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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

moved Amendments Nos. 150 and 151: 150: Clause 64, page 39, leave out lines 4 to 9 and insert— ““(2A) Subsection (3) applies if— (a) the local authority is operating a mayor and cabinet executive or an elected executive, and (b) the proposed new form of executive is a form prescribed in section 11(5). (2B) In such a case, the resolution to make the change in governance arrangements must be passed— (a) at a meeting specially convened for the purpose; (b) by a majority of at least two thirds of members voting on it.”” 151: Clause 64, page 39, line 9, at end insert— ““33LA Cases in which change subject to approval in referendum (1) For the purposes of sections 33K and 33L a change in governance arrangements is subject to approval in a referendum in either of the following cases. (2) The first case is where the proposals for implementing the local authority’s current form of executive were themselves approved in a referendum. (3) The second case is where the local authority’s proposals under section 33E provide for the change in governance arrangements to be subject to approval in a referendum.”” On Question, amendments agreed to. [Amendments Nos. 152 to 156 not moved.]