S.C.F.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 14th January 2003
STANDING COMMITTEE F
HUNTING BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [7th January 2003].
Clause No. 8 (Tests for registration: utility and least suffering).
Amendment (No. 100) proposed in page 3, to leave out lines 11 to 14 and insert the words—
'(1)The test for registration in respect of proposed hunting is that its utility in preventing or reducing environmental damage outweighs any suffering that may be an unavoidable result of the hunting.
(2) In subsection (1) "environmental damage" means damage to—.'—(Mr James Gray.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
131
Clause 8, page 3, line 11, leave out 'hunting' and insert 'pest control'.
Mr James Gray
94
Clause 8, page 3, line 11, after 'hunting', insert 'or coursing'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
132
Clause 8, page 3, line 11, after 'mammals' and insert 'with dogs'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
14
Clause 8, page 3, line 12, after 'that', insert 'in the opinion of the landowner or occupier'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
13
Clause 8, page 3, line 12, leave out 'it is likely' and insert 'the licensee intends'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
Mr Peter Luff
Lembit Öpik
15
Clause 8, page 3, line 12, after 'it', insert '( )'.
Mr Andrew George
114
Clause 8, page 3, line 12, after 'is', insert 'either—
( ) '.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
Mr Peter Luff
Lembit Öpik
16
Clause 8, page 3, line 12, leave out 'significant'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
Mr Peter Luff
Lembit Öpik
17
Clause 8, page 3, line 13, leave out 'serious'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
133
Clause 8, page 3, line 13, leave out 'hunted' and insert 'controlled'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
Mr Peter Luff
Lembit Öpik
18
Clause 8, page 3, line 17, at end insert 'or ground nesting birds'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
Mr Peter Luff
Lembit Öpik
19
Clause 8, page 3, line 25, at end insert—
| '( ) | pets and domestic animals'. |
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
20
Clause 8, page 3, line 25, at end insert 'or
( ) will contribute towards—
| ( ) | the sustainable management of the quarry species; |
| ( ) | the enjoyment of sport and recreation; |
| ( ) | the preservation of the landscape; |
| ( ) | the sustainable development of the area (within the meaning of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development 1992); |
| ( ) | the interests of avoiding or preventing the spread of disease; or |
( ) is for the purposes of obtaining food for animal or human consumption.'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Peter Luff
110
Clause 8, page 3, line 25, at end insert 'or will contribute towards the control of nuisance animals'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Peter Luff
111
Clause 8, page 3, line 25, at end insert 'or will contribute towards the maintenance of social and cultural cohesion of the area'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Peter Luff
112
Clause 8, page 3, line 25, at end insert 'or will contribute towards the provision of a service for the collection of dead, injured, ill and surplus livestock from farms in the area'.
Mr Peter Luff
Lembit Öpik
113
Clause 8, page 3, line 25, at end insert 'or
( ) will contribute towards—
| ( ) | the sustainable management of the quarry species; |
| ( ) | the enjoyment of sport and recreation; |
| ( ) | the preservation of the landscape; |
| ( ) | the sustainable development of the area (within the meaning of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development 1992); |
| ( ) | the interests of avoiding or preventing the spread of disease; or |
( ) is for the purposes of obtaining food for animal or human consumption.'.
Mr Andrew George
115
Clause 8, page 3, line 25, at end insert 'or
( ) for the purpose of obtaining meat for human or animal consumption.'.
Mr James Gray
101
Clause 8, page 3, line 26, leave out subsection (2).
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
134
Clause 8, page 3, line 26, leave out 'hunting' and insert 'pest control'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
135
Clause 8, page 3, line 27, after 'mammals' and insert 'with dogs'.
Mr Peter Luff
Lembit Öpik
174
Clause 8, page 3, line 27, leave out from first 'that' to end of line 30 and insert 'the proposed hunting is not the cruellest method of making the contribution mentioned in subsection (1).'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
136
Clause 8, page 3, line 29, leave out 'hunt' and insert 'control pests by hunting'.
Mr Rob Marris
Ms Candy Atherton
Judy Mallaber
Mark Tami
Paul Holmes
Andrew George
24
Clause 8, page 3, line 30, leave out 'significantly.'.
Sir Teddy Taylor
Mr Roger Gale
Miss Ann Widdecombe
62
Clause 8, page 3, line 30, at end add—
'(3) The third test for registration in respect of the proposed hunting of wild mammals is that the practice will not be engaged in on more than one day each hundred years, the day to be selected by the registrar.'.
Mr James Gray
175
Clause 8, page 3, line 30, at end add—
'(3) The Secretary of State shall give guidance to the registrar as to the relative cruelty of—
| (a) | trapping and ensnaring, |
| (d) | shooting with a rifle by day, |
| (e) | shooting with a rifle by night, |
| (f) | shooting with a shotgun by day, |
| (g) | shooting with a shotgun by night, |
| (h) | shooting with an air gun, and |
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
137
Clause 9, page 3, line 38, leave out 'Hunting' and insert 'Pest Control with Dogs'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
138
Clause 9, page 3, line 42, leave out 'Hunting' and insert 'Pest Control with Dogs'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
139
Clause 10, page 4, line 6, leave out 'Hunting' and insert 'Pest Control with Dogs'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
140
Clause 10, page 4, line 7, leave out 'Hunting' and insert 'Pest Control with Dogs'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
58
Schedule 2, page 23, line 33, at end insert 'And who are listed as New Schedule 6 to this Bill.'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
57
Schedule 2, page 23, line 41, at end insert—
'( ) he has no known opinion on the subject of hunting with dogs, and is specifically precluded from membership of any organisation which takes a view on the principle of hunting.'.
Mr Michael Foster
176
Schedule 2, page 24, line 30, after '(c36))', insert "but derives no income from any activity associated with hunting wild mammals with dogs.".
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
59
Schedule 2, page 25, line 1, at end insert 'as defined by The Bar Council.'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
60
Schedule 2, page 25, line 4, at end insert 'However there may not be more than three sittings at any one time.'.
