Amendments proposed to the Terrorism Bill, As Amended - continued House of Commons

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Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     48,     line     9     [Clause     100],     leave out '(with appropriate modifications)'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     48,     line     10     [Clause     100],     leave out 'the first issue of a' and insert 'an original'.


   

Mr Kevin McNamara

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Page     50,     line     2,     leave out Clause 106.

   

Mr Andrew MacKay
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr John M. Taylor

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Page     50,     line     3     [Clause     106],     leave out from 'if' to end of line 7 and insert '—

      (a) at that time—

          (i) it is specified under section 3(8) of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, and

          (ii) it is, or forms part of an organisation which is proscribed for the purposes of this Act; or

      (b) at that time it has failed to satisfy any of the four factors set out in section 3(9)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998.'.

   

Mr Andrew MacKay
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr John M. Taylor

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Page     50,     line     3     [Clause     106],     leave out from first 'time' to end of line 7 and insert '—.

      (a) at that time—

          (i) it is specified under section 3(8) of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, and

          (ii) it is, or forms part of, an organisation which is proscribed for the purposes of this Act; or

      (b) at that time it has not implemented the decommissioning section of the agreement reached at multi-party talks on Northern Ireland set out in Command Paper 3883 as verified by the Commission referred to in section 7 of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997.'.

   

Mr Kevin McNamara

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Page     50,     line     8,     leave out Clause 107.

   

Mr Kevin McNamara

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Page     50,     line     23,     leave out Clause 108.


   

Mr Kevin McNamara

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Page     51,     line     4,     leave out Clause 109.

   

Mr Kevin McNamara

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Page     51,     line     38,     leave out Clause 111.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     52,     line     15     [Clause     111],     leave out subsection (5) and insert—

    '(5) The following provisions shall be treated for the purposes of this section as forming part of this Part of this Act—

      (a) paragraphs 35 and 36 of Schedule 4, and

      (b) paragraphs 18A to 18C of Schedule 5.'.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     53,     line     16     [Clause     113],     at end insert—

    '( ) Where anything is seized by a constable under a power conferred by virtue of this Act, it may (unless the contrary intention appears) be retained for so long as is necessary in all the circumstances.'.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     54,     line     17     [Clause     118],     after 'given', insert 'or order made'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     54,     line     21     [Clause     118],     after 'given', insert 'or made'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     54,     line     24     [Clause     118],     after 'given', insert 'or order made'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     54,     line     27     [Clause     118],     at end insert—

    '( ) In subsections (1) and (2) a reference to an order does not include a reference to an order made by statutory instrument.'.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     56,     line     20     [Clause     121],     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     56,     line     21     [Clause     121],     at end insert ', and

      ( ) may make different provision for different purposes.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56     [Clause     121],     leave out line 25.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56     [Clause     121],     leave out line 27.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56     [Clause     121],     leave out line 28.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56     [Clause     121],     leave out line 29.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56,     line     30     [Clause     121],     leave out 'or (3)'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56     [Clause     121],     leave out line 31.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     56,     line     35     [Clause     121],     after '9', insert '(1)(b)'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56     [Clause     121],     leave out line 36.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56,     line     40     [Clause     121],     at end insert '( ) section 4(3)'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56,     line     42     [Clause     121],     at end insert '( ) section 71'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56,     line     42     [Clause     121],     at end insert '( ) section 79(9)'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56,     line     42     [Clause     121],     at end insert '( ) section 78(5)'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56,     line     43     [Clause     121],     at end insert '( ) section 96(3)'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     56,     line     43     [Clause     121],     at end insert '( ) section 99(1)(b)'.


   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     57,     line     1     [Clause     121],     at end insert—

      '( ) paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 1;'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     57,     line     1     [Clause     121],     at end insert—

      '( ) paragraph 6(2) or 7(3) of Schedule [Financial information];'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     57,     line     2     [Clause     121],     at end insert—

      '( ) paragraph 9(1A) of Schedule 7;

      ( ) paragraph 9A(4) of Schedule 7;'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr John M. Taylor

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*Page     57,     line     2     [Clause     121],     at end insert

    '( ) paragraph 16 of Schedule 7'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     57,     line     25     [Clause     121],     leave out 'or'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     57,     line     26     [Clause     121],     at end insert—

      '( ) by virtue of paragraph 35 of Schedule 4, or

      ( ) under or by virtue of any of paragraphs 18A to 18C of Schedule 5.'


NEW SCHEDULES

   

Mr Secretary Straw

NS1

To move the following Schedule:—

'Financial information

Orders

    1.—(1) Where an order has been made under this paragraph in relation to a terrorist investigation, a constable named in the order may require a financial institution to provide customer information for the purposes of the investigation.

    (2) The information shall be provided—

      (a) in such manner and within such time as the constable may specify, and

      (b) notwithstanding any restriction on the disclosure of information imposed by statute or otherwise.

    (3) An institution which fails to comply with a requirement under this paragraph shall be guilty of an offence.

