S.C.B.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 22nd June 2000
STANDING COMMITTEE B
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
POLICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [13th June], as follows:
Clause 1; Schedules 1 and 2; Clauses 2 to 13; Schedule 3; Clauses 14 to 66; Schedule 4; Clauses 67 to 70; Schedules 5 to 7; Clauses 71 to 73; new Clauses; new Schedules.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
Mr Andrew Hunter
169
Schedule 3, page 47, line 37, at end insert—
'(7) A political member who has resigned shall not be eligible for re-appointment until after a period of 1 year from the date of his resignation'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
Mr Andrew Hunter
170
Schedule 3, page 47, line 39, leave out from 'Board' to end of line 40 and insert 'in accordance with paragraph 5 from among persons who have applied.'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
Mr Andrew Hunter
171
Schedule 3, page 48, line 2, leave out 'council' and insert 'Board'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
Mr Andrew Hunter
172
Schedule 3, page 48, line 4, leave out 'or who has resigned'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
Mr Andrew Hunter
173
Schedule 3, page 48, line 5, at end insert—
'(7) An independent member who has resigned shall not be eligible for re-appointment until after a period of 1 year from the date of his resignation.'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
Mr Andrew Hunter
174
Schedule 3, page 48, line 7, leave out paragraph 5 and insert—
'5.—(1) Where appointments are to be made of independent members of a DPP the Board shall invite applications from persons resident in that council area.
(2) The Board shall so exercise its powers of appointment under paragraph 4(1) as to secure that as far as is practical the membership of a DPP is representative of the council area in terms of religion, gender, age and cultural background'.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge
210
Schedule 3, page 48, line 8, at end insert—
'( ) The council shall secure, as far as is practicable, that the independent members of the DPP are representative of the council area.'.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge
103
Schedule 3, page 48, line 21, at end insert—
'(6A) Where the Board determines by a vote of 60% of those present and voting that the nominations made by a council are not representative of the community within that council area, the Board may itself make appointments to the DPP.'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
Mr Andrew Hunter
175
Schedule 3, page 48, line 23, leave out 'a council and'.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
104
Schedule 3, page 48, line 24, leave out 'have regard to' and insert 'comply with'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
Mr Andrew Hunter
177
Schedule 3, page 48, line 26, leave out 'councils and'.
Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound
67
Schedule 3, page 48, line 31, at end insert—
'(c) the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
Mr Andrew Hunter
178
Schedule 3, page 48, line 36, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Adam Ingram
187
Schedule 3, page 48, line 37, at end insert—
'( ) in the case of an independent member, he failed to make the necessary disclosure in relation to a conviction of his for a criminal offence in Northern Ireland or elsewhere;'.
Mr Adam Ingram
188
Schedule 3, page 48, line 39, after 'elsewhere' insert 'committed after the date of his appointment'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
Mr Andrew Hunter
179
Schedule 3, page 48, line 39, at end insert 'and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not)'.
Mr John M. Taylor
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Hunter
154A
Schedule 3, page 48, line 39, at end insert 'or'.
Mr John M. Taylor
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Hunter
162
Schedule 3, page 48, line 41, at end insert—
'(2) The Board or the council, with the approval of the Board, shall remove a person from office as a political or independent member of a DPP if satisfied that—
(a) he is not committed to non-violence and exclusively peaceful and democratic means;
(b) the political party of which he is a member is linked to an organisation that has failed to begin the decommissioning of arms and explosives in a manner verified by the Commission referred to in section 7 of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997; or
(c) the political party of which he is a member has failed to begin the decommissioning of arms and explosives in a manner verified by the Commission referred to in section 7 of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997;'.
Mr Adam Ingram
189
Schedule 3, page 48, line 44, at end insert—
'( ) "The necessary disclosure", in relation to a conviction of an independent member, means full disclosure of it—
(a) before his nomination, to the council which nominated him; and
(b) before his appointment, to the Board.'.
Mr John M. Taylor
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Hunter
155A
Schedule 3, page 49, line 5, leave out 'or'.
Mr John M. Taylor
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Hunter
163
Schedule 3, page 49, leave out line 7.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
Mr Andrew Hunter
180
Schedule 3, page 49, line 7, leave out 'an independent' and insert 'a'.
Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound
68
Schedule 3, page 49, line 8, leave out sub-paragraph (2)(a).
Mr John M. Taylor
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Hunter
156A
Schedule 3, page 49, line 8, leave out 'he' and insert 'someone who'.
Mr John M. Taylor
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Hunter
157A
Schedule 3, page 49, line 13, leave out 'he' and insert 'someone who'.
Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound
69
Schedule 3, page 49, line 14, leave out '(whether suspended or not)' and insert 'which was not suspended'.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge
105
Schedule 3, page 49, line 18, leave out 'from among the political members'.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge
106
Schedule 3, page 49, leave out lines 21 and 22 and insert 'the office of chairman is held by a political member and the office of vice-chairman is held by an independent member'.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge
213
Schedule 3, page 50, line 2, leave out '5' and insert 'two-thirds of its members'.
Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound
70
Schedule 3, page 50, line 8, at end insert—
'(3A) Meetings of a DPP shall be held in public, except where, in the opinion of the DPP, it is manifestly necessary in the public interest not to do so.'.
Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound
71
Schedule 3, page 50, line 9, leave out '(3)' and insert '(3A)'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
191
Page 7, line 31, leave out Clause 14.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge
214
Clause 15, page 8, line 30, leave out 'general' and insert 'regular and inclusive'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
192
Page 8, line 17, leave out Clause 15.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge
215
Clause 16, page 8, line 37, after 'council', insert 'and to the Board'.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge
216
Clause 16, page 9, leave out lines 1 to 4 and insert—
'(4) The district policing partnership shall arrange for a report submitted under this section to be published in such a manner as appears, after consultation with the council, to be appropriate.'.
