Amendments proposed to the Racial and Religious Bill - continued	House of Commons
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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The law relating to blasphemy is repealed.".'.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 CLAUSE

Protection of freedom of expression

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Gregory Barker

NC1

*To move the following Clause:—

'Nothing in Part 3 of the Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) shall be read or given effect in a way which prohibits or restricts discussion, criticism or expressions of antipathy or dislike of particular religions or their adherents, or of any other belief system or its adherents, or proselytising one's own religion or belief system or urging adherents of a different religion or belief system to cease practising theirs.'.

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NEW SCHEDULE

   

Mr Alastair Carmichael
Lynne Featherstone
Mr Dominic Grieve
Gregory Barker

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 28 Jun 2005