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House of Commons

Wednesday 29th June 2005

Standing Committee Proceedings

Standing Committee E

Racial and Religious Hatred Bill

[Second Sitting]

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Prisk

Withdrawn  3

Schedule,  page  2,  line  10,  leave out ‘a group of’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Prisk

Not called  4

Schedule,  page  2,  line  11,  leave out first ‘religious’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Prisk

Not called  6

Schedule,  page  2,  line  11,  leave out first ‘religious’ and insert ‘religion or’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Prisk

Not called  5

Schedule,  page  2,  line  11,  leave out second ‘religious’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Prisk

Not called  7

Schedule,  page  2,  line  11,  leave out second ‘religious’ and insert ‘religion or’.

Mr Alastair Carmichael

Lynne Featherstone

Not called  45

Schedule,  page  2,  line  12,  at end insert ‘where such hatred is racially motivated.’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Prisk

Not called  24

Schedule,  page  2,  line  12,  at end insert—

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Racial and Religious Hatred Bill, continued

‘17B
Meaning of “religious belief”

For the purposes of section 17A a religious belief is confined to—

(a)
Christianity;

(b)
Islam;

(c)
Hinduism;

(d)
Judaism;

(e)
Buddhism;

(f)
Sikhism;

(g)
Rastafarianism;

(h)
Baha’ism;

(i)
Zoroastrianism;

(j)
Jainism.’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Prisk

Not called  25

Schedule,  page  2,  line  12,  at end insert—

‘17B
Groups not protected by Part 3

For the purposes of section 17A any group of persons holding the following

religious beliefs or lack of religious belief shall not enjoy the protection of this

part of the Act—

(a)
Satanists;

(b)
believers in human sacrifice to propitiate a deity;

(c)
believers in animal sacrifice to propitiate a deity;

(d)
believers in female genital mutilation to live in accordance with the rules

of a religion;

(e)
believers in violence as a means of proselytising a belief;

(f)
believers in the supremacy or superiority of one race over another;

(g)
believers in the supremacy or superiority of one gender over another;

(h)
Scientologists;

(i)
Jedi Knights.’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Prisk

Withdrawn  10

Schedule,  page  2,  line  16,  at end insert—

  ‘(1A)
For subsection (1) substitute—

  “(1)
A person who uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or

behaviour, or displays any written material which is threatening,

abusive or insulting in the case of racial hatred; or uses threatening

or abusive words or behaviour, or displays any written material

which is threatening or abusive in the case of religious hatred, is

guilty of an offence if—

(a)
he intends thereby to stir up racial or religious hatred, or

(b)
having regard to all the circumstances racial or religious

hatred is likely to be stirred up thereby.”.’.

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Racial and Religious Hatred Bill, continued

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Prisk

Not called  11

Schedule,  page  2,  line  16,  at end insert—

  ‘(1A)
For subsection (1) substitute—

  “(1)
A person who uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or

behaviour, or displays any written material which is threatening,

abusive or insulting in the case of racial hatred, or uses threatening

words or behaviour, or displays any written material which is

threatening or abusive in the case of religious hatred, is guilty of an

offence if—

(a)
he intends thereby to stir up racial or religious hatred, or

(b)
having regard to all the circumstances racial or religious

hatred is likely to be stirred up thereby.”.’.

Mr Alastair Carmichael

Lynne Featherstone

Withdrawn  46

Schedule,  page  2,  line  17,  leave out ‘subsections (1)(a) and (5)’ and insert

‘subsection (1)(a)’.

[Adjourned till tomorrow at 9.00 a.m.