Decision details

A Government Bill, introduced by Alun Davies, Minister for Natural Resources and Food on 14 October 2013. The Business Committee has remitted the Bill to Environment and Sustainability Committee and agreed that Stage 1 proceedings could be by-passed.

 

About the Bill

 

The purpose of the Bill is to provide local authorities with the power to seize, impound, sell or otherwise dispose of horses (including by arranging for their destruction) which are on land in their area without lawful authority and to provide local authorities with the power to recover costs where the owner or person acting for the owner can be identified.

 

Current stage

 

The Control of Horses (Wales) Act 2014 (external website) became law in Wales (external website) on 27 January 2014.

 

Record of Passage in the National Assembly for Wales

 

The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through the National Assembly for Wales.

 

Stage	Documents
Bill introduced – 14 October 2013	Control of Horses (Wales) Bill, as introduced   Explanatory Memorandum   Presiding Officer’s Statement: 14 October 2013   Business Committee’s Report on the timetable for consideration of the Bill: 14 October 2013   Plenary statement: Introduction of the Control of Horses (Wales) Bill: 15 October 2013   Research Service Bill Summary
Stage 1 – Committee consideration of general principles	The Business Committee agreed not to refer the proposed Bill to a Committee for consideration of the general principles at Stage 1.
Stage 1 - Debate in plenary on general principles	A debate took place in Plenary on 22 October 2013. The motion to agree the general principles of the Bill was agreed.   Report of the Finance Committee on the Control of Horses (Wales) Bill: 21 October 2013
Financial Resolution	A Financial Resolution in relation to the Control of Horses (Wales) Bill was agreed in Plenary on 22 October 2013.
Stage 2 – Committee consideration of amendments	Stage 2 consideration took place in Committee on 14 November 2013   Concise Minutes: 14 November 2013   Control of Horses (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2 (Amendments to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the right margin.)   Research Service Bill Summary 2   Notice of Amendments: 31 October 2013   Notice of Amendments: 4 November 2013 Notice of Amendments: 5 November 2013   Notice of Amendments: 6 November 2013   Marshalled list of Amendments: 7 November 2013   Groupings of Amendments
Stage 3 – Plenary consideration of amendments	Stage 3 consideration and disposal of amendments took place in Plenary on 10 December 2013.   Notice of Amendments: 28 November 2013   Notice of Amendments: 29 November 2013 Notice of Amendments: 3 December 2013   Marshalled list of Amendments: 4 December 2013   Groupings of Amendments: 6 December 2013
Stage 4 – Passing of the Bill in Plenary	The Bill was agreed by the Assembly in accordance with SO 12.36 on 10 December 2013. Bill as passed Control of Horses (Wales) Bill, as passed (Crown XML)
Royal Assent	Royal Assent was given on 27 January 2014.

 

Contact information

 

Clerk: Alun Davidson

 

Phone: 029 2089 8639

 

Postal address:

National Assembly for Wales

Cardiff Bay

CF99 1NA

 

Email: ES.comm@wales.gov.uk

The Item started at 17.26

 

In accordance with Standing Order 26.36, amendments will be disposed of in the order which the sections and schedules to which they relate, arise in the Bill.

 

The amendments have been grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings will be debated as follows:

 

1. Microchipping

1,2,3

 

2. Disposal of impounded horses

4

 

3. Costs incurred by third parties

9,10

 

4. Appointed person for disputes

6, 7

 

5. Guidance

5, 8

 

Voting was taken in the order set out in the Marshalled List of Amendments.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

Amendment 4 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 9:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

As amendment 9 was not agreed, amendment 10 fell.

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	44	56

Amendment 6 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 7:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	44	56

Amendment 7 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 8:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

All sections and schedules of the Bill were deemed agreed, concluding Stage 3 proceedings.