Bill documents — Reading Borough Council Bill 2007-08 to 2010-12
Bills (with Explanatory Memorandum)
Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to include amendments made during its passage through Parliament. The explanatory memorandum, which appears before the text of the bill, explains the bill’s purpose in detail and includes a statement as to the Bill’s compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights.
| House | Bill | Date |
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Bill as amended in Committee | PDF version, 477KB | 12.04.2012 |
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Bill as brought from the Commons | PDF version | 28.01.2010 |
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Bill as amended in Committee | 22.10.2009 |
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Bill as introduced into the House of Commons | PDF version, 168KB | 24.11.2007 |
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Text of Bill as deposited in Parliament in Nov 2007 - html version | PDF version, 168KB | 23.11.2007 |
Government reports
The Government is required to make a report on the promoters’ statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights as soon as the bill has received a first reading. If the Government wishes to make its views about the provisions of a bill known it does so by making one or more further reports which are considered by a Committee on the Bill in the House to which the report is made.
Petitions against the Bill
It is open to any individual, group of individuals or organisation ‘directly and specially affected’ by the provisions of a private bill to voice their objections in a petition against that bill.
| House | Petition against the Bill | Date |
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Petition No.1: House of Lords (PDF, 425KB)
Petitioner: Andrew Douglas Carter. Agent: Robert Campbell-Lloyd. |
08.02.2010 |
Amendments put to the Committee for consideration
by the Promoters or by Counsel to the Chairman of Committees
| House | Proposed Amendments for HL Opposed Bill Committee | Date |
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Further amendments proposed by the Promoters to the Opposed Bill Committee (PDF, 88KB) | 08.11.2011 |
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Amendments proposed by the Promoters to the Opposed Bill Committee (PDF) | 02.11.2011 |
Committee reports
The Committees which consider this Bill may produce special reports on their conclusions. These Committees may also amend or reject the Bill they are considering without producing a report.
| House | Committee report | Date |
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Special Report from the Opposed Bill Committee on the Canterbury CC, Leeds CC, Nottingham CC and Reading BC Bills | PDF version, 408KB | 20.12.2011 |
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