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Clause 2

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 1, line 15, after ("London") insert--
("(  )  the Deputy Mayor;")

     Page 2, line 13, after ("Mayor") insert (", the Deputy Mayor")

     Page 2, line 15, after ("Mayor,") insert ("the Deputy Mayor,")

     Page 2, line 20, at end insert ("and the Deputy Mayor")

     Page 2, line 22, at end insert--

    ("(  )  The Deputy Mayor shall be elected on a joint ballot with the Mayor and shall be the person nominated by the mayoral candidate on his own nomination acceptance form.

    (  )  It shall not be possible to elect a deputy mayor separately from the mayor and a vote for a candidate as mayor shall be deemed to be a vote for the deputy nominated by him as aforesaid.")

     Page 2, line 23, after ("Mayor") insert (", the Deputy Mayor")

Clause 4

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 4, line 13, leave out subsection (10) and insert--

    ("(10)  At an ordinary election a person may not be both a candidate to be an Assembly Member and a candidate for Mayor or Deputy Mayor.")

Schedule 2

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 207, line 27, at end insert ("no later than 55 days prior to the date set for the ordinary election")

     Page 207, line 39, at end insert--
("(d)  who is a candidate to be Mayor or Deputy Mayor")

     Page 207, line 44, at end insert--

("Registration of parties

    .--(1)  The Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 shall be amended as follows.

    (2)  After section 3, there shall be inserted--

"Registration for purposes of ordinary election to Greater London Authority.      3A--(1)  In any year when an ordinary election to the Greater London Assembly is due the Registrar shall use his best endeavours to complete, no later than seventy days prior to the date of such election, any valid application for registration of a political party received by him prior to 31st January in that year.

    (2)  If such registration is not completed in time for a party to submit a list to the Greater London Returning Officer within the time specified Paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 2 of the Greater London Act that party shall not be eligible to participate in that election as a party nor its candidates to participate as London candidates for that party.

    (3)  A failure by the Registrar to register a Party in time for it to participate in an ordinary election shall not affect or prejudice the result of the election and no action shall be brought against the Registrar or the Returning Officer in respect of such failure.")

Clause 6

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE
THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA

     Page 4, line 23, leave out ("six") and insert ("three")

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE

     Page 4, line 24, after ("attendance,") insert ("without the consent of the Assembly,")

Clause 9

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 6, line 11, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert ("give public notice of any casual vacancy among the Assembly members, and shall also convey such notice in writing to the Greater London returning officer")

Clause 13

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE
THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA

     Page 8, line 6, leave out ("six") and insert ("three")

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE

     Page 8, line 6, after ("occasions") insert ("without the consent of the Assembly")

After Clause 13

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE

     Insert the following new Clause--

     (".--(1) Subject to subsection (2), if the Mayor fails to attend a meeting in accordance with section 39 below he shall be disqualified from being the Mayor.

    (2) The Mayor's failure to refer to the meeting the subject of section 39 below as a "State of London debate" shall not in the absence of any other failure cause his disqualification.") Mayor's attendance at State of London debate.

Clause 20

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 11, line 18, at end insert ("or the Deputy Mayor")

     Page 11, line 35, at end insert ("or the Deputy Mayor")

     Page 11, line 39, after ("Mayor") insert ("or the Deputy Mayor")

     Page 11, line 40, after ("Mayor") insert ("or the Deputy Mayor")

     Page 11, line 45, after ("Mayor") at end insert ("or the Deputy Mayor")

Clause 23

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 12, line 40, after ("Mayor") insert ("or of Deputy Mayor")

     Page 13, line 17, after ("Mayor") insert ("or the Deputy Mayor")

Clause 25

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 14, line 18, leave out from ("have") to end of line 19 and insert ("the powers conferred by this Act")

     Page 14, line 19, at end insert--

    ("(  )  In furthering its purposes the Authority shall act in cooperation with the London Boroughs and the Common Council.")

     Page 14, line 28, after ("to") insert ("any natural policy for the time being in force and")

Clause 27

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE

     Page 16, line 37, at end insert--

    ("(  )  In determining what consultation (if any) is appropriate under subsection (1) above, the Authority shall have regard to consultation undertaken in the preparation or revision of any applicable strategy.")

