Amendments proposed to the Vehicles (Crime) Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Right to enter and inspect premises (No. 1)

   

Mr John Bercow
Mr Keith Simpson
Mr Michael Fabricant
Miss Anne McIntosh

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1) A justice of the peace may issue a warrant authorising a constable or (as the case may be) an authorised person to enter and inspect premises, provided that admission to the premises is reasonably required to secure compliance with the provisions of this Part, or to ascertain whether these provisions are being complied with.

    (2) A constable or an authorised person may, if necessary, use reasonable force in the exercise of his powers under a warrant issued under subsection (1).

    (3) A constable or an authorised person may at any reasonable time—

(a) require production of, and inspect, any registration plates kept at the premises; and

(b) require production of, inspect and take copies of or extracts from any records which the person carrying on business as a registration plate supplier is required to keep at such premises by virtue of this Part.

    (4) A constable or an authorised person in seeking to enter any premises in the exercise of his powers under a warrant issued under subsection (1) shall, if required by or on behalf of the owner or occupier or person in charge of the premises, produce evidence of his identity, and of his authority for entering before doing so.

    (5) Any person who obstructs an authorised person in the exercise of his duties under a warrant issued under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.'.

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Right to enter and inspect premises (No. 2)

   

Mr John Bercow
Mr Keith Simpson
Mr Michael Fabricant
Miss Anne McIntosh

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

    '.(1) A constable or (as the case may be) an authorised person may at any reasonable time enter and inspect premises, provided that admission to the premises is reasonably required to ascertain whether the provisions of this Part are being complied with and, if necessary to secure compliance with the provisions of this Part.

    (2) A constable or an authorised person may, if necessary, use reasonable force in the exercise of his powers under subsection (1).

    (3) A constable or an authorised person may at any reasonable time—

(a) require production of, and inspect, any registration plates kept at the premises; and

(b) require production of, inspect and take copies of or extracts from any records which the person carrying on business as a registration plate supplier is required to keep at such premises by virtue of this Part.

    (4) A constable or an authorised person in seeking to enter any premises in the exercise of his powers under subsection (1) shall, if required by or on behalf of the owner or occupier or person in charge of the premises, produce evidence of his identity, and of his authority for entering before doing so.

    (5) Any person who obstructs an authorised person in the exercise of his duties under a warrant issued under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.'.

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False application

   

Mr John Bercow
Mr Keith Simpson
Mr Michael Fabricant
Miss Anne McIntosh

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

    '( ) Any person who knowingly makes a false application under section 3 shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.'.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE (18th DECEMBER 2000)

VEHICLES (CRIME) BILL (PROGRAMME)

    That the following provisions shall apply to the Vehicles (Crime) Bill:

Standing Committee

    1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

    2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 23rd January 2001.

    3. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it shall meet.

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ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE (PROGRAMMING) (9th JANUARY 2001 AS AMENDED ON 16TH JANUARY)

    That—

(1) during proceedings on the Vehicles (Crime) Bill the Standing Committee do meet on Tuesdays at half-past Ten o'clock and between half-past Four o'clock and Seven o'clock and on Thursdays at five minutes to Ten o'clock and between half-past Two o'clock and Five o'clock (save on the afternoon of Tuesday 16th January, when the Committee may sit until half past Nine o'clock, and on the afternoon of Thursday 18th January, when the Committee may sit until Four o'clock)';

    (2) 10 sittings in all shall be allotted to the consideration of the Bill by the Committee;

    (3) the proceedings to be taken on the sittings shall be as shown in the second column of the Table below and shall be taken in the order so shown;

    (4) the proceedings which under paragraph (3) are to be taken on any sitting shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the third column of the Table;

    (5) paragraph (3) does not prevent proceedings being taken (in the order shown in the second column of the Table) on any earlier sitting than that provided for under paragraph (3) if all previous proceedings have already been concluded.

TABLE

Sitting	Proceedings	Time for conclusion of proceedings
1st	Clauses 16 to 30	—
2nd	Clauses 16 to 30 (so far as not previously concluded)	—
3rd	Clauses 16 to 30 (so far as not previously concluded)	11.25 a.m.
4th	Clauses 31 to 33	5 p.m.
5th	Clauses 1 to 15	—
6th	Clauses 1 to 15 (so far as not previously concluded)	—
7th	Clauses 1 to 15 (so far as not previously concluded)	11.25 a.m.
8th	Clauses 34 to 37	4 p.m.
9th	Clauses 38 to 42, The Schedule, Clauses 43 to 45, new Clauses and new Schedules	—
10th	Clauses 38 to 42, The Schedule, Clauses 43 to 45, new Clauses and new Schedules (so far as not previously concluded)	7 p.m.

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Prepared 18 Jan 2001