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Tuesday 23rd March 2004


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STANDING COMMITTEE D

JUSTICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) BILL [LORDS]


   

Mr David Trimble

47

*Clause     1,     page     1,     line     5,     leave out from 'Schedule 1' to end of line 7.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

55

*Clause     1,     page     1,     line     5,     leave out 'Lord Chancellor' and insert 'Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

10

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '( )   In section 3 of the 2002 Act (makeup of the Commission)

      (a) in subsection 5(a) for 'five', substitute 'six' and

      (b) in subsection 5(c), for 'five', substitute 'four'.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

28

*Page     1,     line     2,     leave out Clause 1.


   

Mr Alistair Carmichael

1

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     1,     leave out from 'Chancellor' to end of line 3.

   

Mr David Trimble

48

*Clause     2,     page     2,     line     1,     leave out from 'Chancellor' to end of line 3.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

30

*Clause     2,     page     2,     line     1,     leave out from 'Chancellor' to end of line 7 and insert 'to ensure those persons appointed to be lay members must so far as possible have a sophisticated understanding of legal issues as well as proven experience in selection procedure.'.

   

Mr Alistair Carmichael

2

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     4,     leave out 'their' and insert 'his'.

   

Mr Alistair Carmichael

3

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     7,     at end insert—

    '(9)   Those responsible for making appointments under subsection (8) shall carry out their duties with due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity in relation to—

      (a) religion and political opinion;

      (b) gender;

      (c) race;

      (d) disability;

      (e) age;

      (f) marital status;

      (g) dependants; and

      (h) sexual orientation.'.

   

Mr David Trimble

49

*Clause     2,     page     2,     line     7,     at end insert 'At the beginning of subsection 8 of section 3 of the 2002 Act, insert "The lay members should be selected on the basis of the additional value they would bring to the Commission's deliberation, including such qualities as experience of selection processes, the court users' perspective and the utility to assess the personal qualities of candidates.".'.

   

Mr David Trimble

50

*Clause     2,     page     2,     line     7,     at end insert—

    '(1)   In Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act in paragraph 11 (Delegation) for sub-sub-paragraph (1) leave out from "functions" to end and insert "except the function of selecting a person for appointment, or recommendation for appointment, to an office, to any of its committees.".

    (2)   In Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act, leave out paragraph 12.'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Alistair Carmichael

11

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     8,     leave out subsection 2.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

29

*Page     1,     line     8,     leave out Clause 2.


   

Mr Andrew Hunter
The Reverend Ian Paisley
Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Mr Nigel Dodds
Mrs Iris Robinson

Mr Gregory Campbell

24

*Clause     3,     page     2,     leave out lines 24 to 38.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Alistair Carmichael

12

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     25,     after 'of', insert 'continuous'.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

31

*Clause     3,     page     2,     leave out lines 26 to 38.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

56

*Clause     3,     page     2,     line     26,     after 'of', insert 'continuous'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

13

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

    '(11)   The Commission shall submit a report annually to the Lord Chancellor on the progress of the programme of action and the Lord Chancellor shall lay this report before Parliament.'.


   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

14

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     5,     at end insert 'and—

      (c) consult the Lord Chancellor.'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

15

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     7,     after 'consult', insert 'the Lord Chancellor and'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

16

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     11,     after 'advice', insert 'as to the substance of their recommendation and'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

17

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     21,     at end insert—

    '(7)   Any recommendation made to the Prime Minister under this section shall contain no fewer than 2 names.'.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

32

*Page     2,     line     39,     leave out Clause 4.


   

Mr Andrew Hunter
The Reverend Ian Paisley
Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Mr Nigel Dodds
Mrs Iris Robinson

Mr Gregory Campbell

25

*Clause     5,     page     3,     line     30,     after 'shall', insert 'within his discretion'.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

34

*Clause     5,     page     3,     line     32,     leave out 'may have' and insert 'has'.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

35

*Clause     5,     page     3,     leave out lines 33 to 35.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

36

*Clause     5,     page     3,     line     38,     at end insert 'No reference shall be made in subsection (4A) if the conduct giving rise to the intended referral took place after the coming into force of this section.'.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

33

*Page     3,     line     23,     leave out Clause 5.


   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

57

*Clause     6,     page     4,     line     15,     after 'whether', insert 'or not'.

   

Mr Alistair Carmichael

4

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     21,     leave out 'a term not exceeding five years' and insert 'life'.

   

Mr Andrew Hunter
The Reverend Ian Paisley
Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Mr Nigel Dodds
Mrs Iris Robinson

Mr Gregory CampbellMr David TrimbleThe Reverend Martin Smyth

26

*Page     4,     line     5,     leave out Clause 6.


   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

58

*Clause     7,     page     4,     line     30,     leave out 'international'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

59

*Clause     7,     page     5,     line     17,     at end insert 'or'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

60

*Clause     7,     page     5,     line     18,     leave out from 'organisation;' to end of line 19.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

61

*Clause     7,     page     5,     line     33,     leave out subsection (8).

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

38

*Page     4,     line     26,     leave out Clause 7.


   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

39

*Clause     9,     page     6,     line     30,     leave out from 'bail' to 'the' in line 31 and insert 'in proceedings in connection with an offence triable on indictment'.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

40

*Clause     9,     page     6,     line     32,     leave out 'High' and insert 'Crown'.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

41

*Clause     9,     page     6,     line     40,     at end insert 'No application for consideration of a decision under this section shall be made unless it is based upon information which was not available to the court when the decision was taken.'.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

42

*Clause     9,     page     7,     line     17,     leave out 'High' and insert 'Crown'.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

43

*Clause     9,     page     7,     line     20,     leave out 'High' and insert 'Crown'.

 
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