Local Government (Disqualification) (Amendment) Bill

Marshalled List of Amendments
Consideration Stage
Tuesday 12 October 2010

Amendments tabled up to 9.30am Thursday, 7 October 2010

The Bill will be considered in the following order -

[Clauses and Long Title]

Amendment 1 [Made]

Clause 1 , Page 1, Line 1

Leave out clause 1 and insert -

‘Disqualification

1. A person shall be disqualified for being a councillor if that person is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.’

Ms Dawn Purvis

Amendment 2 [Made]

Clause 1 , Page 1, Line 5

At end insert -

‘(2) The disqualification in subsection (1) shall take effect at the end of 60 days after a person takes his or her seat as a member of the Assembly.’

Chair, Committee for the Environment

Amendment 3 [Made]

Clause 2 , Page 1, Line 6

Leave out clause 2 and insert -

‘Commencement

2. Section 1 comes into operation on the day of the first local general election to take place after Royal Assent.’

Ms Dawn Purvis

Amendment 4 [Made]

New Clause

After clause 2 insert -

‘Interpretation

2A. In this Act ¾

“Councillor” and “Local government” have the same meaning as in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972;

“Local general election” has the same meaning as in the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962.’

Ms Dawn Purvis

Amendment 5 [Made]

Clause 3 , Page 1, Line 11

Leave out ‘(Amendment)’

Ms Dawn Purvis

Amendment 6 [Made]

Long Title

Leave out ‘Amend the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 to’

Ms Dawn Purvis

Amendment 7 [Made]

Long Title

Leave out ‘being elected, or being,’ and insert ‘being’

Ms Dawn Purvis