moved Amendment No. 98:
98: Clause 57, page 29, line 31, at end insert—
““( ) In section 15 (procedure on a review)—
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) at the end of paragraph (a) insert ““and””;
(ii) omit paragraph (c) and the word ““and”” immediately preceding it;
(b) omit subsection (2);
(c) in subsection (3)—
(i) omit paragraph (a);
(ii) in paragraph (b) after ““prepare”” insert ““and publish””;
(iii) at the end of paragraph (b) insert ““and””;
(iv) omit paragraph (c);
(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—
(a) submit them; and
(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.””;
(e) in subsection (6)—
(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.””;
(g) omit subsection (8).
( ) Omit section 15A.
( ) In section 17(2) (implementation of recommendations by order), omit the words ““or the submission of a report””.””
On Question, amendment agreed to.
Clause 57, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 58 [Metropolitan districts: councillors per ward]:
[Amendment No. 99 not moved.]
Clause 58 agreed to.
Clause 59 [Change of name of electoral area]:
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
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