Amendments proposed to the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

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*Schedule     ,     page     2,     line     28,     leave out sub-paragraph (3).

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

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*Schedule     ,     page     2,     line     28,     leave out 'For subsection (1)(b) substitute—

   "(b)' and insert 'After subsection (1)(b), insert ", or

(c)   '.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

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*Schedule     ,     page     2,     line     30,     leave out '"racial or".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

55

*Schedule     ,     page     2,     line     30,     leave out '"or religious"'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

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*Schedule     ,     page     2,     line     31,     at end insert '"or

(c)   having regard to all the circumstances the material is liable to be heard or seen by any person in whom it is likely to stir up racial hatred.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

56

*Schedule     ,     page     2,     line     31,     at end insert '"or

(c)   having regard to all the circumstances the material is intended to be heard or seen by any person in whom it is likely to stir up religious hatred.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

72

*Schedule     ,     page     2,     line     31,     at end insert '"or

(c)   he recklessly risks that hatred against a religious group will thereby be stirred up.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

67

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     1,     leave out sub-paragraph (3).

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

38

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     1,     leave out 'For subsection (1)(b) substitute—

   "(b)' and insert 'After subsection (1)(b), insert ", or

(c)   '.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

39

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     4,     leave out '"racial or".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

57

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     4,     leave out '"or religious"'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

50

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     5,     at end insert— '"or

(c)   having regard to all the performance is liable to be heard or seen by any person in whom it is likely to stir up racial hatred.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

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*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     5,     at end insert '"or

(c)   having regard to all the performance is intended to be heard or seen by any person in whom it is likely to stir up religious hatred.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

73

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     5,     at end insert '"or

(c)   he recklessly risks that hatred against a religious group will thereby be stirred up.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

68

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     10,     leave out sub-paragraph (3).

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

40

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     10,     leave out 'For subsection (1)(b) substitute—

   "(b)' and insert 'After subsection (1)(b), insert ", or

(c)

'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

41

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     13,     leave out '"racial or".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

59

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     13,     leave out '"or religious".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

51

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     13,     at end insert '"or

(c)   having regard to all the circumstances the recording is liable to be heard or seen by any person in whom it is likely to stir up racial hatred.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

60

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     13,     at end insert '"or

(c)   having regard to all the circumstances the recording is intended to be heard or seen by any person in whom it is likely to stir up religious hatred.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

74

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     13,     at end insert '"or

(c)   he recklessly risks that hatred against a religious group will thereby be stirred up.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

69

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     18,     leave out sub-paragraph (3).

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

42

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     18,     leave out 'For subsection (1)(b) substitute—

   "(b)' and insert 'After subsection (1)(b), insert ", or

(c)

'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

43

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     21,     leave out '"racial or".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

61

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     21,     leave out '"or religious".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

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*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     21,     at end insert '"or

(c)   having regard to all the circumstances the programme is liable to be heard or seen by any person in whom it is likely to stir up racial hatred.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

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*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     21,     at end insert '"or

(c)   having regard to all the circumstances the programme is intended to be heard or seen by any person in whom it is likely to stir up religious hatred.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

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*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     21,     at end insert '"or

(c)   he recklessly risks that hatred against a religious group will thereby be stirred up.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

70

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     28,     leave out sub-paragraph (3).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Gregory Barker

20

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     29,     leave out sub-paragraph (3).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Gregory Barker

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*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     30,     leave out 'likely' and insert 'intended'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Gregory Barker

22

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     31,     leave out '"is likely to"' and insert '"will".'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Gregory Barker

44

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     31,     leave out '"racial or".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

63

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     31,     leave out '"or religious".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

77

*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     31,     at end insert '"or

(c)   having regard to all the circumstances the material or recording is liable to be heard or seen by any person in whom it is likely to stir up racial hatred.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

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*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     31,     at end insert '"or

(c)   having regard to all the circumstances the material or recording is intended to be heard or seen by any person in whom it is likely to stir up religious hatred.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

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*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     31,     at end insert '"or

(c)   he recklessly risks that hatred against a religious group will thereby be stirred up.".'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Gregory Barker

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*Schedule     ,     page     3,     line     33,     at end insert—

'11A

After section 28 insert—

    "28A   Blasphemy

       The law relating to blasphemy is repealed.".'.

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

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*Page     2,     line     1,     leave out Schedule.

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NEW SCHEDULE

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone

NS1

*To move the following Schedule:—

'RACIAL HATRED

1

Part 3 of the Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) (racial hatred offences) has effect subject to the following amendments.

2

Amend section 17 to read as follows—

"(1)	In this Part "racial hatred" means hatred against a racial group, of persons defined by reference (whether directly or indirectly) to colour, race, nationality, (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origins ("a racial group").

(2)	In this section—

(a)   "an indirect reference" means a reference to religion or religious belief or to a person's membership or presumed membership of a religious group as a pretext for stirring up racial hatred against a racial group;

(b)   "religious group" means a group of persons defined by reference to religion or religious belief.".'.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE [21st JUNE 2005]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Racial and Religious Hatred 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 30th June 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.

    6.   Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other 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.

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Prepared 24 Jun 2005