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| Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 8, leave out from ‘force’ to end of line 11 and insert ‘if the |
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| degree of force used was reasonable in the circumstances.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, leave out lines 12 and 13. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end add— |
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| | ‘(1C) | Subsection (1A) does not apply unless these conditions are met— |
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| | (a) | the building, or part of the building, in question is a house; |
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| | (b) | the person who uses the force is the householder.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end add— |
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| | ‘(1D) | In this section “house” means any dwelling (including a flat, caravan or boat).’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end add— |
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| | ‘(1E) | In this section any reference to a house, or part of a house, includes a reference to |
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| | any garden or other ground belonging to that house or that part.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end add— |
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| | ‘(1F) | In this section “householder”, in relation to a house, means any person who |
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| | occupies the house as his residence.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end add— |
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| | ‘(1G) | For the purpose of this section it does not matter whether a person occupies a |
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| | house as his only residence, his main residence, or otherwise as his residence, |
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| | including occupation as a holiday or other temporary residence.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end add— |
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| | ‘(1H) | For the purpose of this section a person is not to be regarded as occupying a house |
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| | as his residence if that occupation is as a trespasser.’. |
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| Clause 2, page 1, line 17, leave out ‘only’ and insert ‘and Northern Ireland.’. |
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