Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

Amendment 143A 143A: After Clause 24, insert the following new Clause— ““Statutory notices framework (1) The Secretary of State must make regulations setting out a number of procedures that may be used by local authorities and authorities to which section 23 applies (other than the Secretary of State) for the publication of statutory notices. (2) In devising or revising those procedures, the Secretary of State must take account of— (a) how public involvement in the decisions or activities of the authorities to which the notices may relate can most effectively be promoted; (b) the desirability of minimising burdens on persons required to publish statutory notices; (c) the requirement for notices to be accessible to disabled people; (d) the desirability of enabling third parties to reuse information contained in statutory notices. (3) Regulations under subsection (1) are to be made by statutory instrument. (4) The Secretary of State may not make a statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament. (5) ““Statutory notice”” means a notice— (a) whose publication is required by any enactment, and (b) which is intended to further public involvement in relation to local authorities and authorities to which section 23 applies (other than the Secretary of State).””