Amendments proposed to the Violent Crime Reduction Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

216

Clause     26,     page     28,     line     41,     after 'weapon', insert 'which is also a realistic imitation firearm or a firearm for which a firearms certificate would be required under section 1 of the 1968 Act.'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

191

Clause     26,     page     28,     line     42,     after ' weapon', insert 'except if the purchase or hire is associated with membership of a rifle target club, in which case the age limit will be 17.'.

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Lynne Featherstone
John Thurso
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

153

Clause     27,     page     29,     line     19,     after 'it', insert ', intentionally or recklessly,'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

193

Clause     27,     page     29,     line     19,     at end insert 'without lawful authority or reasonable excuse'.

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Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

196

Clause     28,     page     29,     line     39,     leave out subsection (1) and insert—

    '(1)   For the purposes of this section a primer is a cap type primer, UN numbers 0044, 0377, 0378 for use with metallic small arms ammunition and shall not include any fired or inert primers or any primers manufactured for use in equipment which does not fire a projectile.'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
John Thurso
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

154

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     1,     after 'person', insert 'knowingly'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

228

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     10,     leave out 'he produces' and insert 'he shows that he is the holder of'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

229

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     10,     after 'certificate', insert 'on initial purchase and shows that he is the holder of a certificate on any subsequent purchase from the same vendor'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

220

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     10,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

230

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     12,     leave out 'he produces' and insert 'he shows that he is the holder of'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

231

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     12,     after 'certificate', insert 'on initial purchase and shows that he is the holder of a certificate on any subsequent purchase from the same vendor'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

221

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     13,     at end insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Hazel Blears

88

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     13,     at end insert—

'( )	he shows that he is a person in the service of Her Majesty who is entitled under subsection(5A) to acquire a primer to which this section applies;'.

   

Hazel Blears

89

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     15,     after 'enactment', insert 'and otherwise than by virtue of being a person in the service of Her Majesty'.

   

Hazel Blears

90

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     16,     leave out 'such ammunition' and insert 'ammunition for a firearm'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

222

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     16,     at end insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

223

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     19,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

217

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     20,     at end insert—

'(g)	he proves that he is purchasing the primer for the purpose of theatrical performance, historical re-enactment, museum or educational use, use as a starting gun at a sporting event, use in equipment which does not fire a projectile, or use in a blank firing gun.'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
John Thurso
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

155

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     21,     after 'person' insert 'knowingly'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

232

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     30,     leave out 'he holds' and insert 'he shows that he is the holder of'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

233

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     30,     leave out 'he holds' and insert 'he produces'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

289

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     30,     after 'certificate', insert 'on initial purchase and shows that he is the holder of a certificate on any subsequent purchase from the same vendor'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

224

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     30,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

234

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     32,     leave out 'he holds' and insert 'he shows that he is the holder of'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

235

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     32,     leave out 'he holds' and insert 'he produces'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

236

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     32,     after 'certificate', insert 'on initial purchase and shows that he is the holder of a certificate on any subsequent purchase from the same vendor'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

225

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     33,     at end insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Hazel Blears

91

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     33,     at end insert—

'( )	he is a person in the service of Her Majesty who is entitled under subsection (5A) to acquire a primer to which this section applies;'.

   

Hazel Blears

92

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     35,     after 'enactment', insert 'and otherwise than by virtue of being a person in the service of Her Majesty'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

226

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     35,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Hazel Blears

93

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     36,     leave out 'such ammunition' and insert 'ammunition for a firearm'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

227

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     38,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

219

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     39,     at end insert '; or

(g)	he proves that he is purchasing the primer for the purpose of theatrical performance, historical re-enactment, museum or educational use, use in a starting gun at a sporting event, use in equipment which does not fire a projectile, or use in a blank firing gun.'.

   

Hazel Blears

94

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     39,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   A person who is in the service of Her Majesty is entitled to acquire a primer to which this section applies if—

(a)	he is duly authorised in writing to acquire firearms and ammunition for the public service; or

(b)	he is a person who is authorised to purchase a firearm or ammunition by virtue of a certificate issued in accordance with section 54(2)(b) of the 1968 Act (certificates for persons in naval, military or air service of Her Majesty).'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

237

Clause     28,     page     30,     line     39,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   On prosecution for an offence under subsection (2), it shall be a defence for a person to show that—

(a)	he did not know that what he was selling was an object of a description covered by subsection (2); or

(b)	he believed, on reasonable grounds, that the person to whom he sold the object was a person covered by subsection (3).

    (5B)   On prosecution for an offence under subsection (4), it shall be a defence for a person to show that—

(a)	he did not know that what he was buying was an object of a description covered by subsection (2); or

(b)	he reasonably believed that he was a person covered by subsection (5).'.

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Lynne Featherstone
John Thurso

156

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     9,     after 'person', insert 'knowingly'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

246

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     14,     leave out 'he produces' and insert 'he shows that he is the holder of'.

Prepared 18 Oct 2005