Government of Wales Bill

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 5, in page 50, line 17 [Clause 92], at end insert '; and the Assembly may by resolution request that the Parliament of the United Kingdom legislate on any matter specified in Part 1 of Schedule 5.'. No. 59, in page 51 [Clause 94], leave out lines 29 to 31. No. 60, in line 38, leave out subsections (7) and (8) and insert— '(7) The Secretary of State must, before the end of the period of 30 days beginning immediately after the day on which notice of the Assembly's resolution is received, submit the draft to the Clerk. (8) It is for the Clerk to submit draft Orders in Council for approval by Her Majesty in Council.'. No. 61, in page 52, line 7 [Clause 95], leave out '60' and insert '30'. No. 7, in page 89 [Clause 160], leave out line 23. New clause 1—Referendum about commencement of Assembly Measure provisions— '(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council cause a referendum to be held throughout Wales about whether the Assembly Measure provisions should come into force. (2) If the majority of voters in a referendum held by virtue of subsection (1) vote in favour of the Assembly Measure provisions coming into force, the Assembly Measure provisions are to come into force in accordance with section 92. (3) But if they do not, that does not prevent the making of a subsequent Order in Council under subsection (1). (4) No recommendation is to be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order in Council under subsection (1) unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the Order in Council has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament and the Assembly. (5) But subsection (4) is not satisfied unless the resolution of the Assembly is passed on a vote in which the number of Assembly members voting in favour of it is not less than two-thirds of the total number of Assembly seats. (6) A draft of a statutory instrument containing an Order in Council under subsection (1) may not be laid before either House of Parliament, or the Assembly, until the Secretary of State has undertaken such consultation as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. (7) For further provision about referendums held by virtue of subsection (1) see Schedule 6. (8) In this Act, "the Assembly Measure provisions" means sections 92 to 101.'. New clause 3—Scrutiny of proposed Orders in Council by Joint Scrutiny Committee— '(1) There shall be a Joint Scrutiny Committee (in this section, "the Committee") that shall scrutinise every Order in Council made pursuant to section 94 of this Act and report on its expediency to the House of Commons and to the National Assembly for Wales. (2) The Committee shall consist of ten Members of the House of Commons and ten Members of the National Assembly of Wales. (3) The Committee may choose its own Chairman and determine its own procedure.'.