Local Government Bill Notice of Amendments tabled on 27 March 2014 for Further Consideration Stage
Clause 3, Page 2, Line 8
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‘(d) the House of Lords;’
Mr Jim Allister
Clause 3, Page 2, Line 8
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‘(e) the legislature of any other country,’
Mr Jim Allister
New Clause
After clause 3 insert -
‘Disqualification of councillors for being independent members of policing and community safety partnerships
3A.-(1) The Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 is amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1, in paragraph 9 (disqualifications) after sub-paragraph (2) insert-
“(2A) A person is disqualified for being an independent member of a PCSP if that person is a councillor.”.
(3) In Schedule 2, in paragraph 9 (disqualifications), after sub-paragraph (2) insert¾
“(2A) A person is disqualified for being an independent member of a DPCSP if that person is a councillor.”.’
Mr Tom Elliott
Mr Danny Kinahan
Clause 4, Page 2, Line 14
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‘(2) In section 4 of that Act, after subsection (1) insert-
“(1A) The Department must by 30 September 2014 make an order under section 4(1)(a).”.’
Mr Basil McCrea
Mr John McCallister
New Clause
After clause 117 insert -
‘Public bodies to support employees seeking election to council
Public bodies to support employees seeking election to council
117A. A public body, other than a council, must to the extent that it is reasonably practicable, support and facilitate any employee, other than its chief executive or directors, in seeking election as a councillor including—
(a) offering unpaid leave for the three-week period prior to local government elections;
(b) actively seeking to overcome perceived conflicts of interest.’
Mr Basil McCrea
Mr John McCallister
Clause 14, Page 6, Line 11
After ‘Section’ insert ‘6 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972’
Minister of the Environment
Clause 26, Page 13, Line 23
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‘(2A) For the purpose of dealing with a matter of concern to more than one overview and scrutiny committee of the council, Standing Orders may provide for the council to appoint an ad hoc overview and scrutiny committee or for the relevant committees to sit concurrently.’
Mr John McCallister
Mr Basil McCrea
Clause 27, Page 13, Line 40
After ‘may’ insert ‘not’
Mr John McCallister
Mr Basil McCrea
Clause 27, Page 13, Line 40
Leave out from ‘only’ to the end of line 3 on page 14
Mr John McCallister
Mr Basil McCrea
Clause 31, Page 16, Line 19
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‘unless, in accordance with Standing Orders, the overview and scrutiny committee deems the notice to require a prompt response in which case the notice must require the council or the executive to comply within one month’
Mr John McCallister
Mr Basil McCrea
New Clause
After clause 38 insert -
‘Multi-option referendum
38A. If more than two options have been proposed for a decision of the council, the council may take that decision by multi-option referendum in accordance with paragraph 9A of Schedule 5.’
Mr Steven Agnew
Clause 40, Page 21, Line 39
Leave out from the beginning to the first ‘council’
Mr Tom Elliott
Mr Danny Kinahan
Clause 40, Page 22, Line 1
Leave out paragraph (b)
Mr Tom Elliott
Mr Danny Kinahan
Clause 41, Page 23, Line 15
As an amendment to the amendment to Clause 41, page 23, line 15, tabled by Ms Anna Lo on 26/03/2014
After the first ‘proceedings’ insert ‘which are open to the public’
Mr Peter Weir
Ms Pam Cameron
Mr Ian McCrea
Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley
Clause 45, Page 26, Line 8
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‘and
(d) for the purposes of sections 43(3) and 44(6) the council’s website is treated as the website of the committee or sub-committee.’
Minister of the Environment
New Clause
After clause 48 insert -
‘Councils to publish contracts
48A.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), all contracts signed by or on behalf of the council above a value of £500 must be open to inspection by members of the public at the offices of the council.
(2) Subsection (1) does not require the disclosure of confidential information within the meaning of section 41(3).
(3) The Department may issue guidance in relation to this section.
Mr Steven Agnew
Clause 59, Page 35, Line 39
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‘(10) An appeal under subsection (9) may be made¾
(a) against the suspension (or partial suspension);
(b) against the length of the suspension (or partial suspension).’
Minister of the Environment
Clause 65, Page 39, Line 6
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‘without prejudice to this, having regard to the desirability of promoting good relations; and’
Minister of the Environment
Clause 65, Page 39, Line 22
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‘(7) For the purposes of this section the reference to good relations shall involve, in particular, having regard to the need to a) tackle prejudice and b) promote understanding between the categories of persons listed in section 75(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.’
Minister of the Environment
Clause 111, Page 63, Line 17
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‘(2C) The Department must within two years of the making of an order under paragraph (2A) lay before the Assembly a report on the operation of any transitional rate relief scheme under that paragraph including¾
(a) the Department’s assessment of the likely or actual percentage increase in district rates payable by ratepayers in each affected district as a consequence of the termination of the scheme; and
(b) consideration of possible further mitigating measures.’
Mr Tom Elliott
Mr Danny Kinahan
Clause 125, Page 70, Line 17
Leave out ‘and 123’ and insert ‘, 123 and 126’
Minister of the Environment
Schedule 1, Page 78, Line 22
Leave out ‘nomination is made’ and insert ‘member is nominated or elected, as the case may be,’
Minister of the Environment
Schedule 1, Page 78, Line 26
After ‘nominated’ insert ‘or elected’
Minister of the Environment
Schedule 2, Page 79, Line 21
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‘(6) If the figures given by sub-paragraph (5) in relation to two or more parties are equal, the nominating officer of whichever of those parties is the party for which the greatest number of first preference votes was cast at the last local general election is to be treated as the nominating officer of the party with the greatest remainder for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), then the nominating officer of whichever of those parties is the party for which the next greatest number of first preference votes was cast at the last local general election and so on.’
Minister of the Environment
Schedule 2, Page 80, Line 5
Leave out ‘Regulations’ and insert ‘Standing orders’
Minister of the Environment
Schedule 5, Page 83, Line 39
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‘Decision by multi-option referendum
9A.—(1) If a council decides to use a multi-option referendum to take a decision, the clerk will provide all members with a ballot paper setting out the options proposed.
(2) The chair will ask members to mark the ballot paper to rank the options in order of preference.
(3) In circumstances where there are n options and a councillor has ranked all options, preferences on a ballot papers are scored as follows—
(a) a first preference gets n points;
(b) a second preference gets n-1 points;
(c) a third preference gets n-2 points,
and so on.
(4) Where a councillor does not rank all options, preferences on a ballot paper are scored as follows—
(a) if a first preference only is indicated, this scores 1 point;
(b) if first and second preference are indicated, these score 2 points and 1 point respectively,
and so on.
(5) The chair will announce the scores for each option and the option which has scored the highest number of points shall be the decision of the council.
(6) In the event that two or more options score the same number of points the decision may be made between those options by simple majority.
(7) The Department may by order amend the procedures in this paragraph.’
Mr Steven Agnew
Schedule 9, Page 93, Line 8
After ‘6’ insert ‘of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014’
Minister of the Environment
Schedule 10, Page 93, Line 27
Leave out ‘Schedules 1 and’ and insert ‘Schedule’
Minister of the Environment
Schedule 10, Page 93, Line 29
Leave out ‘6,’
Minister of the Environment
Schedule 10, Page 94, Line 6
Leave out ‘and (3)’
Minister of the Environment
Schedule 10, Page 94
Leave out line 29
Minister of the Environment
