Amend the Local Government Act 1999 as follows.

In section 1 (best value authorities) omit subsections (1)(k), (6) and (7).

In section 2 (power to extend or disapply: Secretary of State) omit subsection (5A).

In section 3A (involvement of local representatives) omit subsection (3)(b).

In section 10 (inspections) omit subsection (5)(a).

In section 10A (inspections: Auditor General for Wales) omit subsections (1)(a) and (4)(a).

In section 13A (reports of inspections under section 10A) omit subsection (5).

In section 15 (Secretary of State's powers) omit subsection (2)(aa).

In section 16 (power of Secretary of State to modify enactments and confer new powers) omit subsection (6)(b).

In section 19(5) (contracts: exclusion of non-commercial considerations), insert the following after paragraph (a)—

In section 23(4)(za) (accounts) omit the words “Welsh best value authorities or”.

In section 25(2) (coordination of inspections etc) omit paragraph (d).

In section 28(2) (orders and regulations) omit “6, 7”.