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| 45 | Page 8, line 44, after "authority" insert "or parish council" |
| 46 | Page 9, line 7, leave out paragraph (g) |
| | BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET
BARONESS HAMWEE |
| 47 | Page 9, line 9, leave out paragraphs (h) to (k) |
| 48 | Page 9, line 11, leave out "existing councillors" and insert "members of an existing local authority" |
| | BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET
BARONESS HAMWEE |
| 49 | Page 9, line 14, at end insert "which shall be in the form of the executive of the existing local authority or, if more than one, of the existing local authority with the largest number of registered electors" |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 12 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 14 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 15 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 50 | Page 11, line 18, leave out "from time to time" |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 16 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 17 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 51 | Page 13, line 9, leave out subsection (5) |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 20 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET
BARONESS HAMWEE |
| 52 | Page 14, line 19, at end insert "but the Secretary of State shall take full account of all representations made at any time before the commencement of this Chapter" |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 21 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 53 | Page 14, leave out line 38 |
| 54 | Page 15, line 12, leave out "or it is a London borough" |
| 55 | Page 15, line 18, leave out "or direction" |
| 56 | Page 15, line 21, leave out "or direction" |
| 57 | Page 15, line 22, leave out "or direction" |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 58 | Page 16, line 19, at end insert— |
| "(5) | Nothing in this chapter nor in any direction from the Secretary of State shall restrict a relevant authority from utilising their financial reserves to reduce their budget requirement for council tax purposes." |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 24 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 25 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 26 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 59 | Page 17, line 16, leave out "31 December 2006" and insert "the commencement date of this Part" |
| 60 | Page 17, line 25, leave out "31 December 2006" and insert "the commencement date of this Part" |
| | BARONESS HANHAM
LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 61 | Page 18, line 18, leave out "or a London borough council" |
| 62 | Page 19, line 10, at end insert— |
| "( ) | A council must not pass a resolution under this section until a period equivalent to at least two full four year electoral cycles has passed since the last time any such resolution was passed or since the existing electoral scheme was started." |
| 63 | Page 19, line 15, leave out "such" and insert "local electors and such other" |
| 64 | Page 19, line 15, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The steps referred to in subsection (2) must include a notice in at least one local newspaper which circulates in the area, and a notice on the council's website." |
| 65 | Page 19, line 19, leave out subsections (4) to (6) |
| | BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET
BARONESS HAMWEE |
| 66 | Page 19, line 24, leave out "October" and insert "June" |
| 67 | Page 19, line 28, leave out "October" and insert "June" |
| 68 | Page 20, line 7, leave out "2011" and insert "the year that the scheme for whole-council elections starts" |
| 69 | Page 21, line 3, leave out "non-metropolitan" |
| 70 | Page 21, line 3, at end insert "is subject to a scheme for whole-council elections or to a scheme for elections by thirds" |
| 71 | Page 21, line 4, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) |
| 72 | Page 21, line 6, leave out "revert to being subject" and insert "be subject instead" |
| 73 | Page 21, line 7, at end insert— |
| "( ) | A council must not pass a resolution under this section until a period equivalent to at least two full four year electoral cycles has passed since the last time any such resolution was passed or since the existing electoral scheme was started." |
| 74 | Page 21, line 8, leave out subsection (2) |
| 75 | Page 21, line 19, leave out "such" and insert "local electors and such other" |
| 76 | Page 21, line 19, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The steps referred to in subsection (2) must include a notice in at least one local newspaper which circulates in the area, and a notice on the council's website." |
| 77 | Page 21, line 23, leave out subsections (4) to (6) |
| 78 | Page 21, line 30, at end insert "is subject to a scheme for whole-council elections or to a scheme for elections by halves" |
| 79 | Page 21, line 31, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) |
| 80 | Page 21, line 33, leave out "revert to being subject" and insert "be subject instead" |
| 81 | Page 21, line 35, leave out subsection (2) |
| 82 | Page 22, line 5, leave out "such" and insert "local electors and such other" |
| 83 | Page 22, line 5, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The steps referred to in subsection (2) must include a notice in at least one local newspaper which circulates in the area, and a notice on the council's website." |
| 84 | Page 22, line 5, at end insert— |
| "( ) | A council must not pass a resolution under this section until a period equivalent to at least two full four year electoral cycles has passed since the last time any such resolution was passed or since the existing electoral scheme was started." |
| 85 | Page 22, line 9, leave out subsections (4) to (6) |
| | BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET
BARONESS HAMWEE |
| 86 | Page 22, line 12, leave out "October" and insert "June" |
| 87 | Page 22, line 15, leave out "October" and insert "June" |
| | Lord Greaves gives notice of his intention to oppose the Question that Clause 51 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET
BARONESS HAMWEE |
| 88 | Page 26, line 25, leave out subsection (3) |
| 89 | Page 26, line 33, at end insert— |
| "( ) | Before a council passes any resolution under this section, it shall consult each parish council that the resolution would affect and consider any representations made. |
| ( ) | If there is a choice of years in which the ordinary elections of parish councillors could be held under this section, the wishes of the parish council shall prevail." |
| 90 | Page 27, line 3, leave out paragraph (a) |
| 91 | Page 28, line 4, at end insert— |
| "( ) | A county council in a two-tier area that has at least one electoral division which returns more than one councillor shall within six months of the coming into force of this Part make a request under subsection (1) for a review of any such division or divisions." |
| 92 | Page 28, leave out lines 15 to 18 |
| | Lord Greaves gives notice of his intention to oppose the Question that Clause 55 stand part of the Bill. |
| 93 | Page 29, line 6, leave out from "that" to end of line 8 and insert "each ward in the district returns an appropriate number of councillors" |
| 94 | Page 29, line 17, leave out from "councillors" to "is" in line 18 and insert "returned by a ward" |
| 95 | Page 29, line 20, leave out "divisible by" and insert "1 or" |
| 96 | Page 29, line 22, leave out "divisible by" and insert "1, 2 or" |
| 97 | Page 29, line 29, after "may" insert "reasonably" |
| 98 | Page 29, line 31, at end insert— |
| "( ) | In section 15 (procedure on a review)— |
| (i) | at the end of paragraph (a) insert "and"; |
| (ii) | omit paragraph (c) and the word "and" immediately preceding it; |
| (ii) | in paragraph (b) after "prepare" insert "and publish"; |
| (iii) | at the end of paragraph (b) insert "and"; |
| (d) | for subsections (4) and (5) substitute— |
| "(4) | In conducting a review, the Boundary Committee for England may at any time before publishing draft recommendations consult such persons as they consider appropriate. |
| (5) | As soon as the Boundary Committee for England are in a position to submit recommendations to the Electoral Commission they must— |
| (b) | publish the recommendations and take such steps as they consider sufficient to secure that persons who may be interested in the recommendations are informed of them."; |
| (i) | for "the report on a review is" substitute "recommendations are"; |
| (ii) | for "(4) above" substitute "(5) above"; |
| (iii) | in paragraph (a), omit the words "a further report under subsection (4) containing"; |
| (iv) | in paragraph (b), for "report relates" substitute "recommendations relate"; |
| (f) | after subsection (6) insert— |
| "(6A) | Where the Boundary Committee for England submit recommendations under subsection (6)(a), they must publish the recommendations and take such steps as they consider sufficient to secure that persons who may be interested in the recommendations are informed of them."; |
| ( ) | In section 17(2) (implementation of recommendations by order), omit the words "or the submission of a report"." |
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