Amendments proposed to the Armed Forces Discipline Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Peter Viggers

95

Clause     16,     page     37,     line     18,     leave out 'two' and insert 'five'.

   

Mr Peter Viggers

96

Clause     16,     page     37,     leave out lines 33 to 35.

   

Mr Peter Viggers

97

Clause     16,     page     37,     leave out line 36.

   

Mr Peter Viggers

98

Clause     16,     page     37,     line     41,     leave out from 'rules' to end of line 43.

   

Mr Robert Key
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

47

Clause     16,     page     38,     line     10,     after 'is', insert 'a warrant officer or'.

   

Mr Peter Viggers

99

Clause     16,     page     38,     line     13,     leave out 'three' and insert 'five'.

   

Mr Peter Viggers

100

Clause     16,     page     38,     line     14,     leave out 'three' and insert 'five'.

   

Mr Peter Viggers

101

Clause     16,     page     38,     leave out lines 28 to 30.

   

Mr Peter Viggers

102

Clause     16,     page     38,     leave out line 31.

   

Mr Peter Viggers

103

Clause     16,     page     38,     line     36,     leave out from 'rules' to end of line 39.

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Mr Robert Key
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

49

Clause     18,     page     39,     line     39,     at end insert 'solely on grounds of misconduct of the Commanding Officer in the hearing of the facts or where the Commanding Officer has made an error of law'.

   

Mr Robert Key
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

48

Clause     18,     page     40,     line     10,     at end insert 'solely on grounds of misconduct of the Commanding Officer in the hearing of the facts or where the Commanding Officer has made an error of law.'.

   

Mr Robert Key
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

50

Clause     18,     page     40,     line     12,     leave out 'fourteen' and insert 'seven'.

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Mr Peter Viggers

104

Clause     20,     page     41,     line     40,     leave out from 'award' to end of line 42.

   

Mr Peter Viggers

105

Clause     20,     page     42,     line     4,     leave out from 'award' to end of line 6.

   

Mr Peter Viggers

106

Clause     20,     page     42,     line     42,     leave out from 'award' to end of line 44.

   

Mr Peter Viggers

107

Clause     20,     page     43,     line     4,     leave out from 'award' to end of line 6.

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Mr Robert Key
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

51

Clause     28,     page     47,     line     10,     at end insert 'and after the enactment of a Bill to provide for the establishment of a tri-service discipline as currently provided for under the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957'.

   

Dr Lewis Moonie

52

Clause     28,     page     47,     line     16,     leave out subsection (4).

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NEW CLAUSES

Legal aid

   

Mr Robert Key
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) After section 75K of the Army Act 1955 there is inserted—

"75L Legal aid for advice, assistance and representation, shall be available for anyone in military custody or being interviewed by Services Police outside England and Wales as it is for anyone in England and Wales and section 47(6) of the Legal Aid Act 1988 shall be construed accordingly".

    (2) After section 75K of the Air Force Act 1955 there is inserted—

"75L Legal aid for advice, assistance and representation, shall be available for anyone in air force custody or being interviewed by Services Police outside England and Wales as it is for anyone in England and Wales and section 47(6) of the Legal Aid Act 1988 shall be construed accordingly".

    (3) After section 47L of the 1957 Act there is inserted—

"47M Legal aid for advice, assistance and representation, shall be available for anyone in Naval custody or being interviewed by Services Police outside England and Wales as it is for anyone in England and Wales and section 47(6) of the Legal Aid Act 1988 shall be construed accordingly".'.

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Custodial officers

   

Mr Crispin Blunt

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) After section 75M of the Army Act 1955 there is inserted—

"Custodial officers.

75N.—(1) Custodial officers shall be appointed for the purposes of the Act by the General Officer Commanding.     (2) Custodial officers shall be commissioned officers who have been trained in dealing with accused persons kept in military custody or subject to court-martial proceedings."

    (2) After section 75M of the Air Force Act 1955 there is inserted—

"Custodial officers.

75N.—(1) Custodial officers shall be appointed for the purposes of this Act by the Air Officer Commanding.     (2) Custodial officers shall be commissioned officers who have been trained in dealing with accused persons kept in air-force custody or subject to court-martial proceedings."

    (3) After section 75N of the 1957 Act there is inserted—

"Custodial officers.

75O.—(1) Custodial officers shall be appointed for the purposes of this Act by the Admiral Commanding.     (2) Custodial officers shall be commissioned officers who have been trained in dealing with accused persons kept in naval custody or subject to court-martial proceedings.".'.

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Prepared 7 Mar 2000