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Amendments proposed to the International Criminal Court Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons

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Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Edward Garnier

Clause 54, page 28, line 20, leave out subsection (2).

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Edward Garnier

Clause 54, page 28, line 22, leave out 'shall' and insert 'may'.

Mr Crispin Blunt

Clause 54, page 28, line 36, leave out from first 'Kingdom' to end of line 37.

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Edward Garnier

Clause 54, page 28, line 39, leave out 'or with the consent of'.

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Edward Garnier

Clause 54, page 28, line 40, at end insert 'whose consent shall be subject to judicial review.'.

Mr Crispin Blunt

Clause 58, page 30, line 28, leave out from first 'Kingdom' to end of line 29.

Mr Robert Maclennan
Mr Mark Oaten

Clause 58, page 30, line 28, leave out from 'or' to end of line 29 and insert—

'( ) outside the United Kingdom by a non-UK national who after the alleged offence has been committed is present in Northern Ireland.'.

Mr Crispin Blunt

Clause 59, page 31, line 4, leave out from first 'Kingdom' to end of line 5.

Mr Robert Maclennan
Mr Mark Oaten

Clause 59, page 31, line 4, leave out from 'or' to end of line 5 and insert—

'( ) outside the United Kingdom by a non-UK national who after the alleged offence has been committed is present in the United Kingdom.'.

Mr Crispin Blunt

Clause 61, page 32, line 5, leave out from first 'Kingdom' to end of line 6.

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Edward Garnier

Clause 65, page 34, line 5, leave out from 'or' to 'that' in line 6 and insert 'consciously disregarded information which clearly indicated'.

Mr Gerald Howarth
Mr Crispin Blunt

Clause 65, page 34, line 10, at end insert—

'(2A) it shall be a defence to any charge arising from this Act for a military commander to claim that he was faithfully discharging the responsibilities laid upon him by a Minister of the Crown.'.

Mr Gerald Howarth
Mr Crispin Blunt

Clause 65, page 34, line 25, leave out subsection (5).

Mr Gerald Howarth
Mr Crispin Blunt

Clause 66, page 35, line 12, leave out subsection (4).

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Edward Garnier

Clause 78, page 41, line 31, leave out from 'Crown' to ', and' in line 32.

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Edward Garnier

Clause 78, page 41, line 33, at end insert—

'( ) For the avoidance of doubt, this Act does not apply to persons acting in the discharge of their duties in the public service of the Crown.'.

Mr John Battle

Clause 84, page 44, line 3, leave out subsection (2).

NEW SCHEDULE

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Edward Garnier

NS1

To move the following Schedule:—

'Rights of Person Delivered up to the ICC

1. All persons delivered up to the ICC under this Act shall be entitled to all the rights, protections and privileges which would be afforded to them in English law if they were facing a trial on indictment in England and Wales.

2. No person shall be delivered up to the ICC whether under this Act or otherwise or be subject to any of its powers whether set out in this Act or otherwise, in the absence of a written notice served in each specific case by the ICC at the time of arrest or detention of such a person which guarantees the provision of such rights, protections and privileges.

3. The said rights and protections and privileges in paragraph 2 shall include but not be limited to the following—

(a) the presumption of innocence until proven guilty;

(b) a public trial unless the defendant consents to a trial in secret;

(d) conduct of proceedings in the defendant's choice at the public expense;

(e) the right to remain silent without the drawing of adverse inferences for such silence;

(f) all proceedings whether by jury or otherwise to be conducted in the first language of the accused, or with the provision by the ICC to the defence and accused of appropriate and competent interpretation; and

(g) a party who has been acquitted of an offence may not be retried for the same offence, or an offence on the same or similar facts.'.

EXTRACT FROM THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE (3RD APRIL) RELATING TO PROGRAMMING

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

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

3. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 3rd May.

ORDER OF COMMITTEE (9TH APRIL)
That—

(1) during proceedings of the Standing Committee on the International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], the Committee do meet—

(a) on Tuesday 10th April at five minutes to Ten o'clock and half-past Two o'clock, and

(b) from Tuesday 24th April, on Tuesdays, at half-past Ten o'clock and half-past Four o'clock, and on Thursdays, at five minutes to Ten o'clock and half-past Two o'clock;

(2) the proceedings on the Bill shall be taken in the following order, namely, Clauses 1 to 24, Schedule 2, Clauses 25 to 28, Schedule 3, Clauses 29 to 34, Schedule 4, Clauses 35 to 37, Schedule 5, Clause 38, Schedule 6, Clauses 39 to 42, Schedule 7, Clauses 43 to 50, Schedule 8, Clauses 51 to 54, Schedule 9, Clauses 55 to 83, Schedule 10, Clause 84, Schedule 1, new Clauses, new Schedules;

(3) if not previously concluded, the proceedings of the Committee on the Bill shall be brought to a conclusion at Five o'clock on Thursday 3rd May.

ORDER OF COMMITTEE (24TH APRIL)
That the remaining proceedings on the International Criminal Court Bill [Lords] shall be taken in the following order, namely, Clauses 2 to 24, Schedule 2, Clauses 25 and 26, new Clauses Nos. 1 to 8 (if selected by the Chairman), Clauses 27 and 28, Schedule 3, Clauses 29 to 34, Schedule 4, Clauses 35 to 37, Schedule 5, Clause 38, Schedule 6, Clauses 39 to 42, Schedule 7, Clauses 43 to 50, Schedule 8, Clauses 51 to 54, Schedule 9, Clauses 55 to 83, Schedule 10, Clause 84, Schedule 1, remaining new Clauses, new Schedules.




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