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3A Grant and supervision of exemptions from political restriction: England
(1) The head of paid service of a local authority in England ...—
(a) must consider any application for exemption from political restriction which is made to the head of paid service, in respect of any post under the ... authority, by the holder for the time being of that post; and
(b) may, on the application of any person or otherwise, give directions to the ... authority requiring it to include a post in the list maintained by the authority under section 2(2).
(2) An application may not be made under subsection (1)(a) unless—
(a) the ... authority have specified or are proposing to specify the post in the list maintained by them under section 2(2);...
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
...
(3) If, on an application under subsection (1)(a) in respect of any post, the head of paid service is satisfied that the duties of the post do not fall within section 2(3), the head of paid service must direct—
(a) that, for so long as the direction has effect in accordance with its terms, the post is not to be regarded as a politically restricted post; and
(b) that accordingly the post is not to be specified in the list maintained by the ... authority under section 2(2) or (as the case may be) is to be removed from that list.
(4) A local authority's head of paid service may not give a direction under subsection (1)(b) in respect of any post unless the head of paid service is satisfied that—
(a) the duties of the post fall within section 2(3); and
(b) the post is neither—
(i) in any list maintained by the ... authority in accordance with section 2(2) above or section 100G(2) of the Local Government Act 1972; nor
(ii) of a description specified in any regulations under section 2(2) above.
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(6) Every local authority in England ... must—
(a) give its head of paid service all such information as the head of paid service may reasonably require for the purpose of carrying out ... functions under this section;
(b) comply with any direction under this section with respect to the list maintained by the authority; and
(c) on being given a direction under subsection (1)(b), notify the terms of the direction to the person who holds the post to which the direction relates.
(7) In carrying out ... functions under this section a local authority's head of paid service must give priority, according to the time available before the election, to any application under subsection (1)(a) from a person who certifies that the application is made for the purpose of enabling him to be a candidate in a forthcoming election.
(7A) In carrying out functions under this section a local authority's head of paid service must consult the monitoring officer of that authority (unless they are the same person).
(7B) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the application of this section to a local authority that is not required to designate one of its officers as the head of its paid service.
(7C) Regulations under subsection (7B) may apply any provisions of this section (with or without modifications) to an authority to which they apply.
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Your change, as a redline
3A Grant and supervision of exemptions from political restriction: England
(1) The head of paid service of a local authority in England ...—
(a) must consider any application for exemption from political restriction which is made to the head of paid service, in respect of any post under the ... authority, by the holder for the time being of that post; and
(b) may, on the application of any person or otherwise, give directions to the ... authority requiring it to include a post in the list maintained by the authority under section 2(2).
(2) An application may not be made under subsection (1)(a) unless—
(a) the ... authority have specified or are proposing to specify the post in the list maintained by them under section 2(2);...
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
...
(3) If, on an application under subsection (1)(a) in respect of any post, the head of paid service is satisfied that the duties of the post do not fall within section 2(3), the head of paid service must direct—
(a) that, for so long as the direction has effect in accordance with its terms, the post is not to be regarded as a politically restricted post; and
(b) that accordingly the post is not to be specified in the list maintained by the ... authority under section 2(2) or (as the case may be) is to be removed from that list.
(4) A local authority's head of paid service may not give a direction under subsection (1)(b) in respect of any post unless the head of paid service is satisfied that—
(a) the duties of the post fall within section 2(3); and
(b) the post is neither—
(i) in any list maintained by the ... authority in accordance with section 2(2) above or section 100G(2) of the Local Government Act 1972; nor
(ii) of a description specified in any regulations under section 2(2) above.
(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6) Every local authority in England ... must—
(a) give its head of paid service all such information as the head of paid service may reasonably require for the purpose of carrying out ... functions under this section;
(b) comply with any direction under this section with respect to the list maintained by the authority; and
(c) on being given a direction under subsection (1)(b), notify the terms of the direction to the person who holds the post to which the direction relates.
(7) In carrying out ... functions under this section a local authority's head of paid service must give priority, according to the time available before the election, to any application under subsection (1)(a) from a person who certifies that the application is made for the purpose of enabling him to be a candidate in a forthcoming election.
(7A) In carrying out functions under this section a local authority's head of paid service must consult the monitoring officer of that authority (unless they are the same person).
(7B) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the application of this section to a local authority that is not required to designate one of its officers as the head of its paid service.
(7C) Regulations under subsection (7B) may apply any provisions of this section (with or without modifications) to an authority to which they apply.
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