Amendments proposed to the Immigration and Asylum Bill - continued House of Commons

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Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

427

Clause     110,     page     66,     line     33,     after 'headgear', insert 'unless the headgear has cultural or religious significance'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

428

Clause     110,     page     66,     line     33,     leave out from 'headgear' to end of line 34.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

429

Clause     110,     page     67,     line     2,     at end insert—

    '(9) Subsection (3)(b) above shall not apply where the person arrested is not able to fully comprehend the reason for any such search, whether by reason of language, mental or other disability or age and in such circumstances any such search should only be carried out at a police station and in the presence of an interpreter.'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

430

Clause     110,     page     67,     line     36,     after 'privilege', insert 'or items of excluded or special procedure material'.


   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

433

Clause     111,     page     68,     line     11,     at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (2A) below'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

431

Clause     111,     page     68,     leave out lines 14 to 18.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

434

Clause     111,     page     68,     line     21,     at end insert—

    '(2A) Where a person is in police detention at a place other than a police station an immigration officer may only search him—

      (a) to see whether he has with him anything which the officer has reasonable grounds for believing is evidence relating to the offence in question;

      (b) investigation of the offence in question will be hampered if a search is delayed until the person arrives at a police station'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

435

Clause     111,     page     68,     line     39,     at end insert 'and where it appears necessary to do so the officer must take reasonable steps to explain the reason for the seizure in a language or manner which the person understands'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

436

Clause     111,     page     69,     leave out lines 39 to 44.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

803

*Clause     111,     page     70,     line     15,     at end insert 'seized under sub-paragraph (2)(a)'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

437

Clause     111,     page     70,     line     24,     at end insert 'and where it appears necessary to do so the officer must take reasonably steps to explain the reason for the seizure in a language or manner which the person understands'.


   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

438

Clause     114,     page     73,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '(3A) If there are reasonable grounds for believing that the occupier of the premises may not be able to fully comprehend the purpose of the warrant the immigration officer must take reasonable steps to ensure that he is accompanied by a suitable interpreter unless obtaining the presence of such an interpreter would cause delay so as to frustrate the purpose of the search'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

515

Clause     114,     page     74,     line     17,     leave out from first 'the' to end of line 18 and insert 'justices' chief executive appointed by the magstrates' court committee whose area includes the petty sessions area for which the justice acts'.


   

Mr Mike O'Brien

804

*Clause     116,     page     75,     line     4,     leave out from 'If' to 'pending' in line 6 and insert 'there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person is someone in respect of whom directions may be given under any of paragraphs 8 to 10 or 12 to 14, that person may be detained under the authority of an immigration officer'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

439

Clause     116,     page     75,     line     8,     at end insert 'but he may not detain that person for more than one week unless he obtains the authority of a senior officer to do so and he may not detain that person for more than one month unless he obtains the authority of a justice of the peace to do so'.


   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

440

Clause     122,     page     78,     line     14,     leave out 'or the contract monitor'.


   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

441

Clause     123,     page     78,     line     42,     at end insert—

      '(d) to ensure that information on conditions of detention and procedures for making complaints are available to detainees and that reasonable steps are taken to make such information available to detainees in a language they can understand'.


   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

442

Clause     124,     page     79,     line     14,     at end add—

    '(4) For detainees to receive visits for the purpose of giving legal advice by any voluntary organisation in receipt of a grant under section 37.'.


   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

446

Schedule     9,     page     104,     line     18,     leave out from 'level' to the end of the line and insert '5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

447

Schedule     9,     page     104,     line     29,     after 'headgear', insert 'unless the headgear has cultural or religious significance'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

448

Schedule     9,     page     104,     line     38,     at end insert—

    '(5) The details of any exercise of powers under this paragraph must be noted in a register kept for this purpose which must be open for inspection'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

449

Schedule     9,     page     104,     line     41,     leave out from 'facility' to end of line 42.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

450

Schedule     9,     page     105,     leave out lines 3 and 4 and insert 'acting in the course of his duties'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

443

Schedule     9,     page     105,     leave out lines 16 to 18 and insert 'acting in the coursse of his duties'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

444

Schedule     9,     page     105,     line     20,     leave out '3' and insert '4'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

445

Schedule     9,     page     105,     line     22,     leave out 'paragraphs 2 and 3' and insert 'this Schedule'.


   

Mr Mike O'Brien

494

Clause     134,     page     84,     line     9,     leave out 'Secretary of State' insert 'person making it'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

805

*Clause     134,     page     84,     line     9,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

806

*Clause     134,     page     84,     line     10,     at end insert '; and

      (c) make different provision for different areas.'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

55

Clause     134,     page     84,     leave out line 12 and insert—

      '( ) section 11,

      ( ) section 12,'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

807

*Clause     134,     page     84,     line     14,     after '75(5);' insert—

      '( ) section 76(3);'.


   

Mr Mike O'Brien

56

Clause     135,     page     84,     line     27,     at end insert—

    '"country" includes any territory;'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

603

Clause     135,     page     84,     line     27,     at end insert—

      ' "claim for asylum" (except in Parts V and VI) means a claim that it would be contrary to the United Kingdom's obligations under the Refugee Convention for the claimant to be removed from, or required to leave, the United Kingdom;'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

604

Clause     135,     page     84,     line     27,     at end insert—

      ' "the Human Rights Convention" means the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4th November 1950 as it has effect for the time being in relation to the United Kingdom;'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

57

Clause     135,     page     84,     line     34,     leave out from beginning to end of line 35.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

808

*Clause     135,     page     84,     line     37,     at end insert ' "voluntary organisations" means bodies (other than public or local authorities) whose activities are not carried on for profit.'.

 
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