Clause 29

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 17, line 5, leave out subsection (1)

     Page 17, line 42, leave out (", in particular,")

Clause 33

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE

     Page 19, line 45, after ("kingdom;") insert--
    ("(iii)  the promotion of the prevention of crime and the promotion of community safety in Greater London;")

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 20, line 3, leave out paragraph (a) and insert--
("(a)  the need to ensure that the strategy is consistent with the international obligations of the United Kingdom, and

(aa)  national policy

     Page 20, line 9, after second ("the") insert ("safe and environmentally beneficial")

     Page 20, line 11, at end insert ("and
(  )  the views of such organisations representative of business as the Mayor considers it appropriate to consult having regard to the impact of his strategy on business")

     Page 20, line 11, at end insert ("; and
(  )  compliance costs for business, and the impact on employment in Greater London")

     Page 20, line 11, at end insert ("; and
(  )  public safety including the needs of the ambulance, fire and civil defence services")

Clause 34

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 20, line 44, after ("Council") insert--
("(  )  such organisations representative of business of all sizes as the Mayor considers appropriate having regard to the impact of his strategies on the interests of business and commerce,")

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE

     Page 21, line 19, leave out ("he considers") and insert ("he and The Assembly consider")

Clause 35

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE

     Page 21, line 24, after ("strategy") insert ("and the draft of each strategy")

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 21, line 31, at end insert--

    ("(  )  The Mayor shall send a copy of each strategy to each of the London Boroughs and to the Common Council to enable each of those bodies to make the documents available to their councillors and if they so desire to residents and businesses in the area.")

     Page 21, line 31, at end insert--

    ("(  )  A copy of each such strategy shall be made freely available to anyone visiting during the appropriate period a public internet website to be established and maintained by the Authority.")

After Clause 36

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE

     Insert the following new Clause--

     ("  .--(1)  The Mayor shall prepare and publish a document to be known for the purposes of this Act as the London public health report.

    (2)  The London public health report shall contain--
(a)  information about the state of public health in Greater London;

(b)  an assessment of the impact of the Mayor's strategies specified in section 33(1) above on the state of public health in Greater London;

(c)  information about the measures which other persons or bodies are to be encouraged by the Mayor to take for the purpose of improving the health of persons in Greater London;

(d)  information about the measures which other persons or bodies have encouraged the Mayor to take for the purpose of improving the health of persons in Greater London.")
London public health report.

Clause 38

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 22, line 41, at end insert ("and
(c)  shall send a copy to each of the London boroughs and to the Common Council and make it freely available to anyone visiting a public internet website to be established and maintained by the Authority.")

Clause 39

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE

     Page 23, line 7, leave out ("a") and insert ("an annual")

     Page 23, line 8, leave out ("to be known as a "State of London debate"")

     Page 23, line 10, leave out ("A State of London debate") and insert ("An annual public meeting")

     Page 23, line 16, leave out ("the State of London debate") and insert ("the annual public meeting")

Clause 40

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE

     Page 23, line 22, after ("public,") insert ("in this Act")

After Clause 40

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Insert the following new Clause--

     ("  .--(1)  The Authority shall make available at reasonable cost (or at no cost) copies of all public documents and minutes of the Authority and shall promptly make all such documents freely available to anyone visiting a public internet site to be maintained by the council during the appropriate period.

    (2)  In this section "the appropriate period" is the period of six years beginning with the original date of the document or minutes.") Publication of documents by Authority.

Clause 41

BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

     Page 23, line 36, at end insert ("who shall be elected in accordance with section 2")

     Page 23, line 40, leave out subsections (3) to (7) and insert--

    ("(  )  A person may not be the Deputy Mayor and a member of the Assembly at the same time.")

