HL Deb 24 July 2000 vol 616 cc135-6

1.—(1) Section 2 of the Local Government Act 1972 (constitution of principal councils in England) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (2) there is inserted— (2A) Where a council mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) above are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive or a mayor and council manager executive, the council shall consist of an elected mayor, a chairman and councillors.

2.—(l) Section 21 of that Act (constitution of principal councils in Wales) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (1) there is inserted— (1A) Where a council falling within subsection (1) are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive or a mayor and council manager executive, the council shall consist of an elected mayor, a chairman and councillors.

3.—(1) Section 25A of that Act (title of chairman or vice-chairman of county borough council) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (2) there is inserted—

"(3) This section does not apply where a county borough council are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive or a mayor and council manager executive."

4.—(1) Section 245 of that Act (status of certain districts, parishes and communities) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (1) there is inserted—

"(1A) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply where the council are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive or a mayor and council manager executive."

5.—(1) Schedule 2 to that Act (constitution and membership of London borough councils) is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph 5 there is inserted—

"5A. Where a London borough council are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive or a mayor and council manager executive—

  1. (a) the council shall consist of an elected mayor, a chairman and councillors,
  2. (b) for any reference in paragraphs 2 to 5 above to "mayor" (except in the expression "deputy mayor") there is to be substituted "chairman",
  3. (c) for any reference in paragraph 5 above to "deputy mayor" there is to be substituted "vice-chairman"."").

Lord Whitty

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 437.

Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 437.—(Lord Whitty.)