HL Deb 24 July 2000 vol 616 c143

9C. In section 6 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (failure to attend meeting of the Assembly), after subsection (4) there is inserted—

"(5) Any period during which an Assembly member is suspended or partially suspended under section 62, 68, 72 or 73 of the Local Government Act 2000 shall be disregarded for the purpose of calculating the period of six consecutive months under subsection (1)."

9D. Section 13 of that Act (failure of Mayor to attend meetings) is to become subsection (1) of that section and after that subsection there is inserted—

"(2) Any meeting of the Assembly which the Mayor is unable to attend because he is suspended or partially suspended under section 62, 68, 72 or 73 of the Local Government Act 2000 shall be disregarded for the purposes subsection (1) above."

9E. In section 31 of that Act (limits of the general power), in subsection (5), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there is substituted "any social services function within the meaning of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970".

9F. Section 66 of that Act (the Secretary of State's guidance on ethical standards) ceases to have effect.")

472 Schedule 5, page 76, line 4, column 3, at beginning insert—

("Section 2(2).")

473 Page 76, line 8, at end insert—

("1972 c. 70. Local Government Act 1972. In section 80(1)(e), the words "or under the Audit Commission Act 1998".
Sections 94 to 98.
In section 100D(2), "of the list, or".
Section 105.
In section 265A(1)(b), "94 to 98".")
Lord Whitty

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 457 to 473.

Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 457 to 473.—(Lord Whitty.) On Question, Motion agreed to.