S.C.F.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 16th 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. 94) proposed in page 3, line 11, after the word 'hunting', to insert the words 'or coursing'.—(Mr James Gray.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
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 '( )'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
187
Clause 8, page 3, line 12, after second 'is', insert 'pest control'.
(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1) hunting is pest control if and only if it is'.
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'.
Alun Michael
185
Clause 8, page 3, line 16, after 'birds', insert 'or wild birds'.
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).'.
Rob Marris
Mr Ian Cawsey
Mark Tami
Diana Organ
Mr Russell Brown
Mr Colin Pickthall
'(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.'.
'(3) The Secretary of State shall give guidance to the registrar as to the relative cruelty of—
'( ) As regards Wales, the National Assembly for Wales shall appoint a person ("the registrar") to maintain a register in Wales for the purposes of this Act.'.
