
Assistance to groups of Assembly members

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Proceedings etc
16
Standing orders
17
Participation by UK Ministers etc
18
Consultation about UK Government’s legislative programme
19
Equality of treatment
20
Integrity
Witnesses and documents
21
Power to require attendance
Part 2
Cornish Assembly Government
Government
22
Cornish Assembly Government
Ministers, staff etc
23
The First Minister
24
Choice of First Minister
25
Cornish Ministers
26
Deputy Cornish Ministers
27
Limit on number of Ministers
Functions
28
Introduction
29
Exercise of functions
30
Transfer of Ministerial functions
31
Promotion etc of well-being
32
Support of Cornish language
33
Representations about matters affecting Cornwall
Functions: supplementary
34
Agency arrangements and provision of services
Part 3
Assembly measures
Power
35
Transfer of functions
36
Acts of the Cornish Assembly
37
Scrutiny of Bills before introduction

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Part 4
Finance
Funding
38
Cornish Consolidated Fund
Part 5
Final provisions
39
Regulations and transitional provisions etc
40
Expenses
41
Short title and commencement
Schedule 1   —
Assembly constituencies and Assembly electoral regions
Schedule 2   —
Transfer of powers

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