Amendments proposed to the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill - continued House of Commons

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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 Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission;'.

   

Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge

245

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

      '( ) the Northern Ireland Human Rights 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'.


   

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 Northern Ireland 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'.


   

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.'.


   

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 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 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

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).'.


   

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'.

   

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

42

Clause     56,     page     28,     line     41, leave out from 'State' to end of line 42.

   

Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge

93

Clause     56,     page     28,     line     42,     leave out 'unless it is confirmed by the Secretary of State' and insert 'if within ten days from such reference 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

43

Clause     56,     page     28,     line     43, leave out subsection (4) and insert—

    '(4) The Secretary of State, may within two weeks from the date of referral of the decision of the Board by the Chief Constable, overrule the decision of the Board if, in his opinion, the inquiry should not be held on any of the grounds mentioned in subsection (3).'.

   

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

44

Clause     56,     page     29,     line     4, leave out from 'continued' to the end of line 7.

   

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

45

Clause     56,     page     29,     line     8, leave out subsecton (5) and (6) and insert—

    '(5) The Board may request a person mentioned in subsection (7) to conduct an inquiry under this section.

    (6) A person mentioned in subsection (7) may comply with the request under subsection (5) and shall do so if so directed by the Secretary of State.

    (6A) The persons are—

      (a) the Comptroller and Auditor General;

      (b) the Ombudsman;

      (c) an inspector of constabulary for Northern Ireland.'.

   

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

46

Clause     56,     page     29,     line     17,     leave out ', with the approval of' and insert 'in consultation with'.

   

Mr Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge

94

Clause     56,     page     29,     line     17,     leave out 'with the approval of' and insert 'after consultation with'.

   

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

47

Clause     56,     page     29,     line     19,     leave out 'or in private as the person conducting it may decide' and insert 'save where it is manifestly 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

48

Clause     56,     page     29,     line     21,     leave out subsection (9).

 
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