Amendments proposed to the Hunting Bill - continued House of Commons

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Andrew George
Mr Eric Martlew
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mark Tami
Paul Holmes
Mr Mike Hall

253

Clause     28,     page     11,     line     19,     at end add ', the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (c. 51) or the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp6).'.

   

Mr Colin Pickthall
Mrs Diana Organ
Mr Russell Brown
Judy Mallaber
Mr Eric Martlew
Mark Tami

Dr Alan WhiteheadPaul HolmesMr Mike Hall

228

Clause     28,     page     11,     line     19,     at end add—

    '(7)   The sixth condition is that at least one of the individuals participating in the hunting carries with him written evidence of the permission referred to in section 28(2)(c) and evidence of the group registration (in such form as may be prescribed) and that these are produced, on request, to a constable or to an inspector as mentioned in subsection (3).

    (8)   The seventh condition is that there is submitted to the registrar within 14 days after the hunting in question a report in such form as may be prescribed and which must—

      (a) identify the individuals who participated in the hunting,

      (b) identify the purpose for which and place where the hunting took place,

      (c) state what wild mammals (if any) were found or killed, and

      (d) contain such other information as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

    (9)   In this section, "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.'.


   

Mark Tami
Mr Mike Hall
Albert Owen
Paddy Tipping
Mr Eric Martlew
Paul Holmes

221

Clause     29,     page     11,     leave out lines 23 and 24.


   

Dr Alan Whitehead

Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley

168

Clause     30,     page     11,     line     38,     leave out 'hunting' and insert 'pest control'.

   

Dr Alan Whitehead

Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley

169

Clause     30,     page     11,     line     39,     leave out 'hunting' and insert 'pest control'.

   

Mr Andrew George
Mr Eric Martlew
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mark Tami
Paul Holmes
Mr Mike Hall

268

Clause     30,     page     11,     line     44,     at end insert '; and the fee prescribed for the purpose of subsection (3)(d) shall be no less than such amount as the Secretary of State considers will enable the expense falling on him as a result of this section to be met out of income from fees payable under this section.'.


   

Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker

67

Clause     31,     page     12,     line     4,     leave out 'the prescribed animal welfare bodies' and insert 'the animal welfare standing committee'.


   

Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker

40

Clause     32,     page     12,     leave out lines 25 and 26.

   

Mr Alun Michael

328

Clause     32,     page     12,     line     33,     at end insert—

      '( ) a conviction for an offence under the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 (c.14),

      ( ) a conviction for an offence under section 2 of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (c.51),'.

   

Mr Alun Michael

329

Clause     32,     page     12,     line     35,     after '1996 (c. 3)' insert—

      '( ) a conviction for an offence under the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 6),'.

   

Andrew George
Mr Eric Martlew
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mark Tami
Paul Holmes
Mr Mike Hall

254

Clause     32,     page     12,     line     35,     leave out 'or' and insert—

    '( )   a conviction for an offence under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (c. 51),

    ( )   conviction for any other offence (whether or not in, or under the law of, England and Wales) which appears to relate to animal welfare and to be similar in character to an offence under any of those enactments,'.

   

Andrew George
Mr Eric Martlew
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mark Tami
Paul Holmes
Mr Mike Hall

255

Clause     32,     page     12,     line     37,     at end insert ', or

    ( )   any other relevant matter relating to the applicant'.

   

Mr Andrew George
Mr Eric Martlew
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mark Tami
Paul Holmes
Mr Mike Hall

269

Clause     32,     page     13,     line     6,     at end add '; and the fee prescribed for the purpose of subsection (3)(d) shall be no less than such amount as the Secretary of State considers will enable the expense falling on him as a result of this section to be met out of income from fees payable under this section.'.


   

Mr Alun Michael

330

Clause     33,     page     13,     line     11,     leave out 'or' and insert—

      '( ) the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 (c.14),

      ( ) section 2 of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (c.51),'.

   

Andrew George
Mr Eric Martlew
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mark Tami
Paul Holmes
Mr Mike Hall

256

Clause     33,     page     13,     line     11,     leave out 'or'

   

Mr Alun Michael

331

Clause     33,     page     13,     line     12,     at end insert ', or

      ( ) the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 6).'.

