S.C.A.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 19th January 2006
STANDING COMMITTEE A
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
ANIMAL WELFARE BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [17th January 2006].
Bill Wiggin
Mr David Drew
164
Clause 7, page 4, line 3, after 'arranges', insert 'or knowingly publicises'.
Bill Wiggin
86
Clause 7, page 4, line 3, at end insert—
| '(aa) | distributes promotional material for an animal fight; |
| (ab) | willingly accepts promotional material for an animal fight;'. |
Bill Wiggin
125
Clause 7, page 4, line 4, leave out from 'for' to end of line 5 and insert 'the fighting of animals'.
Bill Wiggin
Mr David Drew
165
Clause 7, page 4, line 5, at end insert—
| '(ba) | knowingly participates in the publicising of an animal fight;'. |
Norman Baker
Greg Mulholland
9
Clause 7, page 4, line 9, at end insert—
| '(e) | receives money for admission to a place which is being used for an animal fight.'. |
Norman Baker
Greg Mulholland
10
Clause 7, page 4, line 9, at end insert—
| '(e) | keeps or trains an animal for the purpose of an animal fight.'. |
Norman Baker
Greg Mulholland
11
Clause 7, page 4, line 9, at end insert—
| '(e) | has in his possession anything capable of being used in connection with an animal fight with a view to its being so used.'. |
Norman Baker
Greg Mulholland
12
Clause 7, page 4, line 10, leave out 'he is present at an animal fight' and insert—
| (a) | present at an animal fight, or at an activity where there is a reasonable likelihood of such a fight taking place; |
| (b) | makes a recording of an animal fight; |
| (c) | has in his possession or distributes— |
| (i) | a recording of an animal fight |
| (ii) | a copy of such a recording, or |
| (iii) | material from such a recording; or |
| (d) | publishes material from a recording of an animal fight.'. |
Bill Wiggin
Mr David Drew
166
Clause 7, page 4, line 10, leave out 'he is present at an animal fight' and insert—
| '(a) | he is present at an animal fight; |
| (b) | he makes a recording of an animal fight; |
| (c) | he has in his possession or distributes— |
| (i) | a recording of an animal fight, |
| (ii) | a copy of such a recording, or |
| (iii) | material from such a recording; or |
| (d) | publishes material from a recording of an animal fight.'. |
Bill Wiggin
87
Clause 7, page 4, line 11, at end insert—
'(2A) A person commits an offence if, without lawful authority or excuse, he—
| (a) | produces a visual record of an animal fight, |
| (b) | is in possession of a visual record of an animal fight, or |
| (c) | distributes a visual record of an animal fight.'. |
Bill Wiggin
126
Clause 7, page 4, line 12, leave out from 'which' to first 'with' in line 13 and insert 'the fighting of animals takes place.'.
Bill Wiggin
167
Clause 7, page 4, line 14, at end add 'and "recording" means a record from which visual images or sounds may, by any means, be reproduced.'.
Norman Baker
Greg Mulholland
13
Clause 7, page 4, line 14, at end add—
'(4) For the purposes of this section "recording" means a record from which visual images or sounds may, by any means, be reproduced.'.
Bill Wiggin
127
Clause 7, page 4, line 14, at end add—
'(4) In subsection (3), "the fighting of animals" means the placing of a protected animal'.
Bill Wiggin
88
Clause 8, page 4, line 17, leave out 'in all the circumstances'.
Bill Wiggin
89
Clause 8, page 4, line 19, leave out 'the extent required by good practice' and insert 'an appropriate manner'.
Bill Wiggin
128
Clause 8, page 4, line 19, leave out 'the extent required by good practice' and insert 'an appropriate extent'.
Shona McIsaac
204
Clause 8, page 4, line 20, after 'needs', insert ', regardless of the circumstances in which it is found.'.
Bill Wiggin
90
Clause 8, page 4, line 21, leave out 'a suitable environment' and insert 'an adequate and comfortable living space'.
Mr David Drew
192
Clause 8, page 4, line 26, leave out subsection (3).
Bill Wiggin
129
Clause 8, page 4, line 28, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert ', an animal's environment and circumstances.'.
Norman Baker
Greg Mulholland
14
Clause 8, page 4, line 29, at end insert—
'(3A) If an animal has been abandoned, any person who immediately before that time was a keeper of the animal shall continue to be a keeper of the animal for the purpose of this section until another person becomes keeper of it.'.
Bill Wiggin
Mr David Drew
168
Clause 9, page 4, line 32, leave out 'or prize'.
Norman Baker
Greg Mulholland
15
Clause 9, page 4, line 38, leave out subsections (3) to (6) and insert—
'(2A) A person commits an offence if he offers or gives an animal to another person as a prize.
(2B) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (2A) where the prize is offered or given in a family context.'.
Bill Wiggin
Mr David Drew
169
Clause 9, page 4, line 38, leave out subsection (3).
Bill Wiggin
Mr David Drew
170
Clause 9, page 5, line 1, leave out subsection (4).
Norman Baker
Greg Mulholland
16
Clause 9, page 5, line 6, at end insert 'and who has responsibility for that person.'.
Bill Wiggin
Mr David Drew
171
Clause 9, page 5, line 7, leave out subsection (5).
Norman Baker
Greg Mulholland
Bill Wiggin
Mr David Drew
17
Clause 9, page 5, line 13, leave out subsection (6).
Bill Wiggin
72
Clause 10, page 5, line 16, leave out from 'The' to 'thinks' in line 17 and insert 'Secretary of State may by regulation make such provision as he'.
Bill Wiggin
73
Clause 10, page 5, line 18, at end insert—
'(1A) Provisions promoting the welfare of animals under subsection (1) may only be made if the appropriate national authority is satisfied, on the basis of public scientific evidence, that those provisions are in fact necessary to promote such welfare.'.
Mr David Drew
194
Clause 10, page 5, line 22, at end insert—
| '(aa) | make provision for the specification of certain training methods and devices to be used in the training of animals,'. |
Mr David Drew
197
Clause 10, page 5, line 22, at end insert—
| '(aa) | make provision for prohibiting the keeping of primates (including provision making exception from a prohibition);'. |
Mr David Drew
199
Clause 10, page 5, line 22, at end insert—
| '(aa) | make provision imposing prohibitions (including provision making exception from a prohibition);'. |
Anne Snelgrove
201
Clause 10, page 5, line 22, at end insert—
| '(aa) | make provision for licensing when or under what circumstances it is permissible to release game birds and wild fowl into the wild;'. |
Bill Wiggin
74
Clause 10, page 5, line 23, leave out paragraph (b).
Mr David Drew
195
Clause 10, page 5, line 26, leave out 'establishment' and insert 'appointment'.
Bill Wiggin
75
Clause 10, page 5, line 26, after 'more', insert 'independent, expert'.
Bill Wiggin
76
Clause 10, page 5, line 27, after 'to', insert 'scientific'.
Bill Wiggin
77
Clause 10, page 5, line 27, at end insert—
'(2A) Regulations made under subsection (2) may not be designed to empower non-governmental organisations to the extent whereby such organisations' powers extend into both animal welfare promotion and initiating animal welfare prosecutions.'.
