Amendments proposed to the Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords] - continued House of Commons

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Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

55

Schedule     2,     page     66,     line     2,     at end insert 'including those competent in sign language'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Alistair Carmichael

142

Schedule     2,     page     66,     line     2,     at end insert 'to ensure that proceedings are understood by

      (a) the witness or witnesses; and

      (b) the nominated court.'.


NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO CHAPTERS 1 TO 3 OF PART 1

Freezing orders

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

       '.—The Secretary of State shall appoint an independent person to make an annual report on the use of freezing orders and shall lay that report before Parliament when he receives it.'.


Application of sections 30 and 31

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1)   This section applies for the purposes of sections 30 and 31.

    (2)   Before a person gives evidence he shall be informed in ordinary language of—

      (a) whether or not he is compelled to give evidence (and if so in what circumstances), and

      (b) the uses to which his evidence (or the fact of his failure to give evidence) may be put by the court in a country outside the United Kingdom before which the proceedings are carried on.'.


Application of sections 30 and 31 (No. 2)

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1)   This section applies for the purposes of sections 30 and 31.

    (2)   For the avoidance of doubt, proceedings before a nominated court are not to be treated as proceedings before a court of any country other than the United Kingdom, and nothing in sections 30 and 31 confers any jurisdiction on a court of any country other than the United Kingdom in respect of anything done in the United Kingdom.'.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

56

Clause     32,     page     19,     line     14,     after 'or', insert 'to'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

57

Clause     32,     page     19,     line     16,     after 'or', insert 'to'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

87A

Clause     32,     page     19,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '( )   No customer information order shall be issued unless—

      (a) the authority referred to in subsection (2) has included in its application a full explanation of its reasons behind the application, and

      (b) the Secretary of State is satisfied that those reasons are sufficient to justify the issuing of the customer information order.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

88A

Clause     32,     page     19,     line     33,     at end insert—.

    '(9)   A "participating country" for the purposes of this section shall be defined as a European Union member state which has incorporated similar provisions in domestic law.'.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

89

Clause     33,     page     20,     line     3,     leave out paragraph (a).

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

90

Clause     33,     page     20,     line     11,     leave out paragraph (c).


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

91

Clause     34,     page     20,     line     19,     at end insert 'within the specified period'.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

92

Clause     35,     page     20,     line     40,     leave out from 'apply' to 'for' in line 41.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

93

Clause     35,     page     21,     line     9,     leave out subsection (6).


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

94

Clause     36,     page     21,     line     17,     after 'into', insert 'serious'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

95

Clause     36,     page     21,     line     31,     leave out paragraph (c).


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

96

Clause     38,     page     22,     line     33,     leave out paragraph (a).


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

97

Clause     41,     page     23,     line     12,     after 'into', insert 'serious'.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

98

Clause     44,     page     26,     line     4,     at end insert 'serious'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

99

Clause     44,     page     26,     line     12,     after 'into', insert 'serious'.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

100

Clause     46,     page     27,     line     7,     leave out paragraph (a) and insert—

    '(a)   an offence which requires a prison term of 10 years or more, or'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

101

Clause     46,     page     27,     line     12,     at end insert—

    '( )   An order under subsection (3) shall be made by statutory instrument and may not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

102

Clause     46,     page     27,     line     12,     at end insert—

    '( )   No order shall be made under subsection (3)(b) by the Secretary of State until a draft of that order has been laid before and approved by resolution of both Houses of Parliament.

    ( )   No order shall be made under subsection (3)(b) by the Scottish Ministers unitl a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.'.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms

103

Clause     47,     page     27,     line     28,     leave out 'competent' and insert 'relevant judicial'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

58

Clause     47,     page     28,     line     9,     leave out 'cannot' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

59

Clause     47,     page     28,     line     9,     leave out 'cannot' and insert 'may in exceptional circumstances'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

60

Clause     47,     page     28,     line     9,     after 'withdrawn', insert 'on medical grounds'.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

61

Clause     48,     page     29,     line     3,     leave out 'cannot' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

62

Clause     48,     page     29,     line     3,     leave out 'cannot' and insert 'may in exceptional circumstances'.

   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

63

Clause     48,     page     29,     line     3,     after 'withdrawn' insert 'on medical grounds'.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

64

Clause     50,     page     29,     line     40,     leave out from 'Ministers' to 'a' in line 41 and insert 'may only be made if a draft of the statutory instrument has been laid before and approved by'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Alistair Carmichael

127

Clause     50,     page     30,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '( )   the country to be so designated is a signatory to and has ratified the European Convention on Human Rights'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Alistair Carmichael

128

Clause     50,     page     30,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '( )   the country to be so designated is a reciprocating country under section 51(5).'.


   

Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

65

Clause     51,     page     30,     line     49,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   An order made under subsection (2) shall be made by statutory instrument and may only be made if a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament'.

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Alistair Carmichael

120

Clause     51,     page     31,     line     7,     leave out subsection (4).

   

Mr David Heath
Mr Alistair Carmichael

129

Clause     51,     page     31,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(5)   In this part, a reciprocating country is a country other than the United Kingdom which has, at the time a request is received, implemented the provisions of:

      (a) the Schengen Convention;

      (b) the Mutual Legal Assistance Convention; and

      (c) the 2001 Protocol.'.

 
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