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| For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:
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| 1639, 1761, 1835, 1841-45, 1855-56 and 1863-64 |
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| Localism Bill, As Amended |
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| | Removal of permitted area restrictions |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | A relevant local authority may consider and, if thought fit, grant an application to |
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| | vary a converted casino premises licence so that it relates to premises to which it |
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| | did not previously relate and may do so regardless of whether or not— |
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| | (a) | the premises to which the application relates are situated in the area of the |
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| | relevant local authority which issued the licence; and |
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| | (b) | the area of the relevant local authority in which those premises are |
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| | situated was a permitted area when the converted casino premises licence |
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| | (2) | Subsection (1) shall not require a relevant local authority to consider any |
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| | application to vary a converted casino premises licence if that local authority has |
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| | passed a resolution under section 166 of the Gambling Act 2005 (resolution not |
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| | to issue casino licences) and that resolution is in effect at the time the application |
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| | (3) | In Schedule 4 to the Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional |
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| | Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2006 (transitional provisions), for sub- |
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| | paragraph (13) of paragraph 65 (application of the Gambling Act 2005 to casino |
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| | premises licences granted on a conversion application) substitute— |
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| | “(13) | An application to vary a converted casino premises licence so that it |
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| | relates to premises to which it did not previously relate shall be |
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| | (a) | in the case of premises wholly or partly situated in the area of |
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| | the licensing authority which issued the licence, to that |
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| | (b) | in the case of premises wholly or partly situated in the area of |
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| | another licensing authority, to that other licensing authority, |
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| | | and section 213(f) (definition of licensing authority) shall apply to |
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| | such an application as if the licensing authority considering such an |
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| | application under paragraph (b) was the authority which issued that |
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| | (14) | Nothing in paragraph (13)(b) shall require a licensing authority to |
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| | consider or grant an application to vary a converted casino premises |
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| | licence so that it relates to premises to which it did not previously |
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| | (a) | the premises are wholly or partly situated in the area of a |
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| | licensing authority which did not issue the licence; and |
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| | (b) | the licensing authority has resolved under section 166 not to |
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| | issue casino premises licences and that resolution is in effect |
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| | at the time the application is made.”. |
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| | “converted casino premises licence” has the same meaning as in the |
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| | Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) |
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| | “permitted area” means the area of a local authority which was a permitted |
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| | area for the purposes of the Gaming Act 1968; |
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| | “relevant local authority” means a local authority in England, Wales or |
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| | Scotland which is a licensing authority under the Gambling Act 2005.’. |
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| | Sunday trading hours - power to amend or repeal |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Notwithstanding any existing statutory provisions, a local authority may, for their |
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| | area, impose their own regulations on Sunday opening hours for retail outlets that |
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| | currently have a restriction in place to either— |
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| | (a) | reduce the existing hours, or |
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| | (b) | extend the existing hours.’. |
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| Page 213, line 40 [Schedule 2], at end insert— |
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| | ‘9AOA | Elected Mayors and Reduction of Councillors |
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| | (1) | Where a local authority has an elected mayor, that local authority must reduce |
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| | within four years of the election of the Mayor the number of local councillors to |
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| | one-third of pre-mayoral levels. |
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| | (2) | These provisions will apply retrospectively to local authorities which already |
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| | have an elected mayor and the reduction in councillors must take place within |
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| | four years of this legislation taking effect.’. |
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| | Abolition of appeal process |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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