Amendments proposed to the Extradition Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

21

Page     3,     line     13,     leave out Clause 6.


   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

22

Clause     7,     page     3,     line     32,     leave out 'the appropriate' and insert 'a High Court'.

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

23

Clause     7,     page     3,     line     34,     leave out paragraph (b).

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

24

Clause     7,     page     3,     line     39,     leave out paragraph (b).

   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

132

Clause     7,     page     3,     line     39,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   For the purposes of subsection (2) above, the burden of proving the person's identity so that the judge is sure is on the prosecution.'.

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

25

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     5,     leave out subsection (5).

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

26

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     8,     leave out subsection (6).

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

27

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     14,     leave out subsection (7).


   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

28

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     23,     leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

      '(b) ensure that the person has received independent legal advice about his rights as to giving or withholding consent to extradition'.

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

29

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     26,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

133

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     28,     at end insert—

    '(aa)   that the person is entitled to free legal advice prior to consent being given'.

   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

119

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     31,     leave out paragraph (c) and insert—

      '(c) that consent must be given before the judge who must satisfy himself that the suspect has had the opportunity of receiving independent legal advice and had opportunity to consider that advice.'.

   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

134

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     38,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   Where an application is made to extend time limits under subsection (5), the judge must hear representations from all parties before reaching a decision.'.

   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

135

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     40,     at end insert—

    '(6A)   Any decision to extend time limits taken under subsections (5) and (6) must be subject to review.'.


   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

30

Clause     9,     page     5,     line     7,     leave out subsections (1), (2) and (3) and insert—

    '( )   The judge shall have all the powers of a High Court judge in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the powers of an equivalent judge in Scotland.'.


   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

31

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     24,     leave out 'the appropriate' and insert 'a High Court'.

   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

136

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     26,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   In making a decision under subsection (2), the judge must consider the nature of the alleged conduct specified in the warrant'.


   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

151

Clause     11,     page     5,     line     39,     at end insert ';

      (fa) the passage of time.'.

   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

152

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     2,     at end insert ';

      (i) the legal interpretation of the territory in which the offences were committed'.


   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

137

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     14,     leave out from first 'if' to the end of line 17 and insert 'the judge is satisfied that the person has been finally judged by a Category 1 territory in respect of the same acts and would be entitled to be discharged under the law of that territory.'.


   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

93

Clause     14,     page     6,     line     38,     at end insert—

      '(d) a person's extradition will be barred for reason of his or her age if the Court considers there may be inadequate facilities in the requesting state to accommodate the person's age.'.

   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

120

Clause     14,     page     6,     line     38,     at end insert—

      '(d) a person's extradition will be barred for reason of his or her age if inadequate facilities exist in the requesting state to accommodate the person's age.'.


   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

138

Clause     15,     page     7,     line     1,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

32

Clause     15,     page     7,     line     1,     leave out 'which he considers adequate that' and insert 'from the Secretary of State confirming that in his view'.


   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

95

Clause     17,     page     7,     line     36,     leave out paragraph (c).

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey

94

Clause     17,     page     7,     line     41,     leave out paragraphs (e) and (f).


   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

96

Clause     20,     page     9,     line     3,     leave out paragraph (c).

   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

123

Clause     20,     page     9,     line     4,     leave out from 'retrial' to end of line.

   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

125

Clause     20,     page     9,     line     5,     at end insert—

      '(d) The retrial shall include provision for

      (i) the suspect to recall prosecution witnesses where the prosecution are not obliged to call them again to give evidence,

      (ii) the suspect to call defence witnesses,

      (iii) the same right to publicly funded legal services as any suspect or defendant'.

   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

139

Clause     20,     page     9,     line     5,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   A person shall be deemed to have deliberately absented himself only if evidence has been provided that notice of the proceedings was personally served on that person.'.

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

97

Clause     20,     page     9,     line     9,     leave out paragraph (c).

   

Mr John Burnett
Mr Alistair Carmichael

124

Clause     20,     page     9,     line     9,     leave out from 'retrial' to end of line 10.

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

98

Clause     20,     page     9,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   A retrial shall include provision for—

      (a) the suspect to recall prosecution witnesses where the prosecution are not obliged to call them again to give evidence;

      (b) the suspect to call defence witnesses; and

      (c) the same right to publicly funded legal services as any suspect or defendant'.

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Francois
Mr James Paice
Mr Humfrey Malins

165

*Clause     20,     page     9,     line     17,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   For the purposes of this section, the judge should not regard as a retrial any retrial not including provision for—

      (a) the suspect to recall prosecution witnesses where the prosecution are not obliged to call them again to give evidence;

      (b) the suspect to call defence witnesses; and

      (c) the same right to publicly funded legal services as any suspect or defendant.'.

 
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