Vote Bundle text (050218a01)

House of Commons

Publications on the internet
Index of Amendments

NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS

given up to and including

Friday 18th February 2005

CONSIDERATION OF BILL

DRUGS BILL, AS AMENDED

NEW CLAUSE
Classification of cannabis as Class B

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt

NC1
To move the following Clause:—
    '(1)   Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971[2] (which specifies the drugs which are subject to control under that Act) shall be amended as follows.
    (2)   In paragraph (a) of Part I of that Schedule, insert at an appropriate place "Cannabinol, except where contained in cannabis or cannabis resin" and "Cannabinol derivatives".
    (3)   In paragraph (a) of Part II of that Schedule, insert at an appropriate place "Cannabis and cannabis resin" shall be deleted.
    (4)   In paragraph (a) of Part III of that Schedule, "Cannabinol", "Cannabinol derivatives" and "Cannabis and cannabis resin" shall be deleted.
    (5)   In paragraph 1(d) of Part III of that Schedule, "cannabinol or a cannabinol derivative" shall be deleted.'.


Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt

8
Page     1,     line     11     [Clause     1],     leave out '18' and insert '16'.

Mr Secretary Clarke

9
Page     1,     line     17     [Clause     1],     after 'committed', insert 'on or'.

Mr Secretary Clarke

10
Page     1,     line     17     [Clause     1],     leave out 'a school' and insert 'school premises'.

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt

4
Page     1,     line     18     [Clause     1],     after 'school', insert 'or another place where children frequently congregate'.

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt

5
Page     1,     line     18     [Clause     1],     leave out 'at a relevant time'.


Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt

3
Page     2,     line     3     [Clause     1],     at end insert—
    '(4A)   In subsection (3) "in the vicinity" is—

(a) within one mile of the school; or

(b) within five miles of the school when on a route known to be used by pupils accessing the school; or

(c) on a vehicle used by local education authorities to transport children to school.'.


Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt

6
Page     2,     line     4     [Clause     1],     leave out subsection (5).

Mr Secretary Clarke

11
Page     2,     line     5     [Clause     1],     leave out 'a school is' and insert 'the school premises are'.

Mr Secretary Clarke

12
Page     2,     line     9     [Clause     1],     leave out 'requests' and insert 'causes or permits'.

Mr Secretary Clarke

13
Page     2,     line     12     [Clause     1],     leave out 'drug related cash' and insert 'a drug related consideration'.

Mr Secretary Clarke

14
Page     2,     line     13     [Clause     1],     leave out 'drug related cash is cash' and insert 'a drug related consideration is a consideration of any description'.

Mr Secretary Clarke

15
Page     2,     line     16     [Clause     1],     leave out 'to obtain' and insert 'in connection with obtaining'.

Mr Secretary Clarke

16
Page     2     [Clause     1],     leave out lines 18 to 25.

Mr Secretary Clarke

17
Page     2,     line     25     [Clause     1],     at end insert—

'"school premises" means land used for the purposes of a school excluding any land occupied solely as a dwelling by a person employed at the school; and'.

Mr Secretary Clarke

18
Page     2     [Clause     1],     leave out lines 33 to 35.


Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt

2
Page     8,     line     47     [Clause     7],     at end insert—

'(aa) the offence is the driving of a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place; or'.


Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt

1
Page     9,     line     10     [Clause     7],     leave out '18' and insert '16'.


Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Crispin Blunt

7
Page     11,     line     11     [Clause     9],     leave out 'may, at any time' and insert 'shall'.


Mr Secretary Clarke

19
Page     20,     line     8     [Clause     20],     after 'section', insert 'made by the Secretary of State'.


Mr Secretary Clarke

20
Page     21,     line     7     [Clause     20],     at end insert—
    '(2)   In section 114(2) of that Act (procedure for subordinate legislation) after "1A" insert ", 1G".'.

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.




©Parliamentary copyright 2005	Prepared 18 Feb 2005