S.C.A.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 17th June 2003
STANDING COMMITTEE A
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
CRIME (INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION) BILL [LORDS]
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [10th June 2003].
Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms
146
Clause 32, page 19, line 8, after 'him', insert 'on reasonable grounds'.
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
147
Clause 32, page 19, line 25, at end insert 'subject to being given reasonable notice of the order by the applicant'.
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
148
Clause 39, page 23, line 12, at end insert 'but
| (c) | for the avoidance of doubt, if a member of staff of the financial institution passes on a statement which turns out on later analysis to be false or to have given a misleading impression, but this has been caused merely by negligence or inadvertentce the financial institution shall not be guilty of an offence'. |
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
149
Clause 42, page 24, line 23, after 'institution', insert 'improperly and deliberately or recklessly'.
Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms
150
Clause 42, page 24, line 23, after 'discloses', insert 'causing subsequent difficulty in proceedings in the UK or elsewhere'.
Mr James Paice
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Robert Syms
151
Clause 43, page 25, line 43, at end insert—
'(8) Where any bank or financial institution contacts any of its customers holding a bank or financial account or accounts, they shall not request customer information alleging they require it for legislative or investigative reasons when they actually want it for marketing'.
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
152
Clause 44, page 26, line 8, leave out 'or justice of the peace'.
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 David Heath
Mr Alistair Carmichael
143
Clause 46, page 27, line 9, leave out paragraph (b).
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 David Heath
Mr Alistair Carmichael
144
Clause 47, page 27, line 37, at end insert—
| '( ) | subject to any other restriction applied by a court in the United Kingdom that might prevent him from travelling to the relevant participating country.'. |
Mr David Heath
Mr Alistair Carmichael
145
Clause 47, page 28, line 5, at end insert—
'( ) Before making any written statement under subsection (4), the prisoner must be offered access to legal advice on the legal consequences of a transfer'.
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).'.
