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

247

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     14,     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

238

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     14,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

248

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     15,     leave out 'he produces' and insert 'he shows that he is the holder of'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

249

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     15,     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

239

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     16,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Hazel Blears

95

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     16,     at end insert—

'( )	he shows that he is a person in the service of Her Majesty who is entitled under subsection (4A) to acquire an ammunition loading press;'.

   

Hazel Blears

96

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     18,     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

240

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     19,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Hazel Blears

97

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     19,     leave out 'such ammunition' and insert 'ammunition for a firearm'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

241

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     21,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
John Thurso

157

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     23,     after 'person', insert 'knowingly'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

250

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     28,     leave out 'he holds' and insert 'he shows that he is the holder of'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

251

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     28,     leave out 'he holds' and insert 'he produces'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

252

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     28,     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

242

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     28,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

253

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

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

254

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     29,     leave out 'he holds' and insert 'he produces'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

255

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     29,     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

243

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     30,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Hazel Blears

98

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     30,     at end insert—

'( )	he is a person in the service of Her Majesty who is entitled under subsection (4A) to acquire an ammunition loading press;'.

   

Hazel Blears

99

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     32,     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

244

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     32,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Hazel Blears

100

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     32,     leave out 'such ammunition' and insert 'ammunition for a firearm'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

245

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     35,     after 'firearm', insert 'or a shotgun'.

   

Hazel Blears

101

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     37,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   A person who is in the service of Her Majesty is entitled to acquire an ammunition loading press 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

256

Clause     29,     page     31,     line     37,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   On prosecution for an offence under subsection (1), 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 (1); or

(b)	he believed, on reasonable grounds, that the person to whom he sold the object was a person covered by subsection (2).

    (4B)   On prosecution for an offence under subsection (3), 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 (1); or

(b)	he reasonably believed that he was a person covered by subsection (4).'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

257

Clause     29,     page     32,     line     2,     at end insert 'but nothing in this section relating to ammunition loading presses shall apply to an antique loading press which is sold, transferred, purchased, acquired or possessed as a curiosity or ornament.'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

258

Clause     29,     page     32,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '(8)   The Secretary of State shall provide for payment of compensation in respect of loss suffered or costs incurred in consequence of the exercise of a power conferred by or under this section.'.

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Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

259

Clause     30,     page     32,     line     10,     after 'firearm', insert 'in Great Britain'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

260

Clause     30,     page     32,     line     12,     after 'Britain', insert 'for the purposes of sale or distribution'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

55

Clause     30,     page     32,     line     13,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

262

Clause     30,     page     32,     line     13,     after 'regulations', insert ', following proper consultation and consideration with a working group consisting of a wide spread of expert practitioners,'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

263

Clause     30,     page     32,     line     15,     after '(1)', insert 'with the burden of proving that a person does not fall within one of these exemptions lying with the prosecution'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

54

Clause     30,     page     32,     line     17,     at end insert—

'(c)	provide that the manufacture, modification or sale of an item for the purpose of display for educational or cultural purposes shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (1)(c).'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

265

Clause     30,     page     32,     line     17,     at end insert—

'(c)	provide that the manufacture, modification, sale or bringing into the United Kingdom of a realistic imitation firearm or component part for the purpose of display only for educational, cultural or theatrical purposes shall be exempt from the offence under subsection (1); and

(d)	provide that the manufacture, modification, sale or bringing into the United Kingdom of a realistic imitation firearm or component part for the purposes listed in Schedule ( ) be exempt from the offence under subsection (1).'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Prisk

264

Clause     30,     page     33,     line     14,     at end insert—

    '(9A)   In relation to subsections (2), (3) and (8), the following should be included in the exceptions and exemptions from what constitutes a realistic imitation firearm—

(a)	deactivated firearms,

(b)	deactivated weapons manufactured before 1983,

(c)	deactivated weapons of .50" calibre and over,

(d)	large machine guns, armoured vehicles and field guns and military equipment where the deactivated weaponry is intrinsic to the equipment,

(e)	realistic imitation firearms used in security dog training and security guard training,

(f)	realistic imitation firearms used in hunt dog training,

(g)	realistic and deactivated firearms used by educators, colleges and schools,

(h)	reproduction components for weapons of .50" calibre and over,

(i)	starting pistols,

(j)	weapons intended for use in "Airsoft" with a muzzle energy of less that 4 joules including BB guns, air guns and paint balls,

(k)	realistic imitation firearms for use in theatre, cinema, museums, castles and historic houses, television and sporting events,

(l)	parts of weapons required in relation to the weapons listed in paragraphs (a) to (k),

(m)	specialist suppliers and armourers relating to the weapons listed in paragraphs (a) to (k).'.

Prepared 18 Oct 2005