S.C.D.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 21st July 2005
STANDING COMMITTEE D
IDENTITY CARDS BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of Committee [5th July].
Dr Nick Palmer
196
Clause 31, page 26, line 41, after 'unauthorised', insert 'access to or'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
212
Clause 31, page 26, line 42, leave out 'and' and insert—
| '(aa) | he engages in any conduct that causes use of any data prohibited by section 23A; and'. |
Dr Nick Palmer
197
Clause 31, page 27, line 1, after 'cause', insert 'access to or'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
213
Clause 31, page 27, line 1, after 'of', insert 'or prohibited use of'.
Dr Nick Palmer
198
Clause 31, page 27, line 3, after 'such', insert 'an access to or'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
214
Clause 31, page 27, line 4, after 'modification', insert 'or prohibited use'.
Dr Nick Palmer
199
Clause 31, page 27, line 5, after 'causes', insert 'an access to or'.
Dr Nick Palmer
200
Clause 31, page 27, line 7, after 'to', insert 'an access or'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
107
Clause 31, page 27, line 12, leave out subsection (4).
Dr Nick Palmer
201
Clause 31, page 27, line 17, after 'section', insert 'an access or'.
Dr Nick Palmer
202
Clause 31, page 27, line 19, after 'the', insert 'access or'.
Dr Nick Palmer
203
Clause 31, page 27, line 21, after 'the', insert 'access or'.
Dr Nick Palmer
204
Clause 31, page 27, line 24, after 'causing', insert 'an access to or'.
Dr Nick Palmer
205
Clause 31, page 27, line 29, after 'the', insert 'access or'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
108
Clause 31, page 27, line 34, leave out 'twelve' and insert 'six'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
109
Clause 33, page 28, line 40, after 'defaulter', insert 'in writing'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
110
Clause 33, page 29, line 6, at end insert 'including methods by which payment may be made by instalments'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
111
Clause 33, page 29, line 10, at end insert—
| '(g) | set out the grounds of objection to such a penalty contained in section 34.'. |
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
112
Clause 33, page 29, line 11, leave out '14' and insert '28'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
113
Clause 33, page 29, line 18, after 'question', insert 'save a question of proper service of the notice'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
114
Clause 34, page 29, line 29, at end insert—
| '(aa) | a misidendification has occurred;'. |
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
115
Clause 35, page 30, line 23, leave out 'or'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
116
Clause 35, page 30, line 24, at end insert 'or
| (d) | increase the penalty.'. |
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
208
Clause 37, page 31, line 23, leave out 'for the modification of entries'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
210
Clause 37, page 31, line 24, after 'issue', insert '(but not re-issue or replacement).'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
209
Clause 37, page 31, line 25, leave out 'or modification'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
211
Clause 37, page 31, line 26, after 'issue', insert '(but not re-issue or replacement).'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Ben Wallace
222
Clause 37, page 31, line 28, at end insert 'apart from applications from the individual to whom the information relates'.
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Tim Farron
186
Clause 37, page 31, line 39, at end insert 'but no fee shall be imposed for a card issued in consequence of an order by the Secretary of State for compulsory registration.'.
Mr Tony McNulty
240
Clause 37, page 32, line 28, at end insert—
( ) The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations containing (with or without other provision) a provision authorised by subsection (1) is exercisable, on the first occasion on which regulations are made under this section, only if a draft of the regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each house.'.
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Tim Farron
185
Page 31, line 20, leave out Clause 37.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Ben Wallace
223
Clause 43, page 36, line 22, after 'particular', insert 'physical characterisitics of any of his fingers'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
117
Clause 43, page 36, line 29, at end insert—
'"consent", in relation to a particular individual, shall mean any freely given specific and informed indication of that individual's wishes by which he signifies his agreement to the use of his identity card or the access to, or provision of, information contained in his entry in the Register;'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
118
Clause 43, page 37, line 5, at end insert—
'"Information Commissioner" means the Commissioner established by the the Data Protection Act 1998 (c.29);'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
119
Clause 43, page 37, line 11, at end insert—
'"personal data" has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c.29);'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
120
Clause 43, page 37, line 23, after first 'crime', insert '(other than in section 1(4A))'.
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
121
Clause 45, page 39, line 2, after 'the', insert 'National Registration and'.
NEW CLAUSES
Prohibited uses of information
Mr Edward Garnier
Patrick Mercer
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Adam Holloway
Mr Ben Wallace
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall be guilty of an offence if he uses or stores any of the information set out in Schedule 1, paragraphs 4 to 9 in such a manner as to form an index to any file or data retrieval system unless—
| (a) | the person using or storing such information is the originator of the information; or |
| (b) | such use or storage is undertaken as part of the operation and maintenance of the Register. |
(2) The Secretary of State shall not provide any person with information from the Register if he believes that it may be used for a purpose prohibited under subsection (1).
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
| (a) | on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or to both; |
| (b) | on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both; |
| (c) | on summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.'. |