     Page 24, line 1, leave out ("Chair") and insert ("Chairman")

     Page 24, line 3, leave out ("Chair") and insert ("Chairman")

     Page 24, line 4, leave out ("Chair") and insert ("Chairman")

     Page 24, line 5, leave out ("Chair") and insert ("Chairman")

     Page 24, line 6, leave out ("Chair") and insert ("Chairman")

     Page 24, line 11, leave out paragraph (a)

     Page 24, line 14, leave out paragraph (c)

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Clause 2
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 1, line 15, after ("London") insert-- ("( ) the Deputy Mayor;")
Page 2, line 13, after ("Mayor") insert (", the Deputy Mayor")
Page 2, line 15, after ("Mayor,") insert ("the Deputy Mayor,")
Page 2, line 20, at end insert ("and the Deputy Mayor")
Page 2, line 22, at end insert-- ("( ) The Deputy Mayor shall be elected on a joint ballot with the Mayor and shall be the person nominated by the mayoral candidate on his own nomination acceptance form. ( ) It shall not be possible to elect a deputy mayor separately from the mayor and a vote for a candidate as mayor shall be deemed to be a vote for the deputy nominated by him as aforesaid.")
Page 2, line 23, after ("Mayor") insert (", the Deputy Mayor")
Clause 4
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 4, line 13, leave out subsection (10) and insert-- ("(10) At an ordinary election a person may not be both a candidate to be an Assembly Member and a candidate for Mayor or Deputy Mayor.")
Schedule 2
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 207, line 27, at end insert ("no later than 55 days prior to the date set for the ordinary election")
Page 207, line 39, at end insert-- ("(d) who is a candidate to be Mayor or Deputy Mayor")
Page 207, line 44, at end insert--
("Registration of parties
.--(1) The Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 shall be amended as follows. (2) After section 3, there shall be inserted--
"Registration for purposes of ordinary election to Greater London Authority.	3A--(1) In any year when an ordinary election to the Greater London Assembly is due the Registrar shall use his best endeavours to complete, no later than seventy days prior to the date of such election, any valid application for registration of a political party received by him prior to 31st January in that year. (2) If such registration is not completed in time for a party to submit a list to the Greater London Returning Officer within the time specified Paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 2 of the Greater London Act that party shall not be eligible to participate in that election as a party nor its candidates to participate as London candidates for that party. (3) A failure by the Registrar to register a Party in time for it to participate in an ordinary election shall not affect or prejudice the result of the election and no action shall be brought against the Registrar or the Returning Officer in respect of such failure.")
Clause 6
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
Page 4, line 23, leave out ("six") and insert ("three")
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE
Page 4, line 24, after ("attendance,") insert ("without the consent of the Assembly,")
Clause 9
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 6, line 11, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert ("give public notice of any casual vacancy among the Assembly members, and shall also convey such notice in writing to the Greater London returning officer")
Clause 13
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
Page 8, line 6, leave out ("six") and insert ("three")
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE
Page 8, line 6, after ("occasions") insert ("without the consent of the Assembly")
After Clause 13
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE
Insert the following new Clause--
(".--(1) Subject to subsection (2), if the Mayor fails to attend a meeting in accordance with section 39 below he shall be disqualified from being the Mayor. (2) The Mayor's failure to refer to the meeting the subject of section 39 below as a "State of London debate" shall not in the absence of any other failure cause his disqualification.")		Mayor's attendance at State of London debate.
Clause 20
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 11, line 18, at end insert ("or the Deputy Mayor")
Page 11, line 35, at end insert ("or the Deputy Mayor")
Page 11, line 39, after ("Mayor") insert ("or the Deputy Mayor")
Page 11, line 40, after ("Mayor") insert ("or the Deputy Mayor")
Page 11, line 45, after ("Mayor") at end insert ("or the Deputy Mayor")
Clause 23
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 12, line 40, after ("Mayor") insert ("or of Deputy Mayor")
Page 13, line 17, after ("Mayor") insert ("or the Deputy Mayor")
Clause 25
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 14, line 18, leave out from ("have") to end of line 19 and insert ("the powers conferred by this Act")
Page 14, line 19, at end insert-- ("( ) In furthering its purposes the Authority shall act in cooperation with the London Boroughs and the Common Council.")
Page 14, line 28, after ("to") insert ("any natural policy for the time being in force and")
Clause 27
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE
