| House of Lords Bill - Amendments to be debated in the House of Lords - continued |
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| Clause 5 | |||
| BY THE LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY THE LORD CHALFONT THE EARL OF NORTHESK THE LORD NAPIER AND ETTRICK | |||
| 63 |
Page 2, line 3, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert-- ("(1) This Act shall come into force on such day after its commencement has been approved in the referendum referred to in section (Referendum) as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.") | ||
| BY THE LORD NORRIE THE LORD CLIFFORD OF CHUDLEIGH | |||
| 63A |
Page 2, line 3, leave out subsection (1) and insert-- ("(1) In order to comply with the Statute of Westminster 1931 this Act (apart from subsections (3) and (4) below) shall not come into force until it has received the assent in writing of the Parliaments and national legislatures howsoever defined of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Nations set out in Schedule (Commonwealth countries of which the Queen is Head of State), the legislatures and assemblies of the Provinces of Canada set out in Schedule (Provinces of Canada) and the States of Australia set out in Schedule (States of Australia), such assent in each case to be communicated in writing to the Speaker of the House of Commons with a true copy thereof to be communicated to the Lord Chancellor. (1A) This Act shall not come into force at all if before the end of the Session of Parliament in which the requirements of subsection (1) above have been met any of the Parliaments or national legislatures howsoever defined of the Member Nations of the Commonwealth set out in Schedule (Commonwealth countries of which the Queen is not Head of State) resolves in writing that this Act should not come into force and communicates that resolution in writing to either the Speaker of the House of Commons or the Lord Chancellor. (1B) Provided that the requirements of subsection (1) above have been met and no resolution as provided for in subsection (1A) above has been received at Westminster this Act shall come into force at the end of the Session of Parliament in which the requirements of subsection (1) above have been met.") | ||
| BY THE LORD STRATHCLYDE THE LORD MACKAY OF ARDBRECKNISH THE LORD MACKAY OF DRUMADOON THE LORD KINGSLAND | |||
| 64 | Page 2, line 3, at beginning insert ("Subject to subsection (5) below,") | ||
| BY THE BARONESS JAY OF PADDINGTON | |||
| 64A | Page 2, line 3, leave out from beginning to ("shall") and insert ("Sections 1 to 4 (including Schedule (Amendments) and the Schedule)") | ||
| BY THE LORD TREFGARNE THE EARL OF NORTHESK | |||
| 65 | Page 2, line 3, after ("shall") insert ("not") | ||
| 66 | Page 2, line 4, leave out from ("force") to end of line and insert ("until a report of a Royal Commission on the future composition and role of the House of Lords has been laid before the House of Lords") | ||
| BY THE LORD BOARDMAN THE EARL OF KINNOULL THE LORD ASHBOURNE THE BARONESS BLATCH | |||
| 66A | Page 2, line 4, leave out from ("force") to end of line and insert ("upon the date fixed by a resolution of a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament which is appointed after the Royal Commission on the reform and composition of the House of Lords has reported.") | ||
| BY THE VISCOUNT MOUNTGARRET THE EARL FERRERS | |||
| 67 | Page 2, line 4, leave out ("Session of") | ||
| BY THE BARONESS JAY OF PADDINGTON | |||
| 67A | Page 2, line 4, leave out ("it") and insert ("this Act") | ||
| BY THE VISCOUNT MOUNTGARRET THE EARL FERRERS THE LORD BOARDMAN THE BARONESS BLATCH | |||
| 68 | Page 2, line 5, leave out subsection (2) | ||
| BY THE BARONESS JAY OF PADDINGTON | |||
| 68A | Page 2, line 6, at end insert ("unless it has been issued to a person who, at the end of the Session, is excepted from section 1 by virtue of section 2") | ||
| BY THE LORD TREFGARNE THE EARL OF NORTHESK | |||
| 69 |
Page 2, line 7, leave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert-- ("(3) For the purposes of the Representation of the People Acts--
(4) A Peer disqualified under section 1 and entitled, in accordance with the Representation of the People Acts by virtue of subsection (3), to vote in a Parliamentary election may apply for his name to be included in an electoral register as being so entitled not later than--
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| 70 | Page 2, line 9, leave out ("or the European Parliament") | ||
| BY THE LORD STRATHCLYDE THE LORD MACKAY OF ARDBRECKNISH THE LORD MACKAY OF DRUMADOON THE LORD KINGSLAND | |||
| 71 |
Page 2, line 16, at end insert-- ("(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) hereof, this Act shall not come into force until the Senior Salaries Review Board has reported to the Prime Minister, with their recommendations, as to the salaries, expenses and allowances that ought to be paid to those who will sit and vote in the House of Lords once this Act comes into force.") | ||
| After Clause 5 | |||
| BY THE LORD TREFGARNE THE EARL OF NORTHESK | |||
| 72 | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
| (" .--(1) The Parliament Act 1911 shall be amended as follows. (2) In section 2(1) (restriction on power of House of Lords as to Bills other than money Bills or Bills extending the maximum life of a Parliament beyond five years) after "five years" there shall be inserted "or a Bill to change the composition of the House of Lords". (3) This section shall be deemed to have come into force at the end of the Session of Parliament in which the Bill for this Act was introduced.") | Disapplication of the Parliament Act 1911. | ||
