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Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 1st April 2004

STANDING COMMITTEE D


JUSTICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) BILL [LORDS]

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the programming Sub-Committee [24th March].

   

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 Eddie McGrady

68

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     38,     at end insert—

    '(4AA)   The Director shall refer to the Ombudsman any allegation coming to his attention that a police officer—

(a) may have committed a criminal offence; or

(b) may, in the course of a criminal investigation, have behaved in a manner which would justify disciplinary proceedings,

       which is not the subject of a complaint, unless it appears to the Director that the Ombudsman is already aware of the allegation.'.

   

Mr Eddie McGrady

69

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     39,     after '(4A)', insert 'and (4AA)'.

   

Mr Eddie McGrady

70

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     42,     leave out from 'insert', and insert ', (4A), or (4AA).'.

   

Mr Eddie McGrady

71

Clause     5,     page     4,     line     4,     leave out from 'substitute' and insert ', (4), (4A), or (4AA).'.

   

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

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'.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

44

Clause     9,     page     7,     line     23,     leave out 'punishable by imprisonment' and insert 'triable on indictment'.

   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

45

Clause     9,     page     7,     line     24,     leave out 'punishable' and insert 'triable'.


   

Mr David Trimble
The Reverend Martin Smyth

46

Clause     10,     page     7,     line     39,     leave out subsection (4).


   

Mr John Spellar

8

Schedule     2,     page     14,     line     14,     at end insert—

'(5) In Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (scheduled offences) after paragraph 22 insert—

"Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004

 22A Offences under paragraph 1(1) or (2) of Schedule 2 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004 (absconding by persons admitted to bail in respect of a scheduled offence), subject to note 1 below."'.

   

Mr John Spellar

9

Schedule     2,     page     14,     line     39,     at end insert—

'(5) If, on an application made by a constable, a justice of the peace is satisfied that—

(a)   there are reasonable grounds for believing that a person who is liable to arrest under sub-paragraph (4) is to be found on premises specified in the application; and

(b)   any of the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (6) is satisfied,

he may issue a warrant authorising a constable to enter those premises (if need be by force) and search them for the purpose of arresting that person.

(6) The conditions mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) are—

(a)   that it is not practicable to communicate with any person entitled to grant entry to the premises;

(b)   that entry to the premises will not be granted unless a warrant is produced;

(c)   that the purpose of a search of the premises may be frustrated or seriously prejudiced unless a constable arriving at the premises can secure immediate entry to them.'.


   

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

18

Clause     11,     page     8,     line     20,     after 'court', insert 'and at the end insert—

 "in order to carry out an arrest under this paragraph, a constable may enter any premises where he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that person to to be.".'.

   

Mr John Spellar

6

Clause     11,     page     8,     line     20,     leave out 'and' and insert—

'( ) after paragraph (3) insert—

    "(3A)   If, on an application made by a constable, a justice of the peace is satisfied that—

(a) there are reasonable grounds for believing that a person who is liable to arrest under paragraph (3) is to be found on the premises specified in the application; and

(b) any of the conditions specified in paragraph (3B) is satisfied,

he may issue a warrant authorising a constable to enter those premises (if need be by force) and search them for the purpose of arresting that person.

    (3B)   The conditions mentioned in paragraph (3A) are—

(a) that it is not practicable to communicate with any person entitled to grant entry to the premises;

(b) that entry to the premises will not be granted unless a warrant is produced;

(c) that the purpose of a search of the premises may be frustrated or seriously prejudiced unless a constable arriving at the premises can secure immediate entry to them."; and'.


   

Dominic Grieve
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Andrew Robathan

27

Clause     12,     page     8,     line     42,     leave out 'should' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr John Spellar

62

Clause     12,     page     8,     line     42,     leave out 'England and Wales' and insert 'another part of the United Kingdom'.

   

Mr Alistair Carmichael

5

Clause     12,     page     8,     line     42,     leave out 'in the interests of maintaining security or good order' and insert 'because of his serious misconduct or with his consent, for his own protection, or, in the interests of maintaining security'.

   

Mr John Spellar

63

Clause     12,     page     9,     line     1,     leave out 'England and Wales' and insert 'that other part'.

   

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

19

Clause     12,     page     9,     line     4,     at end insert 'where a prisoner is transferred under subsection 2A, the jurisdiction which imposed a custodial sentence will be responsible for determining the date of release of the prisoner except where this is delayed by reason of his misconduct.'.

   

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

20

Clause     12,     page     9,     line     4,     at end insert 'because of his serious misconduct or, with his consent, for his own protection.'.

 
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