Amendments proposed to the Terrorism Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     4,     line     34     [Clause     8],     leave out from 'Scotland' to end of line 8 on page 5 and insert '—

(a) for every reference to the Court of Appeal or the Crown Court substitute a reference to the High Court of Justiciary,

(b) in subsection (2)(b), at the end insert "and quash the conviction",

(c) in subsection (4)—

    (i) in paragraph (a), for "28 days" substitute "two weeks", and

    (ii) in paragraph (b), for "section 1 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968" substitute "section 106 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995",

(d) in subsection (5)—

    (i) for "by a magistrates' court" substitute "in summary proceedings", and

    (ii) in paragraph (b), at the end insert "and quash the conviction",

(e) in subsection (6), paragraph (c) is omitted,

(f) in subsection (7)—

    (i) in paragraph (a) for "21 days" substitute "two weeks", and

    (ii) for paragraph (b) substitute—

"(b) shall be by note of appeal, which shall state the ground of appeal,
(c) shall not require leave under any provision of Part X of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, and
(d) shall be in accordance with such procedure as the High Court of Justiciary may, by Act of Adjournal, determine.".'

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Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     5,     line     14     [Clause     8],     after 'court,', insert—

'( ) the reference in subsection (6) to section 111 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 shall be taken as a reference to Article 146 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981,'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     5,     line     29     [Clause     9],     leave out '(but not paragraph 5(1)(a) or (3)(e))'.

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Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett
Mr Lembit Öpik

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Page     6,     line     8,     leave out Clause 11.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett
Mr Lembit Öpik

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Page     6,     line     8     [Clause     11],     leave out from 'if' to end of line 9 and insert 'he has at any time taken part in the activities of a proscribed organisation while it was proscribed.'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett
Mr Lembit Öpik

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Page     6,     line     41     [Clause     12],     leave out from 'organisation' to end of line 43.

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Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett
Mr Lembit Öpik

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Page     7,     line     3     [Clause     12],     leave out from 'activities' to end of line 5.

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Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett
Mr Lembit Öpik

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Page     9,     line     21,     [Clause     19],     at end insert—

    '(5A) subsection (2) does not require disclosure by a person who holds journalist material in confidence and which consists of—

(a) documents; or

(b) records other than documents.

    (5B) A person holds journalistic material in confidence for the purposes of subsection (5A) if he holds it subject to an undertaking, restriction or obligation; and it has been continuously held (by one or more persons) subject to such an undertaking, restriction or obligation since it was first acquired or created for the purposes of journalism.'.

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Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     14,     line     22     [Clause     29],     leave out 'by a magistrates' court'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     14,     line     25     [Clause     29],     after 'Court,' insert—

'() where the order is made by the sheriff in Scotland, to the Court of Session,'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     14,     line     32     [Clause     29],     after 'court' insert 'or the sheriff'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     14,     line     42     [Clause     29],     at end insert—

    '(5A) Subsection (5B) applies where a successful application for a forfeiture order relies (in whole or in part) on the fact that an organisation is proscribed, and—

(a) a deproscription appeal under section 5 is allowed in respect of the organisation,

(b) an order is made under section 3(3)(b) in respect of the organisation in accordance with an order of the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission under section 5(4) (and, if the order is made in reliance on section 121(4), a resolution is passed by each House of Parliament under section 121(4)(b)), and

(c) the forfeited cash was seized under section 25 on or after the date of the refusal to deproscribe against which the appeal under section 5 was brought.

    (5B) Where this subsection applies an appeal under subsection (1) may be brought at any time before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the date on which the order under section 3(3)(b) comes into force.'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     14,     line     43     [Clause     29],     leave out subsection (6).

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Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     15,     line     4     [Clause     30],     leave out 'or (6)'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     15,     line     5     [Clause     30],     leave out 'or (6)'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     15,     line     14     [Clause     31],     leave out paragraph (c).

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Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     18,     line     16     [Clause     39],     leave out '57' and insert '62'.

   

Mr Harry Cohen

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Page     18,     line     34     [Clause     40],     at end insert—

    '(3A) Where a person is detained under this section for more than 36 hours, a police officer shall state in writing the reasons for continuing to detain him.'

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     18,     line     37     [Clause     40],     after 'detained', insert 'in accordance with subsection (5) or (6) or'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     18,     line     38     [Clause     40],     leave out 'apply' and insert 'make an application'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     18,     line     38     [Clause     40],     leave out 'Part III of that Schedule' and insert 'paragraph 26 of Schedule 7'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     18,     line     41     [Clause     40],     leave out 'is being made or'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     18,     line     41     [Clause     40],     leave out from 'under' to second 'a' in line 42 and insert 'paragraph 26 or 32 of Schedule 7 in respect of'.

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Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     19,     line     1     [Clause     40],     leave out from 'Where' to 'in' and insert 'an application under paragraph 26 or 32 of Schedule 7 is granted'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     19,     line     3     [Clause     40],     at end insert—

    '( ) The refusal of an application in respect of a person's detention under paragraph 26 or 32 of Schedule 7 shall not prevent his continued detention in accordance with this section.'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     19,     line     3     [Clause     40],     at end insert—

    '() A person who has the powers of a constable in one Part of the United Kingdom may exercise the power under subsection (1) in any Part of the United Kingdom.'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     19,     line     23     [Clause     42],     at end insert—

    '( ) A constable may seize and retain anything which he discovers in the course of a search of a person under subsection (1) or (2) and which he reasonably suspects may constitute evidence that the person is a terrorist.'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     19,     line     23     [Clause     42],     at end insert—

    '( ) A person who has the powers of a constable in one Part of the United Kingdom may exercise a power under this section in any Part of the United Kingdom.'.

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Mr Secretary Straw

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Page     20,     line     18     [Clause     44],     after 'seize', insert 'and retain'.

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Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett
Mr Lembit Öpik

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Page     25     [Clause     56],     leave out lines 4 to 11.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett
Mr Lembit Öpik

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Page     25,     line     43,     leave out Clause 58.

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Mr Kevin McNamara
Mr Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr John McDonnell
Maria Fyfe

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Page     28,     line     35,     leave out Clause 64.

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Mr Kevin McNamara
Mr Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr John McDonnell
Maria Fyfe

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Page     29,     line     1,     leave out Clause 65.

   

Mr Kevin McNamara
Mr Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr John McDonnell
Maria Fyfe

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Page     29,     line     16,     leave out Clause 66.

Prepared 15 Mar 2000