S.C.C.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Monday 7th March 2005
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
STANDING COMMITTEE C
CRIMINAL LAW (AMENDMENT) (HOUSEHOLDER PROTECTION) BILL
Harry Cohen
1
Clause 1, page 1, line 4, after 'person', insert 'in a building or part of a building'.
Harry Cohen
2
Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out 'any building or part of a building' and insert 'that building or part'.
Mr Paul Goggins
10
*Clause 1, page 1, line 8, leave out from 'force' to end of line 11 and insert 'if the degree of force used was reasonable in the circumstances.'.
Harry Cohen
3
Clause 1, page 1, leave out lines 12 and 13.
Mr Stephen Pound
4
Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end add—
'(1C) Subsection (1A) does not apply unless these conditions are met—
| (a) | the building, or part of the building, in question is a house; |
| (b) | the person who uses the force is the householder.'. |
Mr Stephen Pound
5
Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end add—
'(1D) In this section "house" means any dwelling (including a flat, caravan or boat).'.
Mr Stephen Pound
6
Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end add—
'(1E) In this section any reference to a house, or part of a house, includes a reference to any garden or other ground belonging to that house or that part.'.
Mr Stephen Pound
7
Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end add—
'(1F) In this section "householder", in relation to a house, means any person who occupies the house as his residence.'.
Mr Stephen Pound
8
Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end add—
'(1G) For the purpose of this section it does not matter whether a person occupies a house as his only residence, his main residence, or otherwise as his residence, including occupation as a holiday or other temporary residence.'.
Mr Stephen Pound
9
Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end add—
'(1H) For the purpose of this section a person is not to be regarded a occupying a house as his residence if that occupation is as a trespasser.'.