| 73 | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
| (" .--(1) The Parliament Act 1949 (which amended the Parliament Act 1911 so as to shorten to two years the period during which the government must wait before proceeding under the Parliament Act 1911 with a Bill which has been rejected by the House of Lords) shall not apply in relation to the Bill for this Act. (2) This section shall be deemed to have come into force at the end of the Session of Parliament in which the Bill for this Act was introduced.") | Disapplication of the Parliament Act 1949. | ||
| Clause 6 | |||
| BY THE EARL FERRERS | |||
| 74 | Page 2, line 19, leave out ("House of Lords") and insert ("Selected Chamber") | ||
| Before the Schedule | |||
| BY THE BARONESS JAY OF PADDINGTON | |||
| 74A | Insert the following new Schedule-- | ||
| ("SCHEDULE | Section 4(1). | ||
| AMENDMENTs | |||
| Peerage Act 1963 (c.48) | |||
| 1. In section 1(2) of the Peerage Act 1963 (disclaimer of certain hereditary peerages) for the words from "has" to the end there shall be substituted the words "is excepted from section 1 of the House of Lords Act 1999 by virtue of section 2 of that Act". | |||
| Recess Elections Act 1975 (c.66) | |||
2. In section 1 of the Recess Elections Act 1975 (issue of warrants for making out writs to replace members of the House of Commons whose seats have become vacant), in--
3. In Schedule 1 to that Act (certificate of vacancy), for the words "has become a peer of Parliament" there shall be substituted the words "has become disqualified as a peer for membership of the House of Commons".") | |||
| Schedule | |||
| BY THE LORD TREFGARNE THE EARL OF NORTHESK | |||
| 75 | Page 3, line 3, at end insert-- | ||
| ("31 Henry 8. | The House of Lords Precedence Act 1539. | In section 4, the words from "above all dukes" to the end of section 7.") |
| 76 | Page 3, column 3, leave out lines 4 to 18 and insert-- | ||
| ("The whole Act.") |
| BY THE BARONESS JAY OF PADDINGTON | |||
| 76A | Page 3, line 4, column 3, leave out from ("1") to ("(3)") in line 7 | ||
| BY THE LORD GRAY THE BARONESS JAY OF PADDINGTON | |||
| 77 | Page 3, column 3, leave out line 18 and insert ("Section 5") | ||
| BY THE LORD GRAY | |||
| 78 | Page 3, line 18, column 3, leave out ("4 to") and insert ("5 and") | ||
| After the Schedule | |||
| BY THE LORD NORRIE THE LORD CLIFFORD OF CHUDLEIGH | |||
| 78A | Insert the following new Schedule-- | ||
| ("SCHEDULE | |||
| COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES OF WHICH THE QUEEN IS HEAD OF STATE | |||
| Antigua and Barbuda. Australia. The Bahamas. Barbados. Belize. Canada. Grenada. Jamaica. New Zealand. Papua New Guinea. St Christopher-Nevis. St Lucia. St Vincent and The Grenadines. Solomon Islands. Tuvalu.") | |||
| 78B | Insert the following new Schedule-- | ||
| ("SCHEDULE | |||
| PROVINCES OF CANADA | |||
| Alberta. British Columbia. New Brunswick. Newfoundland. Nova Scotia. Manitoba. Ontario. Quebec. Prince Edward Island. Saskatchewan.") | |||
| 78C | Insert the following new Schedule-- | ||
| ("SCHEDULE | |||
| STATES OF AUSTRALIA | |||
| New South Wales. Queensland. South Australia. Tasmania. Victoria. Western Australia.") | |||
| 78D | Insert the following new Schedule-- | ||
| ("SCHEDULE | |||
| COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES OF WHICH THE QUEEN IS NOT HEAD OF STATE | |||
| Bangladesh. Botswana. Brunei. Cameroon. Cyprus. Dominica. Fiji. The Gambia. Ghana. Guyana. India. Kenya. Kiribati. Lesotho. Malawi. Malaysia. The Maldives. Malta. Mauritius. Mozambique. Namibia. Nauru. Nigeria. Pakistan. Seychelles. Sierra Leone. Singapore. South Africa. Sri Lanka. Swaziland. Tanzania. Tonga. Trinidad and Tobago. Uganda. Vanuatu. Western Samoa. Zambia. Zimbabwe.") | |||
| Preamble | |||
| BY THE LORD TREFGARNE THE EARL OF NORTHESK | |||
| 79 |
Insert the following Preamble-- ("WHEREAS it is expedient that consideration be given to the composition and powers of the House of Lords: And whereas it is expedient that a Royal Commission should consider and advise Her Majesty's government with respect to the issues: But whereas it appears that it is not expedient to wait for the report of the Royal Commission and it appears expedient to make such provision as in this Act appears to deprive certain Peers of their right to attend, sit and vote in the House of Lords in this present Session of Parliament and for the future before receiving the Royal Commission's report and advice:") | ||
| 80 |
Insert the following Preamble-- ("WHEREAS it is expedient that provision should be made for regulating the relations between the two Houses of Parliament: And whereas it is intended to substitute for the House of Lords as it at present exists a Second Chamber constituted on a popular instead of a hereditary basis, but such substitution cannot be immediately brought into operation. And whereas provision will require hereafter to be made by Parliament in a measure effecting such substitution for limiting and defining the powers of the new Second Chamber, but it is expedient to make such provision as in this Act appears for restricting the Peers who may take part in the proceedings of the House of Lords:") | ||
| In the Title | |||
| BY THE EARL FERRERS | |||
| 81 | Line 1, leave out ("by virtue of a hereditary peerage") | ||
| BY THE LORD TREFGARNE THE EARL OF NORTHESK | |||
| 82 | Line 2, after ("peerage") insert ("; to allow life peerages to be conferred on disqualified peers") | ||
| 83 | Line 4, after ("Commons") insert ("and the European Parliament") | ||
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