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| | Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill
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| | | This document includes all amendments tabled to date and includes any |
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| | | That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the |
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| | | That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the |
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| | | Clause 1, page 2, line 4, leave out “commonly” and insert “normally” |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | This amendment would align the definition of “wild animal” with that used in the Welfare of Wild |
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| | | Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 and the Zoo Licensing Act 1981. |
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| | | Clause 1, page 2, line 4, at end insert— |
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| | | ““travelling circus” means a company or group of entertainers which (i) |
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| | | travels, whether regularly or irregularly, from place to place for the |
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| | | purpose of giving performances, displays or exhibitions, and (ii) as part |
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| | | of which animals may be kept or introduced (whether for the purpose of |
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| | | performance, exhibition, display or otherwise).” |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | This amendment would ensure the inclusion of circuses which tour venues other than a traditional |
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| | | circus tent, or which use animals for exhibition or display away from the circus site, or which do |
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| | | Clause 4, page 2, line 14, leave out “on 20 January 2020” and insert “on such day |
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| | as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint, and no |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | This amendment would enable the Act to be brought into force earlier than 20 January 2020. |
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| | | (1) | If a person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court by or before which |
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| | | that person is convicted may, instead of or in addition to dealing with that person |
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| | | subsections (2) to (4) for such period as it thinks fit. |
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| | | (2) | Disqualification under this subsection disqualifies a person— |
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| | | (a) | from owning wild animals, |
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| | | (b) | from keeping wild animals, |
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| | | (c) | from participating in the keeping of wild animals, and |
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| | | (d) | from being party to an arrangement under which that person is entitled to |
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| | | control or influence the way in which wild animals are kept. |
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| | | (3) | Disqualification under this subsection disqualifies a person from dealing in wild |
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| | | (4) | Disqualification under this subsection disqualifies a person— |
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| | | (a) | from transporting wild animals, and |
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| | | (b) | from arranging for the transport of wild animals. |
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| | | (5) | Disqualification under subsection (2), (3) or (4) may be imposed in relation to |
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| | | animals generally, or in relation to animals of one or more kinds.” |
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| | | This amendment would enable a court to disqualify an offender from keeping wild animals and |
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| | | | “Powers of seizure: animals |
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| | | (1) | Where an animal is seized under paragraph 7(k), an inspector or a constable |
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| | | (i) | on the premises where it was being kept when it was taken into |
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| | | (ii) | at such other place as he thinks fit.” |
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| | | This amendment would enable an animal which has been seized to be removed and cared for |
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| | | Schedule 1, page 4, line 34, after “vehicle,” insert “including caravans, trucks and |
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| | | This amendment would ensure an inspector’s power of entry includes caravans, trucks and |
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| | | Schedule 1, page 4, line 38, leave out “except” and insert “including” |
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| | | This amendment would allow animals, held by those who are suspected of committing an offence |
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| | | under the Act, to be seized. |
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| | | Order of the House [7 May 2019] |
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| | | That the following provisions shall apply to the Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill: |
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| | | 1. | The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. |
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| | | Proceedings in Public Bill Committee |
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| | | 2. | Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously |
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| | | concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 23 May 2019. |
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| | | 3. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | | Proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading |
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| | | 4. | Proceedings on Consideration and proceedings in legislative grand |
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| | | committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | | conclusion two hours after the commencement of proceedings on |
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| | | 5. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | | brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings |
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