S.C.F.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 4th February 2003
STANDING COMMITTEE F
HUNTING BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [7th January 2003].
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 |
(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.'.
Effect of codes of practice
Mr Peter Luff
Lembit Öpik
NC8
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) Failure by a person to comply with a code of practice shall not of itself make him liable to criminal or civil proceedings.
(2) In exercising a function under this Part the registrar or the Tribunal may take into account—
| (b) | a failure to comply with a code of practice. |
(3) A code of practice—
| (a) | shall be admissible in evidence in criminal or civil proceedings, and |
| (b) | shall be taken into account by a court or tribunal in any case in which it appears to the court or tribunal to be relevant.'. |
Application to Wales
Hywel Williams
NC13
To move the following Clause:—
'In application to Wales, this Part, except section 9 (1), has effect as if for any reference to the Secretary of State there were substituted a reference to the National Assembly for Wales.'.
Advice to registrar or Tribunal
Mr James Gray
NC14
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) The Secretary of State shall permit the registrar or Tribunal to take such scientific, expert and impartial advice and evidence about land management and pest control from such reputable bodies and institutions as the registrar or the Tribunal may wish, provided it is at no direct cost to the Exchequer.
(2) If such advice is provided by a ministry, agency or department funded by the Crown, then such ministry, agency or department shall publish its estimate of the direct and indirect cost to it of supplying such advice.'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
117
Clause 1, page 1, line 6, after 'registered' insert 'for the purpose of pest control'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
2
Page 1, line 3, leave out Clause 1.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
118
Clause 2, page 1, line 8, leave out 'hunting' and insert 'pest control with dogs'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
119
Clause 2, page 1, line 9, leave out 'Hunting' and insert 'Controlling pests with dogs'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
77
Clause 2, page 1, line 11, leave out 'the' and insert 'one or more'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
78
Clause 2, page 1, line 11, after 'species', insert 'to be'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
79
Clause 2, page 1, line 12, after 'area', insert 'or areas'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
80
Clause 2, page 1, line 12, leave out second 'the' and insert 'it is intended that'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
120
Clause 2, page 1, line 12, leave out 'hunting' and insert 'activity to control pests'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
81
Clause 2, page 1, line 12, leave out 'takes' and insert 'may take'.
Rob Marris
Albert Owen
Mark Tami
Mr Mike Hall
Ms Candy Atherton
Diana Organ
349
Clause 2, page 1, line 12, at end insert 'and
( ) each condition of the registration is complied with.'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
121
Clause 2, page 1, line 13, leave out 'Hunting' and insert 'Pest control with dogs'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
122
Clause 2, page 1, line 14, leave out 'hunting' and insert 'pest control'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
93
Clause 2, page 1, line 14, at end insert 'and'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
82
Clause 2, page 1, line 17, leave out 'the' and insert 'one or more'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
83
Clause 2, page 1, line 17, after 'species', insert 'to be'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
123
Clause 2, page 1, line 17, leave out 'hunted' and insert 'to be controlled'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
84
Clause 2, page 1, line 18, after 'area', insert 'or areas'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
85
Clause 2, page 1, line 18, leave out second 'the' and insert 'it is intended that'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
124
Clause 2, page 1, line 18, leave out 'hunting' and insert 'pest control'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
86
Clause 2, page 1, line 18, leave out 'takes' and insert 'may take'.
Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Hugo Swire
Gregory Barker
76
Clause 2, page 1, line 18, leave out from 'place' to end of line 20.
Rob Marris
Albert Owen
Mark Tami
Mr Mike Hall
Ms Candy Atherton
Diana Organ
350
Clause 2, page 1, line 18, leave out 'and'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
125
Clause 2, page 1, line 19, leave out 'hunting' and insert 'pest control'.
Rob Marris
Albert Owen
Mark Tami
Mr Mike Hall
Ms Candy Atherton
Diana Organ
339
Clause 2, page 1, line 20, at end insert 'and
| ( ) | each condition of the registration is complied with.'. |
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
126
Clause 2, page 1, line 21, leave out 'Hunting' and insert 'Pest control with dogs'.
Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr Rob Marris
Peter Bradley
127
Clause 2, page 2, line 1, leave out 'hunting' and insert 'pest control'.
