S.C.F.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Tuesday 25th January 2005
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
STANDING COMMITTEE F
DRUGS BILL
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
9
Clause 1, page 1, line 11, leave out '18' and insert '16'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
28
Clause 1, page 1, line 11, leave out '18' and insert 'criminal responsibility'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
30
Clause 1, page 1, line 11, at end insert—
| '(c) | the offender intended to supply controlled drugs to a person under the age of 16.'. |
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
12
Clause 1, page 1, line 16, after 'aggravated', insert 'and must state the portion of a sentence being imposed that relates to this aggravation'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
1
Clause 1, page 1, line 18, after 'school', insert 'youth club, skate park, arcade or bowling alley'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
25
Clause 1, page 1, line 18, leave out 'at a relevant time' and insert 'at any time'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
17
Clause 1, page 1, line 18, after 'time', insert 'or involved the supply of controlled drugs to a person under the age of 16.'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
10
Clause 1, page 1, line 21, leave out '18' and insert '16'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
26
Clause 1, page 2, line 1, leave out subsection (5).
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
2
Clause 1, page 2, line 5, leave out subsection (6).
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
11
Clause 1, page 2, line 9, leave out 'requests' and insert 'requires or causes'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
29
Clause 1, page 2, line 9, leave out 'requests' and insert 'intends to use or uses'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
3
Clause 1, page 2, line 12, after 'cash', insert ', or items intended to be exchanged for their monetary value,'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
14
Clause 1, page 2, line 12, after 'cash', insert 'or other consideration'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
15
Clause 1, page 2, line 13, after first 'cash', insert 'or other consideration'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
4
Clause 1, page 2, line 13, after first 'cash', insert ', or items intended to be exchanged for their monetary value,'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
16
Clause 1, page 2, line 13, after second 'cash', insert 'or other consideration'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
5
Clause 1, page 2, line 13, after second 'cash', insert ', or items intended to be exchanged for their monetary value,'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
6
Clause 1, page 2, line 18, after 'cash', insert ', or items intended to be exchanged for their monetary value,'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
7
Clause 1, page 2, line 25, at end insert—
| '(g) | any goods which are intended to be exchanged in the place of cash.'. |
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
27
Clause 1, page 2, line 37, leave out from 'above)' to end of subsection and insert 'will apply upon Royal Assent'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
31
Clause 2, page 3, line 3, leave out subsection (4B).
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
32
Clause 3, page 3, line 31, leave out 'the appropriate'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
33
Clause 3, page 3, line 34, after 'inform', insert 'in writing'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
34
*Clause 3, page 4, line 12, leave out from 'draw' to end of line and insert 'any appropriate inferences from the refusal'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
35
*Clause 3, page 4, line 22, at end insert—
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
36
*Clause 5, page 5, line 22, leave out from 'officer' to 'has'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
37
*Clause 5, page 5, line 25, leave out 'a Class A' and insert 'or can be reasonably suspected to have swallowed any controlled drug'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
40
*Clause 5, page 5, line 25, at end insert 'within 3 hours of the authorisation by that officer'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
38
*Clause 5, page 5, line 26, leave out paragraph (b).
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
39
*Clause 5, page 5, line 29, leave out '(or both)'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
41
*Clause 5, page 5, line 43, at end insert—
| '(d) | a purpose built facility for carrying out searches authorised under this legislation'. |
John Mann
18
Clause 7, page 8, line 34, after 'A', insert 'or class B'.
John Mann
19
Clause 7, page 9, line 3, after 'A', insert 'or class B'.
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
8
Clause 7, page 9, line 9, leave out paragraph (a).
John Mann
20
Clause 9, page 11, line 14, after 'person', insert ', who may be his GP,'.
John Mann
21
Clause 10, page 12, line 17, after 'a', insert 'GP or other'.
John Mann
22
Clause 10, page 12, line 26, after 'assessor', insert 'and his GP'.
John Mann
23
Clause 21, page 21, line 8, leave out 'A' and insert 'C'.
John Mann
24
Clause 21, page 21, line 9, leave out 'A' and insert 'C'.
New Clauses
Inclusion of khat as a Class A drug
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'In Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38) (Class A drugs), in paragraph 1, insert at the appropriate place—"Khat which contains cathinone or cathine.".'.
Treatment
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt
NC2
To move the following Clause:—
'Any person convicted of a drugs offence must submit to a drugs treatment programme.'.
ORDER OF THE HOUSE [TUESDAY 18th JANUARY 2005
That the following provisions shall apply to the Drugs 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 Thursday 3rd February 2005.
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. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming Committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
Programming of proceedings
7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.
