S.C.B.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Tuesday 20th November 2001
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
STANDING COMMITTEE B
PROCEEDS OF CRIME BILL
Clause No. 11 (Assumptions to be made in case of criminal lifestyle).
Amendment (No. 24) proposed, in page 5, line 37, to leave out the word 'must' and to insert the word 'may'—(Norman Baker.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
51
Clause 11, page 5, line 37, leave out 'make the following four assumptions' and insert 'follow the following four criteria'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
52
Clause 11, page 5, line 41, leave out 'assumption' and insert 'criterion'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
53
Clause 11, page 6, line 1, leave out 'assumption' and insert 'criterion'.
Norman Baker
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Annette Brooke
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
25
Clause 11, page 6, line 1, after 'property', insert 'transferred to the defendant after the relevant day and'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
54
Clause 11, page 6, line 5, leave out 'assumption' and insert 'criterion'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
55
Clause 11, page 6, line 8, leave out 'assumption' and insert 'criterion'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
56
Clause 11, page 6, line 11, leave out 'make a required assumption' and insert 'follow any such criterion'.
Norman Baker
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Annette Brooke
26
Clause 11, page 6, line 13, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—
'(a) The Director does not lead sufficient evidence to establish the assumption on the balance of probabilities; or
(aa) The defendant leads evidence to entitle the court to refuse to make the assumption; or'.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
34
Clause 11, page 6, line 13, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—
'(a) the defendant adduces evidence which is sufficient to raise an issue with respect to the matter and the prosecution fails to prove its case on the matter.'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
57
Clause 11, page 6, line 13, leave out 'assumption is shown to be incorrect' and insert 'criterion is shown to be inapplicable'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
58
Clause 11, page 6, line 14, leave out 'assumption were made' and insert 'criterion were followed'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
76
Clause 11, page 6, line 14, at end insert—
'(c) there is no rational connection between the facts proved in proceedings leading to the trigger convictions and the facts adduced for consideration of the assumptions.'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
59
Clause 11, page 6, line 15, leave out from 'not' to 'it' and insert 'follow one or more of such criteria'.
Mr Mark Field
101
*Clause 12, page 6, line 28, leave out 'on' and insert 'within seven days of'.
Norman Baker
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Annette Brooke
61
Clause 12, page 6, line 41, leave out from 'made' to end of line 42.
Mr Bob Ainsworth
36
Clause 12, page 6, line 42, at end add—
'(6) An order under subsection (4)—
(a) may be made after the end of the specified period, but
(b) must not be made after the end of the period of 12 months starting with the day on which the confiscation order is made.'
Mr Mark Field
102
*Clause 13, page 7, line 3, leave out 'when it is required to be paid' and insert 'within seven days of the making of the order'.
Mr Bob Ainsworth
37
Clause 13, page 7, line 6, at end insert—
'(2A) For the purposes of this section no amount is required to be paid under a confiscation order if—
(a) an application has been made under section 12(4),
(b) the application has not been determined by the court, and
(c) the period of 12 months starting with the day on which the confiscation order was made has not ended.'
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
60
Clause 14, page 7, line 35, leave out subsection (7).
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
77
Clause 15, page 7, line 41, after 'may', insert 'if it thinks fit'.
Mr Mark Field
103
*Clause 15, page 8, line 3, leave out subsection (3).
Norman Baker
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Annette Brooke
27
Clause 15, page 8, line 4, leave out 'two years' and insert 'six months'.
Mr Mark Field
104
*Clause 15, page 8, line 4, leave out 'two years' and insert 'three months'.
Mr Mark Field
105
*Clause 16, page 8, line 29, after '(1)', insert 'Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7'.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
78
Clause 17, page 9, line 21, after 'court', insert 'and the defendant'.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
79
Clause 17, page 9, line 25, after 'it', insert 'and the defendant'.
Norman Baker
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Annette Brooke
62
Clause 17, page 9, line 25, at end insert 'The content of the statement shall be drawn up in a manner which conforms to guidance issued to the Director by the Secretary of State under section 2(5).'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
17
Clause 17, page 9, line 26, leave out 'has a criminal lifestyle' and insert 'is an habitual criminal for gain'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
18
Clause 17, page 9, line 30, leave out 'has a criminal lifestyle' and insert 'is an habitual criminal for gain'.
Norman Baker
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Annette Brooke
28
Clause 17, page 9, line 36, leave out 'serious'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
19
Clause 17, page 9, line 41, leave out 'has a criminal lifestyle' and insert 'is an habitual criminal for gain'.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
80
Clause 17, page 10, line 4, at end insert—
'(c) he must give a copy of the further statement to the defendant, within any period that the court orders.'.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
81
Clause 19, page 10, line 38, after 'it', insert 'and the prosecutor or Director'.
Norman Baker
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Annette Brooke
63
Clause 20, page 11, line 17, after first 'the', insert 'investigating agencies or'.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
82
Clause 20, page 11, line 23, at end insert '(4) (5) (6) and (7)'.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
83
Clause 20, page 11, line 24, leave out subsection (2) and insert '(2) If the court proceeds under section 20(1) subsections (3) to (8) below apply.'.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
84
Clause 20, page 11, line 28, leave out subsection (3)(a).
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
85
Clause 20, page 11, line 29, leave out 'which constitutes offences.'.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr David Wilshire
86
Clause 20, page 11, line 35, after 'date', insert 'set out in section 20(9) below.'.
