Amendments proposed to the Hunting Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons
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Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     14,     line     26     [Clause     36],     leave out 'this section' and insert 'subsection (1) or (2)'.

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     14,     line     32     [Clause     36],     leave out subsection (5).

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     14,     line     32     [Clause     36],     leave out 'this section' and insert 'subsection (1) or (2)'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     14,     line     34     [Clause     36],     leave out 'this section' and insert 'subsection (1) or (2)'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     14,     line     42     [Clause     36],     at end insert—

    '( )   The registrar shall grant an application under subsection (2A).'.

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Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     15,     line     6     [Clause     37],     leave out '36' and insert '36(1) or (2)'.

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     15,     line     16     [Clause     37],     leave out subsection (5).

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Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     16,     line     1,     leave out Clause 40.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     16,     line     7     [Clause     40],     leave out 'or'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     16,     line     8     [Clause     40],     leave out 'throughout the duration of the registration'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     16,     line     9     [Clause     40],     at end insert 'throughout the period of six months beginning with the date on which the hunting concerned takes place.'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     16,     line     9     [Clause     40],     at end insert—

'(d)	to permit a constable on request to inspect a record retained by the registered individual under paragraph (c), or

(e)	to permit a constable on request to make a copy of a record retained by the registered individual under paragraph (c).'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     16,     line     10     [Clause     40],     leave out 'this section' and insert 'subsection (1)(a) to (c)'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     16     [Clause     41],     leave out from beginning of line 19 to 'shall' in line 20 and insert 'designated officer'.

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Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     18     [Clause     45],     leave out from beginning of line 23 to 'shall' in line 24 and insert 'designated officer'.

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Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     19,     line     17     [Clause     47],     at end insert—

    '( )   "Competent person" in Schedule 1 is a person holding a valid firearms certificate or shotgun licence.'.

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     19,     line     17     [Clause     47],     at end insert—

    '( )   For the purposes of Schedule 1 a dog is "under sufficiently close control" if—

(a)	the person responsible for the dog is able to direct the dog's activity by physical contact or verbal or audible command; or

(b)	the dog is carrying out a series of actions appropriate to the activity undertaken, having been trained to do so.'.

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Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     20,     line     16     [Clause     52],     at beginning insert—

    '(1)   No part of this Act shall come into force until such time as the Secretary of State has—

(a)	published the scientific evidence which expressly supports a ban on deer hunting from an animal welfare perspective;

(b)	published the scientific evidence which expressly supports a ban on hare hunting from an animal welfare perspective;

(c)	published the scientific evidence which expressly supports a ban on hare coursing from an animal welfare perspective;

(d)	published the scientific evidence which expressly supports a ban on the use of dogs below ground from an animal welfare perspective;

(e)	commissioned and published independent scientific research into the animal welfare implications of the different methods of culling wild mammals to show which cause significantly less suffering in order to enable an applicant for registration to meet the second test in section 10(3);

(f)	commissioned and published research into wounding rates for the culling of the different quarry species by shooting;

(g)	commissioned and published the further research identified in paragraph 9.55 of the Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Hunting with Dogs in England and Wales (Cm. 4763); and

(h)	commissioned and published research into the impact on the hare population of the ban on hare hunting and coursing.

    (2)   All scientific research or publication of evidence in pursuance of subsection (1) shall be overseen by an independent panel appointed by the Secretary of State and comprising scientific experts from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare who are free from bias on the issue of hunting with dogs.'.

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     20,     line     16     [Clause     52],     at beginning insert 'Subject to section (Fallen stock),'.

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     20,     line     17     [Clause     52],     leave out 'this Act is passed' and insert 'the relevant evidence or research is published'.

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     20,     line     19     [Clause     52],     leave out 'section 6'.

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     20,     line     21     [Clause     52],     at beginning insert 'Subject to section (Fallen stock),'.

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     20,     line     22     [Clause     52],     leave out 'this Act is passed' and insert 'the relevant evidence or research is published'.

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     20,     line     23     [Clause     52],     leave out 'Parts 1 and' and insert 'Part 1 (except section 6) and Part'.

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     20,     line     24     [Clause     52],     at end insert—

    '( )   Section 6 shall not come into force until such time as a deer management scheme, making provision for the future of the deer herds in former deer hunting areas, has been put in place with the agreement of all the farmers in those areas and the approval of those organisations expert in deer management.'.

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr James Paice
Mr Peter Atkinson [R]

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Page     20,     line     30     [Clause     53],     leave out 'this Act is passed' and insert 'the relevant evidence or research is published.'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     20,     line     35     [Clause     53],     at end insert—

    '( )   The Secretary of State may by regulations modify section 29(6) or 30(7) in its application during a transitional period.'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     20,     line     37     [Clause     53],     at end insert—

    '(5)   Until the end of the period mentioned in subsection (1)(b) the registrar shall not take any action, other than acknowledging receipt, in connection with an application under this Act.

    (6)   Where subsection (5) applies, the duty in section 19(2) shall not apply until the end of the period mentioned in subsection (1)(b).

    (7)   Until all applications for group registration made during the period mentioned in subsection (1)(b) have been determined, the registrar shall, irrespective of regulations under section 17, accord those applications priority for consideration over—

(a)	applications for individual registration made during that period, and

(b)	applications for individual or group registration made after that period.'

    (8)   In relation to a registration treated as having effect by virtue of subsection (2)—

(a)	no application for de-registration may be made under section 36(1)(a) or (2) by reference to anything done during the period mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above, and

(b)	no application for de-registration may be made under section 36(1)(b).'.

Prepared 26 Jun 2003