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Protection of Freedoms Bill


 
 

 

Protection of Freedoms Bill

amendments

to be moved on

Consideration of

Commons reason and amendments

Before Clause 107

BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON

[As amendments to Amendment 51C]

Line 2, leave out from “B” to end of line 3 and insert “alarm or distress which has

 

a substantial adverse effect on B’s usual day-to-day activities, or B’s mental or

 

physical health.”

Line 3, at end insert “or

 

(iii) causes B to fear for B’s personal safety or the safety of

 

another”

 

BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON

 

As an amendment to the motion that the House do agree with the Commons in their

 

Amendments 51A, 51B, 51C, 51D and 51E, at end to insert—

 

“but do propose the following amendment in lieu of Amendment 51E—

 

“(2A) For the purposes of this section A ought to know that A’s course of conduct

 

will cause B alarm or distress which has a substantial adverse effect on B’s

 

usual day-to-day activities or B’s mental or physical health, if a reasonable

 

person in possession of the same information would think the course of

 

conduct would cause B such alarm or distress unless, in the particular

 

circumstances, A can demonstrate that the pursuit of A’s course of conduct

 

was reasonable.””

 
 

HL Bill 134(d) 55/1 

  
  
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
 



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