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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 5th April 2005

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee C

 

Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill


 

[Third Sitting]


 

Mr Paul Goggins

 

Withdrawn  10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

 

Withdrawn  3

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  leave out lines 12 and 13.

 

Mr Stephen Pound

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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.’.


 
 

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Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Stephen Pound

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  9

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  13,  at end add—

 

‘(1H)    

For the purpose of this section a person is not to be regarded as occupying a house

 

as his residence if that occupation is as a trespasser.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Lady Hermon

 

Withdrawn  11

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  17,  leave out ‘only’ and insert ‘and Northern Ireland.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Bill to be reported.

 


 
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