Page 16, line 37, at end insert-- ("( ) In determining what consultation (if any) is appropriate under subsection (1) above, the Authority shall have regard to consultation undertaken in the preparation or revision of any applicable strategy.")
Clause 29
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 17, line 5, leave out subsection (1)
Page 17, line 42, leave out (", in particular,")
Clause 33
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE
Page 19, line 45, after ("kingdom;") insert-- ("(iii) the promotion of the prevention of crime and the promotion of community safety in Greater London;")
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 20, line 3, leave out paragraph (a) and insert-- ("(a) the need to ensure that the strategy is consistent with the international obligations of the United Kingdom, and (aa) national policy
Page 20, line 9, after second ("the") insert ("safe and environmentally beneficial")
Page 20, line 11, at end insert ("and ( ) the views of such organisations representative of business as the Mayor considers it appropriate to consult having regard to the impact of his strategy on business")
Page 20, line 11, at end insert ("; and ( ) compliance costs for business, and the impact on employment in Greater London")
Page 20, line 11, at end insert ("; and ( ) public safety including the needs of the ambulance, fire and civil defence services")
Clause 34
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 20, line 44, after ("Council") insert-- ("( ) such organisations representative of business of all sizes as the Mayor considers appropriate having regard to the impact of his strategies on the interests of business and commerce,")
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE
Page 21, line 19, leave out ("he considers") and insert ("he and The Assembly consider")
Clause 35
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE
Page 21, line 24, after ("strategy") insert ("and the draft of each strategy")
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 21, line 31, at end insert-- ("( ) The Mayor shall send a copy of each strategy to each of the London Boroughs and to the Common Council to enable each of those bodies to make the documents available to their councillors and if they so desire to residents and businesses in the area.")
Page 21, line 31, at end insert-- ("( ) A copy of each such strategy shall be made freely available to anyone visiting during the appropriate period a public internet website to be established and maintained by the Authority.")
After Clause 36
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE
Insert the following new Clause--
(" .--(1) The Mayor shall prepare and publish a document to be known for the purposes of this Act as the London public health report. (2) The London public health report shall contain-- (a) information about the state of public health in Greater London; (b) an assessment of the impact of the Mayor's strategies specified in section 33(1) above on the state of public health in Greater London; (c) information about the measures which other persons or bodies are to be encouraged by the Mayor to take for the purpose of improving the health of persons in Greater London; (d) information about the measures which other persons or bodies have encouraged the Mayor to take for the purpose of improving the health of persons in Greater London.")		London public health report.
Clause 38
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 22, line 41, at end insert ("and (c) shall send a copy to each of the London boroughs and to the Common Council and make it freely available to anyone visiting a public internet website to be established and maintained by the Authority.")
Clause 39
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE
Page 23, line 7, leave out ("a") and insert ("an annual")
Page 23, line 8, leave out ("to be known as a "State of London debate"")
Page 23, line 10, leave out ("A State of London debate") and insert ("An annual public meeting")
Page 23, line 16, leave out ("the State of London debate") and insert ("the annual public meeting")
Clause 40
BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE
Page 23, line 22, after ("public,") insert ("in this Act")
After Clause 40
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Insert the following new Clause--
(" .--(1) The Authority shall make available at reasonable cost (or at no cost) copies of all public documents and minutes of the Authority and shall promptly make all such documents freely available to anyone visiting a public internet site to be maintained by the council during the appropriate period. (2) In this section "the appropriate period" is the period of six years beginning with the original date of the document or minutes.")		Publication of documents by Authority.
Clause 41
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
Page 23, line 36, at end insert ("who shall be elected in accordance with section 2")
Page 23, line 40, leave out subsections (3) to (7) and insert-- ("( ) A person may not be the Deputy Mayor and a member of the Assembly at the same time.")
Page 24, line 1, leave out ("Chair") and insert ("Chairman")
Page 24, line 3, leave out ("Chair") and insert ("Chairman")
Page 24, line 4, leave out ("Chair") and insert ("Chairman")
Page 24, line 5, leave out ("Chair") and insert ("Chairman")
Page 24, line 6, leave out ("Chair") and insert ("Chairman")
Page 24, line 11, leave out paragraph (a)
Page 24, line 14, leave out paragraph (c)