S.C.B.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 15th January 2004
STANDING COMMITTEE B
ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION (TREATMENT OF CLAIMANTS, ETC.) BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Orders of the Commmittee [8th and 13th January].
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
85
Clause 7, page 7, line 11, leave out '14' and insert '21'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
87
Clause 7, page 7, line 12, after 'elapsed', insert ', and
(e) the Secretary of State has informed the relevant local authority that the family has been rendered ineligible for support'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
88
Clause 7, page 7, leave out lines 13 and 14.
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
35
Clause 7, page 7, line 15, leave out from '(1)(d)' to end of line 18 and insert 'the Secretary of State shall cause a copy of the certificate to be handed personally to the person and the person shall be treated as receiving the copy at the moment it is handed to him.'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
89
Clause 7, page 7, line 17, after 'address', insert 'and to the person's representative'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
90
Clause 7, page 7, line 19, leave out 'vary' and insert 'extend'.
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
36
Clause 7, page 7, line 24, leave out subsection (3).
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
37
Clause 7, page 7, line 24, leave out 'No' and insert 'An'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
91
Clause 7, page 7, line 33, at end add—
'(5) The Secretary of State shall publish regular statistics on the operation of this section, with specific reference to its impact on children.'.
Annabelle Ewing
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
75
Page 6, line 36, leave out Clause 7.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
126
Clause 8, page 8, leave out lines 14 to 26.
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
39
Clause 8, page 8, line 16, at end insert—
| '(ia) | section 8 (robbery), |
| (ib) | section 9 (burglary),'. |
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
38
Clause 8, page 8, line 19, after 'accounting),', insert—
| '(iva) | section 20 (suppression of documents),'. |
Mr Andrew Turner
118
Clause 8, page 8, line 30, leave out 'and'.
Mr Andrew Turner
119
Clause 8, page 8, line 37, at end insert 'and
(n) an offence under the Immigration Acts.'.
Mr Andrew Turner
122
Clause 8, page 8, line 37, at end insert 'and
| (n) | an offence under section [obstruction of immigration officer].'. |
Mr Andrew Turner
123
Clause 8, page 9, line 4, at end add—
'(5) It shall be an offence knowingly or recklessly to give false information in relation to an application for asylum or an application to migrate to the United Kingdom'.
Beverley Hughes
101
Clause 10, page 10, line 11, at end insert—
'(1A) A request under subsection (1) must assert that the Tribunal's decision would have been different but for a clear error of law by the Tribunal identified in the request.
(1B) A review shall consider only the assertion made in accordance with subsection (1A).'.
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
40
Clause 10, page 10, line 12, leave out 'only to written' and insert 'to written or oral'.
Beverley Hughes
102
Clause 10, page 10, line 12, at end insert—
'(2A) But if in the course of a review the Tribunal forms the opinion that the exceptional nature of the case makes it impossible properly to determine the review without an oral hearing, the Tribunal may hold an oral hearing.'.
Beverley Hughes
103
Clause 10, page 10, line 15, at end insert 'or'.
Beverley Hughes
104
Clause 10, page 10, line 16, leave out from 'decision,' to end of line 17.
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
41
Clause 10, page 10, leave out lines 18 to 21.
Beverley Hughes
105
Clause 10, page 10, leave out lines 20 and 21 and insert 'would have been different but for a clear error of law by the Tribunal.'.
Beverley Hughes
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
42
Clause 10, page 10, leave out lines 22 to 29.
Beverley Hughes
107
Clause 10, page 10, line 31, leave out from 'once,' to end of line 32.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
127
Clause 10, page 10, line 33, leave out subsection (7).
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
43
Clause 10, page 10, line 35, after 'court', insert 'save the Court of Appeal'.
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
44
Clause 10, page 10, line 37, after 'court', insert 'save the Court of Appeal'.
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
45
Clause 10, page 11, line 10, leave out from 'exercised' to end of line 15.
Beverley Hughes
108
Clause 10, page 11, line 31, at end insert—
'(3A) A court may consider whether a member of the Tribunal has acted in bad faith, in reliance on subsection (3)(b)(ii), only if satisfied that significant evidence has been adduced of—
Beverley Hughes
109
Clause 10, page 11, line 35, after '2', insert ', 2B'.
Mr Andrew Turner
121
Clause 10, page 11, line 38, after 'section', insert '"court" includes the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights; and'.
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
46
Clause 10, page 11, line 40, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
47
Clause 10, page 11, line 43, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
48
Clause 10, page 11, line 44, after 'reference', insert 'may be'.
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
65
Clause 10, page 12, line 9, after 'opinion', insert '(which shall be binding)'.
Beverley Hughes
110
Clause 10, page 12, line 16, at end insert 'or'.
Beverley Hughes
111
Clause 10, page 12, line 18, leave out from 'completed,' to end of line 21.
Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
66
Clause 10, page 12, line 28, at beginning insert 'Save with the leave of the Court of Appeal,'.
Mr Andrew Turner
120
Clause 10, page 12, line 29, at end insert—
'(6A) No appeal shall lie to the European Court of Human Rights or the European Court of Justice from any decision of an appellate court in relation to the giving of an opinion under this section.'.
Beverley Hughes
112
Clause 10, page 12, leave out lines 40 and 41.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
117
Page 9, line 27, leave out Clause 10.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
97
Schedule 1, page 24, line 7, after 'shall', insert ', after consultation with the Lord President of the Court of Session,'.
Beverley Hughes
113
Schedule 1, page 24, line 31, leave out 'as its President,' and insert ', who holds or has held high judicial office within the meaning of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 (c.59), as President of the Tribunal,'.
Beverley Hughes
114
Schedule 2, page 30, line 26, leave out from 'completed,' to end of line 29.
Beverley Hughes
115
Schedule 2, page 30, leave out line 31 and insert—
"(b) in subsection (4) for "as part of the determination of the appeal for the purposes of section 101" substitute "as part of the Tribunal's decision on the appeal for the purposes of section 105A".
