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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 8th November 2005

STANDING COMMITTEE E


TERRORISM (NORTHERN IRELAND) BILL

   

Mr Gregory Campbell

4

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     13,     leave out '2008' and insert '2012'.

   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Christopher Fraser
Mr Henry Bellingham

6

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     13,     at end insert 'and may by order extend that period for further consecutive periods of twelve months.'.

   

Mr Gregory Campbell

5

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     3,     leave out '2008' and insert '2012'.


   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Christopher Fraser
Mr Henry Bellingham

9

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     24,     at end insert—

      '(ba) section 75(6) (trial on indictment, non-scheduled offences)'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Lorely Burt
Greg Mulholland

1

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     28,     at end insert—

      '(fa) section 108 (evidence);'.


   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Christopher Fraser
Mr Henry Bellingham

7

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     18,     at end add—

    '(6)   The Secretary of State may, by order, following consultation with the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, determine that a specific case falling under a scheduled offence, shall be subject to trial by jury.

    (7)   In such a case, section 75(8) of the Terrorism Act 2000 shall not apply.'.


NEW CLAUSES

Mode of trial on indictment

   

Lembit Öpik
Lorely Burt
Greg Mulholland

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    'In section 75(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (Mode of trial on indictment) after "court", insert ", consisting of three judges,".'.


Mode of trial on indictment (No. 2)

   

Lembit Öpik
Lorely Burt

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   Section 75 of the Terrorism 2000 Act (mode of trial on indictment) shall be amended as follows.

    (2)   After subsection (1), insert—

          "(1A)   The court shall consist of three judges of the Crown Court.".'.


   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Christopher Fraser
Mr Henry Bellingham

8

Schedule,     page     5,     line     8,     at end insert—'Section 75(6).'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Lorely Burt

3

Schedule,     page     5,     line     13,     at end insert—'Section 108'.


ORDER OF THE HOUSE [27th OCTOBER]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Terrorism (Northern Ireland) 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 10th November 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 message from the Lords) may be programmed.


 
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