Meetings

Amending Standing Orders: Private Bills

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 12/06/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

Private Bills and Miscellaneous Amendments: Draft Report

Supporting documents:

  • Restricted enclosure 2

Minutes:

The Business Committee considered and approved a draft Report on changes to Standing Orders in relation to Private Bills and Miscellaneous Amendments. Business Managers agree to table a motion to amend the Standing Orders for the Assembly’s consideration on Wednesday 20 June 2012.


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

Consequential Changes to Standing Orders (SO15.1)

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed in principle to the consequential changes to Standing Order 15.1. 


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

Amendments to Private Bills (SO26A.95 - 26A.104)

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed in principle to the proposed Standing Orders 26A.95 – 26A.104.


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

Final Stage and Reconsideration of Private Bills Passed (SO26A.84 - 26A.94)

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed in principle to the proposed Standing Orders 26A.84 – 26A.94.


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

Detailed Assembly Consideration (SO26A.71 - 26A.83)

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed in principle to the proposed Standing Orders 26A.45 – 26A.70.


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

Detailed Committee Consideration (SO26A.45 - 26A.70)

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed in principle to the proposed Standing Orders 26A.45 – 26A.70.


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

Initial Consideration (SO 26A.37 - 26A.44)

Minutes:

Business Managers sought clarification on how the issues that would be considered at Initial Consideration differed from those that the Presiding Officer would take into account in giving permission for the Bill to be laid.

 

Business Managers agreed in principle to the proposed Standing Orders 26A.37 – 26A.44.


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

Private Bill Committees (SO 26A.25 - 26A.36)

Minutes:

Business Managers noted that proposed Standing Order 26.31 sets a requirement that members of a Private Bill Committee undergo training.

 

Business Managers agreed in principle to the proposed Standing Orders 26A.25 – 26A.36.


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

Notification of Royal Assent to Private Acts of the Assembly and Fall, Rejection or Withdrawal of Private Bills (SO26A.120 - 26A.123)

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed in principle to the proposed Standing Orders 26A.113 – 26A.119.


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

Financial Resolutions (SO26A.113 - 26A.119)

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed in principle to the proposed Standing Orders 26A.113 – 26A.119.


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

Change of Promoter and Her Majesty's and Duke of Cornwall's Consent (SO26A.105 - 26A.112)

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed in principle to the proposed Standing Orders 26A.105 – 26A.112.


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Amending Standing Orders: Private Bills

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed to consider a revised draft of the proposed Standing Orders at a future Business Committee meeting, after which the Secretariat would prepare a report to be laid before the Assembly.


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

Objection Period (SO 26A.15 - 26A.24)

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed in principle to the proposed Standing Orders 26A.15 – 26A.24.


Meeting: 14/05/2012 - Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

Introduction of Private Bills (SO 26A.1 - 26A.14)

Minutes:

Business Managers considered the alternative approaches to proposed Standing Order 26A.6 outlined by officials.

 

Business Managers noted that determining fees would be a matter for the Assembly Commission.

 

Business Managers also noted how proposed Standing Order 26A.13 set broad requirements in terms of publishing and publicising the notice.

 

Business Managers agreed in principle to proposed Standing Orders 26A.1 - 26A.14.