S.C.B.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 13th February 2001
STANDING COMMITTEE B
HUNTING BILL
(Except Clauses 1 to 4 and New Clauses)
Schedule No. 3 (Hunting with Dogs: Prohibition).
62]Amendment (No. 62) proposed, in page 20, line 40, to leave out sub-paragraph (5).—(Mr David Lidington.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Mr Lembit Öpik
76
Schedule 3, page 20, line 40, leave out 'third' and insert 'second'.
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Lembit Öpik
124
Schedule 3, page 20, line 41, after first 'that' insert 'other than in any case meeting the condition in sub-paragraph (3)(d) above'.
Mr David Lidington
63
Schedule 3, page 20, line 42, leave out 'fox, hare or rabbit' and insert 'wild mammal'.
Mr David Lidington
65
Schedule 3, page 20, line 43, after 'dead' insert 'except where the person charged believed that it would be unsafe to do so'.
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Lembit Öpik
117
Schedule 3, page 20, line 43, after 'dead', insert 'or otherwise killed instantly'.
Mr David Lidington
66
Schedule 3, page 20, line 43, leave out from 'dead' to end of line 46.
Mr David Lidington
64
Schedule 3, page 20, line 45, leave out 'under sufficiently close' and insert 'as far as practicable under'.
Mr David Lidington
68
Schedule 3, page 21, line 3, leave out 'took' and insert 'was intended to take'.
Mr David Lidington
67
Schedule 3, page 21, line 3, leave out 'entirely'.
Mr David Lidington
69
Schedule 3, page 21, line 7, after 'which' insert 'he reasonably believed that'.
Mr David Lidington
70
Schedule 3, page 21, line 8, at end insert ', or
(c) which he had not been forbidden to use.'.
Mr David Lidington
71
Schedule 3, page 21, line 8, at end insert ', or
(c) which was land available for public use.'.
Mr David Lidington
120
Schedule 3, page 21, line 8, at end insert—
'(8) No offence shall have been committed under paragraph 1 where the primary intention of the participants is that game birds are to be flushed to be shot and that either one, some or no species of mammals are to be shot if flushed.'.
Mr David Lidington
18
Schedule 3, page 21, line 10, leave out 'charged with an offence' and insert 'liable to a penalty'.
Mr Edward Leigh
108
Schedule 3, page 21, line 11, leave out 'prove' and insert 'claim'.
Mr David Lidington
73
Schedule 3, page 21, line 12, after 'rodents' insert 'or mink'.
Mr David Lidington
74
Schedule 3, page 21, line 12, after 'rodents' insert 'or rabbits'.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Mr Peter Luff
Mrs Llin Golding
77
Schedule 3, page 21, line 13, leave out 'conditions in this paragraph were' and insert 'condition in this paragraph was'.
Mr Edward Leigh
109
Schedule 3, page 21, line 13, at end insert—
'( ) The prosecution must then prove that the person charged with the offence was not hunting rodents and the conditions in this paragraph were not met.'.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Mr David Lidington
Mr Peter Luff
Mrs Llin Golding
78
Schedule 3, page 21, line 14, leave out paragraph (2).
Mr David Lidington
86
Schedule 3, page 21, line 14, after third 'the', insert 'deliberate'.
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Lembit Öpik
118
Schedule 3, page 21, line 15, after 'ground', insert 'other than in a man-made underground structure or space'.
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Lembit Öpik
125
Schedule 3, page 21, line 15, after 'ground' insert 'other than in a cave or pothole'.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Mr Peter Luff
Mrs Llin Golding
79
Schedule 3, page 21, line 16, leave out 'second'.
Mr David Lidington
87
Schedule 3, page 21, line 19, after 'he', insert 'believed that he'.
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Lembit Öpik
105
Schedule 3, page 21, line 20, at end insert ', or
(c) onto which the quarry had escaped while being pursued in accordance with the conditions in this paragraph.'.
Mr David Lidington
19
Schedule 3, page 21, line 22, leave out 'charged with an offence' and insert 'liable to a penalty'.
Mr Edward Leigh
110
Schedule 3, page 21, line 23, leave out 'prove' and insert 'claim'.
Mr David Lidington
88
Schedule 3, page 21, line 23, leave out 'rabbit or hare' and insert 'wild mammal'.
Mr David Lidington
89
Schedule 3, page 21, line 24, at end insert 'or which he believed had been shot or might have been shot'.
Mr Edward Leigh
111
Schedule 3, page 21, line 24, at end insert—
'( ) The prosecution must then prove that the person charged with the offence was not retrieving a rabbit or hare which had been shot.'.
Mr David Lidington
20
Schedule 3, page 21, line 26, leave out 'charged with an offence' and insert 'liable to a penalty'.
Mr Edward Leigh
112
Schedule 3, page 21, line 27, leave out 'prove' and insert 'claim'.
Mr David Lidington
90
Schedule 3, page 21, line 28, leave out 'searching for' and insert 'hunting'.
Mr David Lidington
91
Schedule 3, page 21, line 28, leave out 'an animal' and insert 'a wild mammal'.
Mr Edward Leigh
113
Schedule 3, page 21, line 31, at end insert—
'( ) The prosecution must then prove that the person charged with the offence was not searching for an animal which had been released from captivity or confinement, and the conditions in this paragraph were not met.'.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Mr David Lidington
Mr Peter Luff
Mrs Llin Golding
80
Schedule 3, page 21, line 32, leave out paragraph (2).
Mr David Lidington
96
Schedule 3, page 21, line 32, after third 'the', insert 'deliberate'.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Mr Peter Luff
Mrs Llin Golding
81
Schedule 3, page 21, line 34, leave out 'second' and insert 'first'.
Mr David Lidington
92
Schedule 3, page 21, line 36, leave out 'animal' and insert 'wild mammal'.
Mr David Lidington
97
Schedule 3, page 21, line 36, after 'dead', insert 'except where the person charged believed that it would be unsafe to do so'.
Mr David Lidington
98
Schedule 3, page 21, line 36, leave out from 'dead' to end of line 39.
Mr Lembit Öpik
Mr Peter Luff
Mrs Llin Golding
82
Schedule 3, page 21, line 40, leave out 'third' and insert 'second'.
Mr David Lidington
93
Schedule 3, page 21, line 40, leave out 'animal' and insert 'wild mammal'.
Mr David Lidington
94
Schedule 3, page 21, line 43, leave out 'animals' and insert 'wild mammals'.
Mr David Lidington
21
Schedule 3, page 21, line 44, leave out 'charged with an offence' and insert 'liable to a penalty'.
Mr Edward Leigh
114
Schedule 3, page 21, line 45, leave out 'prove' and insert 'claim'.
Mr David Lidington
95
Schedule 3, page 21, line 46, leave out 'an animal' and insert 'a wild mammal'.
Mr David Lidington
99
Schedule 3, page 21, line 47, leave out 'seriously'.
