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Greater London Authority Bill - Amendments to be debated in the House of Lords Here you can browse the Amendments to the Greater London Authority Bill to be moved on Report in the House of Lords. |
Clause 2 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH | |||
Page 1, line 15, after ("London") insert--
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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--
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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--
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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--
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Page 20, line 9, after second ("the") insert ("safe and environmentally beneficial") | |||
Page 20, line 11, at end insert ("and
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Page 20, line 11, at end insert ("; and
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Page 20, line 11, at end insert ("; and
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Clause 34 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH | |||
Page 20, line 44, after ("Council") insert--
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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--
| 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
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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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