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Amendments proposed to the Sexual Offences Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons

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Mr Hilton Dawson

*Clause 49, page 26, line 26, leave out 'against a person under 16'.

Mr Hilton Dawson

*Clause 49, page 26, line 28, leave out subsections (5) and (6).

Paul Goggins

*Clause 53, page 27, line 35, leave out 'moving or still'.

Paul Goggins

*Clause 58, page 28, line 36, leave out '(A)'.

Mr Hilton Dawson

*Clause 58, page 29, line 12, at end add—

'(3) A person guilty of an offence against a person aged under 18 under this section is liable on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years.'.

Paul Goggins

*Clause 59, page 29, line 14, leave out '(A)'.

Mr Hilton Dawson

*Clause 59, page 29, line 27, at end add—

'(3) A person guilty of an offence against a person aged under 18 under this section is liable on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years.'.

Paul Goggins

*Clause 60, page 29, line 29, leave out '(A)'.

Mr Hilton Dawson

*Clause 60, page 29, line 42, at end add—

'(3) A person guilty of an offence against a person aged under 18 under this section is liable on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years.'.

Paul Goggins

*Clause 68, page 33, line 9, leave out '(A)'.

Paul Goggins

*Clause 70, page 34, line 2, leave out subsection (1).

Paul Goggins

*Clause 70, page 34, line 3, at beginning insert 'For the purposes of section 69,'.

Paul Goggins

*Clause 70, page 34, line 10, leave out subsection (3).

Paul Goggins

100

*Clause 70, page 34, leave out line 13.

Paul Goggins

101

*Schedule 2, page 76, line 15, leave out '15 and'.

Paul Goggins

102

*Clause 80, page 38, line 3, at end insert—

'( )	"Image" means a moving or still image and includes an image produced by any means and, where the context permits, a three-dimensional image.

( )	References to an image of a person include references to an image of an imaginary person.'.

Paul Goggins

103

*Clause 80, page 38, line 6, leave out subsection (5) and insert—

'( )	References to observation (however expressed) are to observation whether direct or by looking at an image.'.

Paul Goggins

104

*Schedule 3, page 79, line 41, leave out 'or learning disability'.

Paul Goggins

105

*Schedule 3, page 79, line 42, leave out 'or learning disability'.

Paul Goggins

106

*Schedule 3, page 79, line 45, leave out 'or learning disability'.

Mr Hilton Dawson

*Clause 113, page 59, line 23, leave out '16' and insert '18'.

Mr Hilton Dawson

*Clause 113, page 59, line 24, leave out '16' and insert '18'.

Mr Hilton Dawson

*Clause 113, page 59, line 34, leave out subsection (6).

Mr Hilton Dawson

*Clause 114, page 60, line 4, after 'paragraphs', insert '5 to 9,'.

Mr Hilton Dawson

*Clause 114, page 60, line 7, leave out '16' and insert '18'.

Mr Hilton Dawson

*Clause 114, page 60, line 13, leave out '16' and insert '18'.

Mr Hilton Dawson

*Clause 114, page 60, line 18, leave out '16' and insert '18'.

Anonymity of suspects and defendants in certain cases

Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley
Simon Hughes

NC1

*To move the following Clause:—

'(1) Where an allegation has been made that a person has committed an offence listed in Schedule 3 to the Sex Offenders Act 1997, no matter relating to that person shall be included in any publication if it is likely to lead members of the public to identify that person as the person who is alleged to have committed the offence, until and if that person is charged.

(2) If any matter is published or included in a relevant programme in contravention of sub-section (1), the following persons, namely—

(a)	in the case of a publication in a newspaper or periodical, any proprietor, any editor and any publisher of the newspaper or periodical;

(b)	in the case of any other publication, the person who publishes it; and

(c)	in the case of matter included in a relevant programme, any body corporate which is engaged in providing the service in which the programme is included and any person having functions in relation to the programme corresponding to those of an editor of a newspaper,

shall be guilty of an offence.'.

RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE [15TH JULY 2003]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]:

Committal

1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 14th October 2003.

3. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6. Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.




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