Amendments proposed to the Nationality, Immigration And Asylum Bill, As Amended - continued House of Commons

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Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

186

Page     48,     line     26     [Clause     90],     leave out 'or require'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

187

Page     48,     line     27     [Clause     90],     leave out 'or require'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

188

Page     48,     line     27     [Clause     90],     after 'be', insert 'allowed or'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

189

Page     48,     line     31     [Clause     90],     leave out 'or require'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

190

Page     48,     line     33     [Clause     90],     leave out 'or require'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

191

Page     48,     line     37     [Clause     90],     leave out from 'adjudicator' to end of line 38.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

192

Page     48,     line     39     [Clause     90],     leave out subsection (h).


   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

193

Page     49,     line     33     [Clause     90],     at end insert—

      '(g) Nothing in this subsection shall enable or require a representative to be disallowed costs or expenses, or to pay specified costs or expenses, for conduct of an appeal, which is not gross misconduct.

      (h) "representative" means the representative of any party to an appeal.'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

238

Page     50,     line     31     [Clause     94],     at end insert—

    '( )   An order under section 85(4)—

      (a) must be made by statutory instrument,

      (b) may not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament,

      (c) may include consequential or transitional provision, and

      (d) may include savings.'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

245

Page     85,     line     23     [Schedule     6],     leave out '81(1)' and insert '81'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

246

Page     85,     line     26     [Schedule     6],     leave out '81(1)' and insert '81'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

244

Page     85,     line     39     [Schedule     6],     at end insert—

    '(3)   A person may bring or continue an appeal under this section while he is in the United Kingdom only if he would be able to bring or continue the appeal while he was in the United Kingdom if it were an appeal under section 66(1) of that Act.'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

247

Page     86,     line     33     [Schedule     6],     at end insert—

     '15A Paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 to that Act (appeals: procedure: Convention cases) shall be amended as follows—

            (a)   in sub-paragraph (1)(b), omit "(4), (5)", and

            (b)   omit sub-paragraphs (4) and (5).'.


REMAINING NEW CLAUSES

Control of entry to United Kingdom, &c.: use of force

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

NC9

To move the following Clause:—

    In paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (c.77) (control of entry, &c.: person liable to detention: use of force) for "if need be by force" there shall be substituted "if need be by reasonable force".'.


Withholding and withdrawal of support
   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

NC10

To move the following Clause:—

    'Schedule (Withholding and withdrawal of support) (which makes provision for support to be withheld or withdrawn in certain circumstances) shall have effect.'.


Section 117: consequential amendments
   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Immigration Act 1971 (c.77) shall be amended as follows.

    (2)   Section 25A (detention of ship, aircraft or vehicle) shall be renumbered as section 25D (and its title becomes "Detention of ship, aircraft or vehicle") and—

      (a) in subsection (1) for "section 25(1)(a) or (b)" substitute "section 25, 25A or 25B",

      (b) in subsections (2) and (4) for "section 25(6)" substitute "section 25C",

      (c) for subsection (3) substitute—

          "(3)   A person (other than the arrested person) may apply to the court for the release of a ship, aircraft or vehicle on the grounds that—

          (a) he owns the ship, aircraft or vehicle,

          (b) he was, immediately before the detention of the ship, aircraft or vehicle, in possession of it under a hire-purchase agreement, or

          (c) he is a charterer of the ship or aircraft.", and

      (d) omit subsection (7).

    (3)   In section 28A (arrest without warrant)—

      (a) in subsection (3)(a) for "section 25(1)" substitute "section 25, 25A or 25B",

      (b) omit subsection (4),

      (c) in subsection (10) omit ", (4)(b)", and

      (d) in subsection (11) omit ", (4)".

    (4)   In section 28B(5) (search and arrest by warrant) for ", section 24A or section 25(2)" substitute "or section 24A".

    (5)   In section 28C(1) (search and arrest without warrant) for "section 25(1)" substitute "section 25, 25A or 25B".

    (6)   In section 28D(4) (entry and search of premises) for "section 24A or section 25" substitute "24A, 25, 25A or 25B".

    (7)   In section 28F (the title to which becomes "Entry and seach of premises following arrest under section 25, 25A or 25B") in subsection (1) for "section 25(1)" substitute "section 25, 25A or 25B".'.

    (8)   After section 33(1) (interpretation) insert—

          "(1A)   A reference to being an owner of a vehicle, ship or aircraft includes a reference to being any of a number of persons who jointly own it.".'.


Carriers' liability
   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

NC13

To move the following Clause:—

    'Schedule [Carriers' Liability] (which amends Part II of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c.33) (carriers' liability)) shall have effect.'.


Compliance with procedure
   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

NC16

To move the following Clause:—

    'The following shall be inserted after section 31A(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 (c.77) (procedural requirements for application)—

          "(3A)   Regulations under this section may provide that a failure to comply with a specified requirement of the regulations—

          (a) invalidates an application,

          (b) does not invalidate an application, or

          (c) invalidates an application in specified circumstances (which may be described wholly or partly by reference to action by the applicant, the Secretary of State, an immigration officer or another person).".'.


Independent documentation centre
   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker
Simon Hughes

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Secretary of State shall establish by order a documentation centre to provide country of origin information for use in the determination of asylum applications.

    (2)   The order providing for the establishment of the documentation centre must also make provision which is calculated to ensure that responsibility for the functioning of the documentation centre will rest with a person or persons who is or are independent of the Secretary of State.

    (3)   The Secretary of State shall not make an order under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.

    (4)   In particular, the Secretary of State may provide financial support to an organisation in the United Kingdom to enable that organisation to assume the function of a documentation centre.'.


Accommodation: adequacy
   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker
Simon Hughes

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   After section 97(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (Supplemental) there is added:

          "(1A)   Accommodation provided under section 95 will only be regarded as adequate provided:

          (a) it is fit for human habitation as defined by section 604 of the Housing Act 1985 (as amended);

          (b) occupation of the accommodation by the asylum seekers and their dependants (if any) will not constitute overcrowding as defined by sections 324, 325 and 326 of the Housing Act 1985;

          (c) it does not constitute a statutory nuisance as defined by section 79 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;

          (d) the Secretary of State is satisfied that, if occupied by them, the asylum seekers and their dependants (if any) would be reasonably safe from personal injury or from damage to their property caused by a relevant defect, as defined by section 4 of the Defective Premises Act 1972.".

    (2)   After section 100(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (local authority and other assistance for Secretary of State) there is added—

          "(1A)   The Secretary of State may ask a local housing authority to take such steps as they are allowed by law to ensure accommodation provided under section 95 is adequate as defined by section 97(1A).".'.

 
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