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(b)	not more than twelve months and one week before or after the

United Kingdom parliamentary general election.

(1B)	The Secretary of State for Wales shall by order provide for the date of the

poll of the National Assembly for Wales ordinary general election, with

the agreement of the National Assembly for Wales, subject to subsection

(1A).”.’.

Power for the National Assembly for Wales to vary election dates and make provision

about elections to the National Assembly for Wales

Jonathan Edwards

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2)	In section 4(1), for “Secretary of State” substitute “National Assembly for

Wales”.

(3)	Omit section 4(5).

(4)	In section 5(1), for “Secretary of State” substitute “National Assembly for

Wales”.

(5)	In section 5(4), for “Secretary of State” substitute “National Assembly for

Wales”.

(6)	In section 13(1), for “Secretary of State” substitute “National Assembly for

Wales.”.’.

Variation of date of Scottish general elections (No. 1)

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Scotland Act 1998 is amended as follows.

(2)	In section 2(5) for “which is not more than one month earlier, nor more than one

month later, than the first Thursday in May” substitute “which is not more than

two months earlier, nor more than 12 months and one week later, than the original

date of an ordinary general election,”.’.

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Variation of date of Scottish general elections (No. 2)

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Scotland Act 1998 is amended as follows.

(2)	In section 2(5) omit “which is not more than one month earlier, nor more than one

month later, than the first Thursday in May,”.’.

Order of the House [13 September 2010]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Fixed-Term Parliaments Bill:

Committal

1.	The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

Proceedings in Committee

2.	Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in two

days.

3.	The proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 4; the

Schedule; Clause 5; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on

the Bill.

4.	The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day.

5.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to the

proceedings on the Bill in Committee of the whole House.

Consideration and Third Reading

6.	Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

7.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

8.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

9.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

Mr William Cash

1

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  15,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

‘(3)	Any certificate of the Speaker of the House of Commons given under this Act or

document or procedure under this Act shall be conclusive for all purposes and

shall not be questioned in any court of law whatsoever.’.

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Mr William Cash

Mr Bernard Jenkin

2

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  15,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

‘(3)	Any certificate of the Speaker of the House of Commons given under this Act or

document or procedure under this Act shall be conclusive for all purposes and

shall have effect and shall be construed by the Courts of the United Kingdom as

having effect notwithstanding the European Communities Act 1972 or the

Human Rights Act 1998.’.

Mr William Cash

Mr Bernard Jenkin

3

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  22,  leave out from ‘if’ to end of line 24 on page 2 and insert

‘an address to Her Majesty is presented by the House of Commons seeking an exercise of

the Royal prerogative to dissolve Parliament.’.

Early parliamentary general elections

Mr William Cash

Mr Bernard Jenkin

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘An early parliamentary general election is to take place if an address to Her

Majesty is presented by the House of Commons seeking an exercise of the Royal

prerogative to dissolve Parliament.’.

Prorogation of Parliament

Edward Miliband

Sadiq Khan

Chris Bryant

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	Parliament can only be prorogued in accordance with this section.

(2)	If the House of Commons resolves that Parliament should be prorogued,

Parliament shall be prorogued at that time.

(3)	The Speaker of the House of Commons shall not make such a declaration unless

the House of Commons has passed a resolution directing him to do so on or before

a specified date and time.

(4)	Where Parliament is prorogued under subsection (2) above, the Speaker may by

declaration prorogue it to an earlier or later day.

(5)	The Prorogation Act 1867 is repealed.’.

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Revised 15 November 2010