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S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 14th July 2005
42

Identity Cards Bill, continued

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Not called  58

Clause  15,  page  14,  line  24,  at end add—

‘(4)
Nothing in this section authorises the making of regulations the effect of which

would be to require a British citizen to carry or produce an ID card before such

time as when all British citizens are required by virtue of section 6 to be entered

in the Register.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 16 and 17 Agreed to.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Not called  59

Clause  18,  page  16,  line  32,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to subsection (2A)’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Not called  60

Clause  18,  page  16,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
Subsection (2) does not authorise the imposition of such condition or requirement

in relation to or on a British citizen before such time as when all British citizens

are required by virtue of section 6 to be entered in the Register.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  61

Clause  18,  page  16,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘(2B)
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide further cases in which such a

condition or requirement may be imposed in relation to or on an individual.’.

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 14th July 2005
43

Identity Cards Bill, continued

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Ben Wallace

Withdrawn  224

Clause  18,  page  17,  line  2,  at end add—

‘(5)
It shall be unlawful for any person imposing any condition or requirement in

relation to or on an individual in cases falling within subsection (2) to

discriminate against such a person or group of persons on any grounds, including

nationality, ethnic or national origins, colour, race, citizenship or immigration

status.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Withdrawn  178

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  10,  leave out subsections (2) and (3) and insert—

‘(2)
The provision of information is authorised in this section where it is—

(a)
the provision of information to the Director-General of the Security

Service, the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, the Director of the

Government Communications Headquarters, the Director-General of the

Serious Organised Crime Agency, a chief officer of police; and

(b)
it is—

(i)
in the interests of national security; or

(ii)
for the purposes connected with the prevention or detection of

crime.’.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  179

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  12,  leave out ‘connected with’ and insert ‘necessary for’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  239

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  13,  after ‘Service’s’, insert ‘current’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  215

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  16,  after ‘Service’s’, insert ‘current’.

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 14th July 2005
44

Identity Cards Bill, continued

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  216

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  19,  after ‘the’, insert ‘current’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  217

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  22,  after ‘Agency’s’, insert ‘current’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Not called  62

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  22,  at end insert ‘for any of the purposes specified in

subsection (2A).

(2A)
The purposes specified in this subsection are—

(a)
in the interests of national security;

(b)
for purposes connected with the prevention or detection of crime; or

(c)
for other purposes specified by order made by the Secretary of State.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  63

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  27,  leave out ‘the prevention or detection of crime’ and

insert ‘the detection of serious crime which shall mean any crime giving rise to an offence

triable only on indictment’.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  180

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  27,  after ‘of’, insert ‘serious’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  64

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  27,  leave out from ‘crime’ to end of line 28.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 19th July at 10.30 a.m.