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House of Commons

Tuesday 9 September 2014

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Social Action, Responsibility and

Heroism Bill

[Third Sitting]

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

Withdrawn  1

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out “a” and insert “the relevant”

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

Negatived on division  2

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘( )
Nothing in this Act confers on any person immunity from civil liability, nor does

it change the relevant standard of care in negligence or breach of statutory duty”

Clause Agreed to.

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

Withdrawn  3

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out “must” and insert “may”

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

Withdrawn  4

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  8,  leave out “or any of its members”

Clause Agreed to.

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Social Action, Responsibility and, continued

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

Not called  5

Clause  3,  page  1,  line  10,  leave out “must” and insert “may”

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

Withdrawn  6

Clause  3,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out “generally”

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

Not called  7

Clause  3,  page  1,  line  13,  leave out “or other interests of others” and insert “of

employees or bystanders”

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

Not called  8

Clause  3,  page  1,  line  13,  at end insert “in relation to the circumstances leading up

to the alleged negligence”

Clause Agreed to on division.

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

Not called  9

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  15,  leave out “must” and insert “may”

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

Withdrawn  10

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  17,  leave out “and without regard to the person’s own safety

or other interests”

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

Not called  11

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  18,  leave out “or other interests”

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

Not called  12

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  18,  at end insert—

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Social Action, Responsibility and, continued

“( )
This section shall not apply to members of the emergency services.

( )
In this section—

(a)
“acting heroically” means the person undertook an act for which they

received a recognised bravery award or life-saving decoration;

(b)
“emergency” means circumstances in which life is threatened.”

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 5 Agreed to.

Bill to be reported.



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