Local Government (Disqualification) (Amendment) Bill

Notice of Amendments Tabled on
4 October 2010 for Consideration Stage

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

Clause 1 , Page 1, Line 2

Leave out clause 1 and insert -

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

Ms Dawn Purvis

Clause 2 , Page 1, Line 7

Leave out clause 2 and insert -

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

Ms Dawn Purvis

New Clause

After clause 2 insert -

‘Interpretation

2A. In this Act -

“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

Clause 3 , Page 1, Line 11

Leave out ‘(Amendment)’

Ms Dawn Purvis

Long Title

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

Ms Dawn Purvis

Long Title

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

Ms Dawn Purvis