Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

Page 132, line 2, leave out “there are no grounds on which it can be argued”

Page 132, line 4, at beginning insert “there are no grounds on which it can be argued”

Page 132, line 6, at beginning insert “there are no grounds on which it can be argued”

Page 133, line 21, after “other” insert “vehicle or”

Page 134, line 28, after “2003” insert “(“the 2003 Act”)”

Page 134, line 31, after “1978” insert “(“the 1978 Act”)”

Page 134, line 31, at end insert—

“(4) The references in sub-paragraph (1) to a sexual offence include—

(a) incitement to commit a sexual offence,

(b) an offence committed by a person under Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 (encouraging or assisting crime) in relation to which a sexual offence is the offence which the person intended or believed would be committed,

(c) conspiracy to commit a sexual offence, and

(d) an attempt to commit a sexual offence.

(5) In this paragraph references to a sexual offence include conduct which would be an offence under a provision of the 2003 Act or section 1 of the 1978 Act but for the fact that it took place before that provision or section came into force.

(6) Conduct falls within the definition of a sexual offence for the purposes of this paragraph whether or not there have been criminal proceedings in relation to the conduct and whatever the outcome of any such proceedings.”

Page 136, line 9, at end insert “or a previous discrimination enactment”

Page 136, line 14, at end insert—

“Definitions

( ) In this paragraph “previous discrimination enactment” means—

(a) the Equal Pay Act 1970;

(b) the Sex Discrimination Act 1975;

(c) the Race Relations Act 1976;

(d) the Disability Discrimination Act 1995;

(e) the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1660);

(f) the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1661);

(g) the Equality Act 2006;

(h) the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031);

(i) the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1263).

( ) The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to contravention of the Equality Act 2010 or a previous discrimination enactment includes—

(a) breach of a term modified by, or included by virtue of, a provision that is an equality clause or equality rule for the purposes of the Equal Pay Act 1970 or the Equality Act 2010, and

(b) breach of a provision that is a non-discrimination rule for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.”