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Mr Mark Oaten 95 *Clause 16, page 18, line 14, leave out from 'directing' to end of line 21 and insert—'(7A) Nothing in this section shall authorise the disclosure of documents or information subject to legal privilege.'.
Mr Mark Oaten 96 *Clause 16, page 18, line 23, leave out 'or a justice of the peace'.
Mr Humfrey Malins 76 *Clause 20, page 20, line 43, at end add—'(6) No fee shall be prescribed under the provisions of this section in respect of any application or process in respect of a student, prospective student, student nurse, postgraduate doctor, postgraduate dentist, trainee general practitioner, academic visitor or a dependent of such a person.'.
Mr Humfrey Malins 77 *Clause 20, page 20, line 43, at end add—'(6) Instruments prescribing fees under the provisions of this section shall ensure that no student, prospective student, student nurse, postgraduate doctor, postgraduate dentist, trainee general practitioner, academic visitor or dependent of such a person shall have to pay more than once in any period of ten years a fee that exceeds the administrative cost of determining the application or undertaking the process.'.
Mr Humfrey Malins 78 *Clause 20, page 20, line 43, at end add—'(6) No fees shall be prescribed using the powers conferred in this section unless the Secretary of State has first given at least three months notice of his intentions and consulted with bodies and individuals appearing to him to represent the interests of those affected.'.
NEW CLAUSESDuty of carrier in relation to travel documents
Mr Humfrey Malins NC1 To move the following Clause:—'(1) A carrier of a person from outside the United Kingdom to a United Kingdom airport commits an offence if it fails to present the person's travel documents, or a copy of those documents, to an immigration officer in the United Kingdom on request. (2) A carrier guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum for any one offence. (3) A carrier shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Secretary of State all reasonable costs incurred by it in relation to this section.'.
Charges
Mr Humfrey Malins NC2 *To move the following Clause:—'At the end of section 5 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c.33)(charges) add— "(8) Regulations made under this section may confer discretion on the Secretary of State or another person to waive or to refund all or part of any fee in cases when, in the opinion of the Secretary of State or any person designated under the regulations, mistakes have been made, insufficient leave has been given, delays have occurred, passports have been lost or misdirected, or payments have been mishandled.".'.
Impounding of craft
Mr Andrew Turner NC3 *To move the following Clause:—'(1) An immigration officer may impound a craft used to transport a person to the United Kingdom if it appears to him that that craft may be used or may have been used for an offence under section 2. (2) The craft shall be released to its provider if—
Failure to report to immigration officer upon arrival in United Kingdom
Mr Andrew Turner NC4 *To move the following Clause:—'(1) A person commits an offence if he fails to report to an immigration officer upon arrival in the United Kingdom. (2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that he arrived at a non-canalized port but contacted an immigration officer and—
Provision of passenger information
Mr Mark Oaten NC5 *To move the following Clause—'(1) In paragraph 27(2) of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971, after sub-paragraph (a), insert— "(aa) a photocopy or electronic copy of each passenger's passport or travel document;".'.
ORDER OF THE HOUSE [17TH DECEMBER 2003]That the following provisions shall apply to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) Bill:
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 27th January 2004.3. 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.
Programming Committee 6. Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
Programming of proceedings 7. All proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.
RESOLUTION OF THE PROGRAMMING SUB-COMMITTEEThe Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Wednesday 7th January (Sessional Order C relating to Programming): That— (1) during proceedings on the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill the Standing Committee shall meet when the House is sitting on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9.10 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.; (2) 12 sittings shall be allotted to the consideration of the Bill by the Committee; (3) the proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the Table below and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table.
Beverly Hughes has given notice of her intention to make a motion in the terms of the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Sessional Order C relating to Programming]. |
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