Amendments proposed to the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge

88

Clause     43,     page     21,     leave out lines 31 to 38.

   

Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge

87

Page     20,     line     37,     leave out Clause 43.

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Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

13

Clause     44,     page     22,     line     12,     leave out 'third' and insert 'tenth'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

14

Clause     44,     page     22,     line     20,     leave out subsection (5).

   

Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge

89

Page     22,     line     5,     leave out Clause 44.

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Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

15

Clause     47,     page     24,     line     1,     leave out 'in response to a request under subsection (3)'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

16

Clause     47,     page     24,     line     2,     after 'information' insert 'regarding his registrable associations'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

17

Clause     47,     page     24,     leave out lines 6 to 14 and insert—

'(a) shall issue a request under subsection (3) to every member of the police force not less than once every three years;

(b) shall update information received under this section where the person to whom it relates informs the Chief Constable that there has been a change in his registrable associations;

(c) shall retain information received under this section until three years after the person to whom it relates has ceased to be a member of the police force;

(d) each year shall supply the Ombudsman with information as to any registrable associations of every member of the police force obtained by him.'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

18

Clause     47,     page     24,     line     21,     leave out 'in the case of information relating to a senior officer'.

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Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

19

Clause     48,     page     25,     line     6,     leave out 'Chief Constable' and insert 'Board'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

20

Clause     48,     page     25,     line     9,     leave out 'Chief Constable' and insert 'Board'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

21

Clause     48,     page     25,     line     11,     leave out 'Board' and insert 'Chief Constable'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

23

Clause     48,     page     25,     line     13,     after 'State;', insert—

'(ca) the Ombudsman;

(cb) the Human Rights Commission;'.

   

Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge

90

Clause     48,     page     25,     line     13,     after 'State;', insert—

'( ) the Human Rights Commission;

( ) the Equality Commission;.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

22

Clause     48,     page     25,     line     16,     leave out 'Chief Constable' and insert 'Board'.

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Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

24

Clause     49,     page     25,     line     18,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Board'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

25

Clause     49,     page     25,     line     22,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Board'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

26

Clause     49,     page     25,     line     23,     leave out 'Board' and insert 'Secretary of State'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

28

Clause     49,     page     25,     line     25,     at end insert—

'(d) the Ombudsman; and

(e) the Human Rights Commission.'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

27

Clause     49,     page     25,     line     26,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Board'.

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Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

29

Clause     50,     page     25,     line     28,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

30

Clause     50,     page     25,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '(1A) Any emblem—

(a) for the police force; or

(b) used on equipment or property used for the purposes of the police force or otherwise in connection with the police force

    shall be entirely free from any association with any emblem or symbol of Ireland or the United Kingdom.'.

   

Mr John Hume

Mr Seamus Mallon

Mr Eddie McGrady

Mr Kevin McNamara

Dr Norman A. Godman

Mr Stephen Pound

31

Clause     50,     page     25,     line     34,     leave out subsection (2) and insert—

    '(2) The Union flag shall not be flown over any land or buildings used for the purposes of or in connection with the police force.'.

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Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

32

Clause     55,     page     27,     line     42,     leave out 'personal' and insert 'personnel'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

33

Clause     55,     page     27,     line     43,     after 'nature', insert '(this does not include information as to membership of registrable associations under section 47)'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

34

Clause     55,     page     28,     line     1,     leave out sub-paragraph (3)(c).

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

35

Clause     55,     page     28,     line     6,     leave out 'or the administration of justice'.

   

Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge

91

Clause     55,     page     28,     line     9,     leave out 'unless it is confirmed by the Secretary of State' and insert 'if within the period specified in subsection (2) the Secretary of State informs the Board and the Chief Constable that the inquiry should not be held'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

36

Clause     55,     page     28,     leave out lines 9 and 10.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

37

Clause     55,     page     28,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(3A) The Secretary of State may within two weeks from the date of referral of the requirement to submit the report by the Chief Constable, modify the requirement to exempt the Chief Constable from the obligation to report information which ought not to be disclosed on the grounds mentioned in subsection (3).'.

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Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge

92

Clause     56,     page     28,     line     20,     leave out 'after consultation with the Chief Constable'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

38

Clause     56,     page     28,     line     32,     leave out 'personal' and insert 'personnel'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

39

Clause     56,     page     28,     line     32, after 'nature', insert '(this does not include information as to membership of registrable associations under section 47))'.

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

40

Clause     56,     page     28,     line     33, leave out sub-pargraph (3)(c).

   

Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound

41

Clause     56,     page     28,     line     38, leave out 'or the administration of justice'.

Prepared 13 Jun 2000