Amendment Paper as at
Wednesday 2nd November 2005
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
TERRORISM BILL
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr David Heath
Lynne Featherstone
19
Clause 1, page 1, line 6, leave out 'on his behalf'.
Mr Douglas Hogg
70
Clause 1, page 1, line 8, leave out from beginning to 'to' in line 13 and insert 'he intends to incite members of the public'.
David Davis
Mr Dominic Grieve
Patrick Mercer
Mr Edward Garnier
79
Clause 1, page 1, line 8, leave out paragraph (b) and insert—
| '(b) | at the time he does so, he intends or is recklessly indifferent to the fact that the publication will be understood as a direct or indirect encouragement or inducement to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism or Convention offences. |
| (c) | it is not necessary that the prosecution prove that he intended to cause, encourage or induce the commission, preparation or instigation of a specific terrorist act'. |
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr David Heath
Lynne Featherstone
18
Clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out from beginning to 'a' in line 12 and insert—
| '(i) | he intends it to be, and |
| (ii) | it is likely to be'. |
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Angus Robertson
Mr Alex Salmond
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
Stewart Hosie
62
Clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out from beginning to end of line 10 and insert 'he intends'.
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr David Heath
Lynne Featherstone
97
Clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out from beginning to end of line 14 and insert—
'he intends to incite or induce any other person to commit or prepare to commit an act of terrorism or a Convention offence; and
| (c) | he thereby causes a danger that one or more such offences may be committed.'. |
David Davis
Mr Dominic Grieve
Patrick Mercer
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
1
Clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out from 'believes' to end of line 10.
David Davis
Mr Dominic Grieve
Patrick Mercer
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
2
Clause 1, page 1, line 10, leave out 'has reasonable grounds for believing' and insert 'is reckless to the consequence'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr David Heath
Lynne Featherstone
36
Clause 1, page 1, line 11, leave out 'members of the public' and insert 'persons'.
David Davis
Mr Dominic Grieve
Patrick Mercer
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
3
Clause 1, page 1, line 12, leave out 'are likely to' and insert 'would'.
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Angus Robertson
Mr Alex Salmond
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
Stewart Hosie
63
Clause 1, page 1, line 12, leave out 'are likely to' and insert 'will'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr David Heath
Lynne Featherstone
37
Clause 1, page 1, line 12, leave out 'a direct or indirect' and insert 'an'.
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Alan Simpson
Jeremy Corbyn
Richard Burden
Ms Diane Abbott
Mrs Linda Riordan
Lynne Jones
21
Clause 1, page 1, line 13, leave out 'encouragement or other inducement' and insert 'incitement'.
Mr Douglas Hogg
80
Clause 1, page 1, line 14, after 'offences', insert
'and when such acts are to be committed outside the United Kingdom they are done with the intention of causing the death or injury of persons not being members of the armed or security forces of the country in which the acts are to be committed or otherwise engaged in the administration of that country or damage to the property or economic interests of the citizens of the United Kingdom or of the government of the United Kingdom or of corporations registered in the United Kingdom or of business having an office in the United Kingdom'.
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Alan Simpson
Jeremy Corbyn
Richard Burden
Ms Diane Abbott
Mrs Linda Riordan
Lynne Jones
22
Clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end insert 'and intends that his statement shall have that effect'.
David Davis
Mr Dominic Grieve
Patrick Mercer
Mr Edward Garnier
77
Clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end insert—
'(1A) In the case of a statement directed to the commission, preparation or instigation of any such act outside the United Kingdom, no offence under this section shall be committed, if the statement relates solely to the use of force to resist or confront the armed or security forces of the country concerned in order to bring about a change in government or government policy in a country where free and fair elections by secret ballot are not held at reasonable intervals under conditions which ensure the free expression of the opinions of the people of that country in the choice of their government.'.
David Davis
Mr Dominic Grieve
Patrick Mercer
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Alan Simpson
Jeremy Corbyn
4
Clause 1, page 1, line 15, leave out subsection (2).
Mr Douglas Hogg
71
Clause 1, page 1, line 15, leave out subsections (2) to (4).
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr David Heath
Lynne Featherstone
98
Clause 1, page 1, line 15, leave out subsection (2) and insert—
'(2) It is irrelevant for the purpose of subsection (1)—
| (a) | whether the statement refers to the commission or preparation of one or more particular acts of terrorism or Convention offences of a particular description or of acts of terrorism or Convention offences generally; and |
| (b) | whether any person is in fact incited or induced by the statement to commit or prepare to commit any such act or offence.'. |
Dr Evan Harris
99
Clause 1, page 1, line 16, leave out 'encouraging' and insert 'inciting'.
Dr Evan Harris
95
Clause 1, page 2, line 5, at end insert 'and
| (c) | thereby causes a danger that one or more acts of terrorism or Convention offences may be committed.'. |
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr David Heath
Lynne Featherstone
85
Clause 1, page 2, line 6, leave out subsection (3).
David Davis
Mr Dominic Grieve
Patrick Mercer
Mr Edward Garnier
6
Clause 1, page 2, line 6, leave out from second 'the' to 'must' in line 8 and insert 'question of what constitutes recklessness as regards the consequential effect of a statement on members of the public'.
David Davis
Mr Dominic Grieve
Patrick Mercer
Mr Edward Garnier
5
Clause 1, page 2, line 6, after 'questions', insert 'of'.
David Davis
Mr Dominic Grieve
Patrick Mercer
Mr Edward Garnier
7
Clause 1, page 2, line 12, leave out 'subsections (1) and (2)' and insert 'subsection (1)'.
Mr Douglas Hogg
72
Clause 2, page 2, line 44, after 'if', insert
'intending to incite the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism or Convention offences within the United Kingdom and elsewhere but provided that where the acts were to be committed outside the United Kingdom the acts of terrorism or Convention offences are done with the intention of causing the death or injury of persons not being members of the armed or security forces of the country where those offences are to be committed or otherwise employed in the administration of that country or damage to the property or economic interests of the citizens of the United Kingdom or of the government of the United Kingdom or of corporations registered in the United Kingdom or of businesses having an office in the United Kingdom.'.
David Davis
Mr Dominic Grieve
Patrick Mercer
Mr Edward Garnier
54
Clause 2, page 3, line 5, leave out 'a view' and insert 'intent'.
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Alan Simpson
Jeremy Corbyn
Richard Burden
Ms Diane Abbott
Mrs Linda Riordan
Lynne Jones
23
Clause 2, page 3, line 6, at end insert 'and intends at the time that his conduct shall incite acts of terrorism by some or all of the persons to whom matter contained in paragraphs (a) to (f) of subsection (1) is or is likely to be available in consequence of that conduct.'.
Mr Douglas Hogg
73
Clause 2, page 3, line 7, leave out subsections (2) to (7).
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr David Heath
Lynne Featherstone
43
Clause 2, page 3, line 11, after first 'of', insert 'an act or'.
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr David Heath
Lynne Featherstone
44
Clause 2, page 3, line 12, after 'information', insert 'intended to be'.
