Amendments proposed to the Hunting Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons
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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     12,     line     12     [Clause     32],     leave out '30' and insert '(Conditions of registration)'.

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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     13,     line     6     [Clause     34],     leave out '18' and insert '16'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     13,     line     6     [Clause     34],     at end insert—

    '( )   Where an applicant is younger than 18 years of age, his application must be countersigned by a parent or guardian.'.

   

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

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Page     13,     line     6     [Clause     34],     at end insert—

    '(2A)   When the applicant is younger than 18 years of age, his application must be countersigned by a parent or guardian.'.

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Secretary Margaret Beckett
Alun Michael

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Page     14,     line     20     [Clause     36],     at end insert—

    '(2A)   An individual may apply to the registrar to be removed from a group registration.'.

   

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.'.

   

Hywel Williams

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*Page     19,     line     39     [Clause     50],     after 'Chancellor', insert 'or the National Assembly for Wales'.

   

Hywel Williams

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*Page     19,     line     40     [Clause     50],     at beginning insert 'As regards England,'.

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Hywel Williams

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*Page     20,     line     2     [Clause     50],     at end insert—

    '( )   Regulations and rules under this Act, in application to Wales, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.'.

   

Hywel Williams

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*Page     20,     line     4     [Clause     50],     after 'Chancellor', insert 'or the National Assembly for Wales'.

   

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'.

Prepared 30 Jun 2003