S.C.B.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 29th June 2000
STANDING COMMITTEE B
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 William Thompson
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr Andrew Hunter
254
Clause 47, page 23, line 29, at end add—
'(g) the Knights of St. Columbanus;
(i) the Irish National Foresters; or
Mr William Thompson
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr Andrew Hunter
255
Clause 47, page 24, line 1, leave out subsection (5).
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
266
Clause 47, page 24, line 2, after 'information', insert 'regarding any registrable association that he may have'.
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 Lembit Öpik
Dr Jenny Tonge
228
Clause 47, page 24, leave out lines 12 to 14.
Mr William Thompson
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr Andrew Hunter
256
Clause 47, page 24, leave out lines 17 to 19.
Mr William Thompson
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr Andrew Hunter
257
Clause 47, page 24, leave out line 20.
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'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
269
Clause 47, page 24, line 24, leave out 'does' and insert 'could'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
270
Clause 47, page 24, line 28, at end add 'and their need for it is in the course of their employment'.
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr William Thompson
271
Clause 47, page 24, line 33, leave out 'a member of'.
Mr William Thompson
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr Andrew Hunter
258
Clause 47, page 24, line 35, leave out subsection (9).
Mr William Thompson
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr Andrew Hunter
259
Clause 47, page 24, line 38, after 'is', insert 'not'.
Mr William Thompson
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr Andrew Hunter
260
Clause 47, page 25, leave out lines 1 and 2.
Mr William Thompson
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr Andrew Hunter
253
Page 23, line 22, leave out Clause 47.
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—
(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
267
Clause 48, page 25, line 14, leave out 'the Chief Constable' and insert 'the Board'.
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—
(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 William Thompson
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr Andrew Hunter
261
Clause 50, page 25, line 29, after 'force', insert 'to reflect with sensitivity the traditions of both communities in Northern Ireland and the award of the George Cross to the RUC'.
Mr John Hume
Mr Seamus Mallon
Mr Eddie McGrady
Mr Kevin McNamara
Dr Norman A. Godman
Mr Stephen Pound
268
Clause 50, page 25, line 33, at end insert—
'(1A) Any emblem—
(a) for the police force; or
(b) applied or required by the police force or police support staff 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 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 William Thompson
Mr Ken Maginnis
Mr Andrew Hunter
262
Clause 50, page 25, line 35, after 'force', insert 'to reflect with sensitivity the traditions of both communities in Northern Ireland and the award of the George Cross to the RUC'.
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).