    (4) It is a defence for an institution charged with an offence under sub-paragraph (3) to prove—

      (a) that the information required was not in the institution's possession, or

      (b) that it was not reasonably practicable for the institution to comply with the requirement.

    (5) An institution guilty of an offence under this sub-paragraph (3) shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Procedure

    2. An order under paragraph 1 may be made only on the application of—

      (a) in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, a police officer of at least the rank of superintendent, or

      (b) in Scotland, the procurator fiscal.

    3. An order under paragraph 1 may be made only by—

      (a) in England and Wales, a Circuit judge,

      (b) in Scotland, the sheriff, or

      (c) in Northern Ireland, a county court judge.

    4.—(1) Crown Court rules may make provision about the procedure for an application under paragraph 1.

    (2) The High Court of Justiciary may, by Act of Adjournal, make provision about the procedure for an application under paragraph 1.

Criteria for making order

    5. An order under paragraph 1 may be made only if the person making it is satisfied that—

      (a) the order is sought for the purposes of a terrorist investigation,

      (b) the tracing of terrorist property is desirable for the purposes of the investigation, and

      (c) the order will enhance the effectiveness of the investigation.

Financial institution

    6.—(1) In this Schedule "financial institution" means—

      (a) a person who carries on a business of taking deposits for which he is authorised under the Banking Act 1987,

      (b) a building society (within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1986),

      (c) a credit union (within the meaning of the Credit Unions Act 1979 or the Credit Unions (Northern Ireland) Order 1985),

      (d) a person carrying on investment business within the meaning of the Financial Services Act 1986,

      (e) the National Savings Bank,

      (f) a person who carries out an activity for the purposes of raising money authorised to be raised under the National Loans Act 1968 under the auspices of the Director of National Savings,

      (g) a European institution person carrying on a home regulated activity (within the meaning of the Second Council Directive on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions),

      (h) a person carrying out an activity specified in any of points 1 to 12 and 14 of the Annex to that Directive, and

      (i) a person who carries on an insurance business in accordance with an authorisation pursuant to Article 6 or 27 of the First Council Directive on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of direct life assurance.

    (2) The Secretary of State may by order provide for a class of person—

      (a) to be a financial institution for the purposes of this Schedule, or

      (b) to cease to be a financial institution for the purposes of this Schedule.

    (3) An institution which ceases to be a financial institution for the purposes of this Schedule (whether by virtue of sub-paragraph (2)(b) or otherwise) shall continue to be treated as a financial institution for the purposes of any requirement under paragraph 1 to provide customer information which relates to a time when the institution was a financial institution.

Customer information

    7.—(1) In this Schedule "customer information" means (subject to sub-paragraph (3))—

      (a) information whether a business relationship exists or existed between a financial institution and a particular person ("a customer"),

      (b) a customer's account number,

      (c) a customer's full name,

      (d) a customer's date of birth,

      (e) a customer's address or former address,

      (f) the date on which a business relationship between a financial institution and a customer begins or ends,

      (g) any evidence of a customer's identity obtained by a financial institution in pursuance of or for the purposes of any legislation relating to money laundering, and

      (h) the identity of a person sharing an account with a customer.

    (2) For the purposes of this Schedule there is a business relationship between a financial institution and a person if (and only if)—

      (a) there is an arrangement between them designed to facilitate the carrying out of frequent or regular transactions between them, and

      (b) the total amount of payments to be made in the course of the arrangement is neither known nor capable of being ascertained when the arrangement is made.

    (3) The Secretary of State may by order provide for a class of information—

      (a) to be customer information for the purposes of this Schedule, or

      (b) to cease to be customer information for the purposes of this Schedule.

Offence by body corporate, &c.

    8.—(1) This paragraph applies where an offence under paragraph 1(3) is committed by an institution and it is proved that the offence—

      (a) was committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the institution, or

      (b) was attributable to neglect on the part of an officer of the institution.

    (2) The officer, as well as the institution, shall be guilty of the offence.

    (3) Where an individual is convicted of an offence under paragraph 1(3) by virtue of this paragraph, he shall be liable on summary conviction to—

      (a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,

      (b) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or

      (c) both.

    (4) In the case of an institution which is a body corporate, in this paragraph "officer" includes—

      (a) a director, manager or secretary,

      (b) a person purporting to act as a director, manager or secretary, and

      (c) if the affairs of the body are managed by its members, a member.

    (5) In the case of an institution which is a partnership, in this paragraph "officer" means a partner.

    (6) In the case of an institution which is an unincorporated association (other than a partnership), in this paragraph "officer" means a person concerned in the management or control of the association.

Self-incrimination

    9.—(1) Customer information provided by a financial institution under this Schedule shall not be admissible in evidence in criminal proceedings against the institution or any of its officers or employees.

    (2) Sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to proceedings for an offence under paragraph 1(3) (including proceedings brought by virtue of paragraph 8)).'.

 
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