   

Andrew George
Mr Eric Martlew
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mark Tami
Paul Holmes
Mr Mike Hall

257

Clause     33,     page     13,     line     12,     at end insert ', or

    ( )   the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (c. 51),

       or the individual is convicted of an offence (whether or not in, or under the law of, England and Wales) which appears to relate to animal welfare and to be similar in character to an offence under any of those enactments'.


   

Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker

68

Clause     34,     page     13,     line     16,     leave out from beginning to 'may' and insert 'The animal welfare standing committee'.

   

Andrew George
Mr Eric Martlew
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mark Tami
Paul Holmes
Mr Mike Hall

258

Clause     34,     page     13,     line     19,     leave out 'or'.

   

Dr Alan Whitehead

Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley

170

Clause     34,     page     13,     line     21,     leave out 'hunting' and insert 'pest control'.

   

Andrew George
Mr Eric Martlew
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mark Tami
Paul Holmes
Mr Mike Hall

259

Clause     34,     page     13,     line     21,     at end insert ', or

      (c) by reason of any other relevant matter relating to him, that individual is no longer a fit and proper person to be registered'.

   

Dr Alan Whitehead

Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley

171

Clause     34,     page     13,     line     25,     leave out 'hunting' and insert 'pest control'.


   

Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker

69

Clause     35,     page     14,     line     21,     leave out 'prescribed animal welfare bodies' and insert 'animal welfare standing committee'.


   

Dr Alan Whitehead

Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley

172

Clause     38,     page     15,     line     10,     leave out 'hunts' and insert 'controls pests with dogs'.

   

Dr Alan Whitehead

Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley

173

Clause     38,     page     15,     line     12,     leave out 'hunting' and insert 'controlling pests with dogs'.

   

Andrew George
Mr Eric Martlew
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mark Tami
Paul Holmes
Mr Mike Hall

248

Clause     38,     page     15,     line     14,     after 'registration', insert 'and for six months after the end of the registration'.

   

Andrew George
Mr Eric Martlew
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mark Tami
Paul Holmes
Mr Mike Hall

249

Clause     38,     page     15,     leave out lines 16 to 18.


NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 2

Codes of practice

   

Mr Peter Luff
Lembit Öpik

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

       'The test for registration is the observance of a code of practice.'.


Publication of codes of practice

   

Mr Peter Luff
Lembit Öpik

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The registrar shall prepare and publish codes of practice, each dealing with a particular kind of registered hunting.

    (2)   The registrar shall prepare and publish one or more codes of practice dealing with hare coursing.

    (3)   The registrar shall—

      (a) review and revise each code from time to time, and

      (b) publish each revised code.'.


Content of codes of practice

   

Mr Peter Luff
Lembit Öpik

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   Each code of practice must in the registrar's opinion be designed to—

      (a) improve or protect animal welfare,

      (b) protect the safety of members of the public, and

      (c) discourage trespass.

    (2)   Each code of practice must, in particular—

      (a) specify things which registered hunts should or should not do, permit or cause to be done,

      (b) include provision about obtaining permission for hunting or coursing from land-owners, and

      (c) include provision about the manner in which hunted animals are killed.

    (3)   The registrar shall ensure that provision is made in each relevant code of practice about each of the practices mentioned in subsection (4), either—

      (a) declaring that the practice should not be engaged in, or

      (b) providing that the practice should be engaged in only subject to specified conditions or in specified circumstances.

    (4)   The practices are—

      (a) autumn or cub hunting,

      (b) digging out or bolting wild mammals which have gone to ground,

      (c) stopping up earths and refuges,

      (d) providing artificial earths and refuges,

      (e) interfering with the flight of a wild mammal during a hunt, and

      (f) hunting a hind which is with its calf.

    (5)   Provision under subsection (3)(b) about digging out must include provision about obtaining permission from land-owners.

    (6)   Provision under subsection (3)(b) about digging out or bolting must be designed to minimise the time during which dogs are used below ground.'.

 
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