S.C.F.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 31st January 2002
STANDING COMMITTEE F
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
JUSTICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [29th January].
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
7
Clause 3, page 2, line 38, at end insert—
'( ) Any person who has, at any time, been sentenced to a term of imprisonment whether suspended or otherwise for a term in excess of six months, shall not be permitted to be appointed as a member under subsection (5).'.
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
8
Clause 3, page 2, line 38, at end insert—
'( ) Any person who has ever been a member of a proscribed organisation shall not be permitted to be appointed as a member under subsection (5).'.
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
Lady Hermon
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
6
Clause 3, page 2, line 42, at end insert—
| '(ca) | a deputy county court judge.'. |
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
43
Clause 3, page 2, line 43, leave out 'District Judge (Magistrates' Courts)' and insert 'Resident Magistrate'.
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
9
Clause 3, page 3, line 1, leave out subsection (7).
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
142
Clause 3, page 3, line 1, leave out 'First Minister and deputy First Minister' and insert 'Secretary of State'.
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
143
Clause 3, page 3, line 2, after 'must', insert 'act in accordance with Schedule 2 and must'.
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
144
Clause 3, page 3, line 3, leave out 'representative' and insert 'reflective.'
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
145
Clause 3, page 3, line 3, at end insert ', including in terms of gender and ethnicity.'
Lady Hermon
90
Clause 3, page 3, line 3, at end add—
'( ) In appointing persons to be lay members, the First Minister and deputy First Minister must so far as possible secure that the lay members have a sophisticated understanding of legal issues as well as proven experience in selection procedure.'.
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
147
Schedule 2, page 71, line 29, leave out 'five' and insert 'three'.
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
148
Schedule 2, page 71, line 31, leave out 'ten' and insert 'six'.
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
146
Schedule 2, page 71, line 32, leave out from 'the' to end of line 33 and insert 'Secretary of State'.
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
149
Schedule 2, page 71, line 34, leave out from 'The' to 'may' and insert 'Secretary of State'.
Lady Hermon
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
91
Schedule 2, page 71, line 34, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
150
Schedule 2, page 72, line 35, leave out from 'background' to end of line 36.
Lady Hermon
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
92
Schedule 2, page 73, line 33, at end insert—
'(3A) Committees may not include persons who would not be eligible to be members of the Commission.'.
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
36
Schedule 2, page 74, line 10, leave out paragraph 12.
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
39
Schedule 2, page 74, line 15, leave out paragraph 13.
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
37
Schedule 2, page 74, line 15, leave out 'not'.
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
38
Schedule 2, page 74, line 18, leave out 'not'.
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
40
Schedule 2, page 74, line 38, leave out paragraph 18.
Lady Hermon
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
93
Schedule 2, page 75, line 4, at end insert—
'19A A person is disqualified from being appointed a non-judicial member of the Commission if he has been convicted at any time in Northern Ireland or elsewhere of a criminal offence.'.
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
151
Schedule 2, page 75, line 4, at end insert—
| ( ) | A person is disqualified for membership of the Commission if he is— |
| ( ) | a district councillor in Northern Ireland; |
| ( ) | currently a member of a political party which contests elections in Northern Ireland; |
| ( ) | a member of the Policing Board; |
| ( ) | a member of a District Policing Partnership; or |
a member of a local community safety partnership.'.
Lady Hermon
94
Clause 4, page 3, line 19, leave out 'First Minister and deputy First Minister;' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
Lady Hermon
95
Clause 4, page 3, leave out lines 20 to 22.
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
10
Clause 4, page 3, leave out lines 23 to 27.
Lady Hermon
96
Clause 4, page 3, line 24, leave out 'First Minister and deputy First Minister' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
Lady Hermon
97
Clause 4, page 3, line 26, leave out 'they' and insert ', the Lord Chancellor'.
Lady Hermon
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
98
Clause 4, page 3, line 26, leave out 'their' and insert 'his'.
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
11
Clause 4, page 3, line 27, after 'him', insert 'subject to the approval of the Assembly.'.
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
12
Clause 4, page 3, leave out lines 28 to 33.
Lady Hermon
99
Clause 4, page 3, line 28, leave out from 'the' to 'determine' in line 30 and insert 'Lord Chancellor shall'.
Lady Hermon
121
Clause 4, page 3, line 30, leave out 'they are' and insert 'he is'.
Lady Hermon
122
Clause 4, page 3, line 31, leave out '(3)(a) they are' and insert '(3) he is'.
Lady Hermon
123
Clause 4, page 3, line 32, leave out 'their' and insert 'his'.
Lady Hermon
124
Clause 4, page 3, line 32, leave out 'they are' and insert 'he is'.
Lady Hermon
125
Clause 4, page 3, line 33, leave out 'they' and insert 'he'.
Lady Hermon
126
Clause 4, page 3, line 35, leave out from second 'the' to 'appoint' in line 36 and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes
13
Clause 4, page 3, line 36, after 'jointly', insert 'on the basis of advice of the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission obtained by the procedure in section 5.'.
Lady Hermon
127
Clause 5, page 3, line 41, leave out subsection (1).
Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
152
Clause 5, page 4, line 3, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Lady Hermon
128
Clause 5, page 4, line 4, after 'judicial offices', insert 'or the office of Judge of the High Court'.
Lady Hermon
129
Clause 5, page 4, line 5, leave out 'First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly,' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
Lady Hermon
130
Clause 5, page 4, line 9, leave out from first 'the' to second 'of' and insert 'Lord Chancellor's Department'.
Lady Hermon
131
Clause 5, page 4, line 12, leave out 'Office' and insert 'Department'.
Mr Desmond Browne
70
Clause 5, page 4, line 14, leave out from beginning to 'by' in line 15 and insert 'If the First Minister and deputy First Minister do not (within a reasonable time after receiving the report under subsection (4)(b)) appoint or recommend for appointment the person selected by the Commission, they must'.
