Amendments proposed to the Northern Ireland (offences) Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell

183

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     21,     at end insert 'because he is believed by the commissioner to be outside the United Kingdom, or'.

   

Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell

184

Clause     3,     page     2,     leave out lines 22 and 23.

   

Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell

244

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     23,     leave out from 'it' to end of line 24 and insert—

      '(d) he gives in his application what the commissioner believes to be a full and truthful confession to his involvement in an offence to which this Act applies.'.

   

Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell

185

Clause     3,     page     2,     leave out line 24 and insert—

      '( ) has been sentenced but is believed by the commissioner to be unlawfully outside the United Kingdom during the currency of such a sentence.'.

   

Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell

233

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     26,     after 'that', insert 'in the opinion of a senior police officer'.

   

Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Sammy Wilson

6

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     26,     leave out 'does not support' and insert 'has not at any time supported an organisation which is currently'.

   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Ben Wallace
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Jeremy Hunt

114

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     26,     leave out 'a specified organisation' and insert 'an organisation which is prescribed under Schedule 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Lorely Burt

49

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     26,     at end insert—

      '(aa) that that Commission established under section 7 of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (the commission) has reported that any organisation with which the applicant was associated has completed the decommissioning of its weapons and all other terrorist property;'.

   

Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Sammy Wilson

7

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     27,     after 'that', insert ', in the view of the Police Service of Northern Ireland,'.

   

Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell

234

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     27,     after 'or', insert 'a risk that he is'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Lorely Burt

50

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     28,     at end insert ', or any other serious crime,'.

   

Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell

235

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     28,     at end insert 'or any other "specified offences" as set out in Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003'.

   

Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Sammy Wilson

8

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     32,     leave out 'for a term of five years or more'.

   

Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Sammy Wilson

9

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

      '(e) that the Police Service of Northern Ireland believes that he will not pose a danger to the public.'.

   

Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Sammy Wilson

10

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

      '(e) that the applicant has not at any time supported an organisation which currently causes, by threat against a person or persons, such person or persons to leave Northern Ireland or to be in fear of returning to Northern Ireland.'.

   

Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Sammy Wilson

11

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

      '(e) that the applicant has not at any time supported an organisation which has been involved in any paramilitary, criminal or illegal activity since 1st December 2005.'.

   

Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Sammy Wilson

12

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

      '(e) that the applicant is not suspected of, or charged with or convicted of, an offence under section 134 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) (torture).'.

   

Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Sammy Wilson

13

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

      '(e) that the applicant has not at any time supported an organisation which the Independent Monitoring Commission cannot certify is maintaining a complete cessation of paramilitary and criminal activity.'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Lorely Burt

51

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

      '(e) that the Independent Monitoring Commission has stated in at least its two most recent reports that any organisation with which he was associated has not engaged in any serious criminal activity.'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Lorely Burt

52

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

      '(e) that the Victim Impact Assessment Panel has reported to the Commissioner that the issuing of a certificate to the applicant will not cause long-term alarm or distress to the victims of the offences specified in the application.'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Lorely Burt

54

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

      '(e) that the Independent Monitoring Commission has stated in at least its two most recent reports that any organisation with which he was associated has—

      (i) ceased the practice of exiling; and

      (ii) specifically and credibly stated that those who have been exiled from their homes are free to return without fear of intimidation, harassment, alarm or distress to themselves or their family.'.

   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Ben Wallace
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Jeremy Hunt

115

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

      '(e) that the applicant would not, in the opinion of a senior member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, be a danger to the public;

      (f) that the applicant has not been engaged, or is likely to be engaged, in the indirect incitement or glorification of acts of terrorism;

      (g) that the applicant is not concerned or likely to be concerned in any acts of criminality.'.

   

Lady Hermon

169

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

      '(e) that the applicant in his application has disclosed all the offences committed by him to which this Act applies.'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Lorely Burt

48

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   In making an application under subsection (1), the applicant must state—

      (a) all offences he wishes to have considered under the provisions of this Act;

      (b) the names of any organisations with which he was associated in the commission of those offences; and

      (c) that he does not support any organisation that is proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000 nor supports any acts of terrorism connected with the affairs of Northern Ireland.'.

   

Lady Hermon

251

*Clause     3,     page     2,     line     37,     leave out subsections (4) to (7).

   

Lady Hermon

170

Clause     3,     page     2,     leave out line 41.

   

Lembit Öpik
Lorely Burt

55

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     48,     at end insert—

      '(d) the names of any organisations stated under subsection (3A)'.

   

Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell

238

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     48,     at end insert—

    '(6A)   Where paragraph (d) of subsection (2) applies, the commissioner must identify, so far as possible by date and place, the conduct constituting each relevant offence.

    (6B)   In subsection (6A) "relevant offence" means an offence other than an offence with which the applicant has been charged or of which he has been convicted, to which the certification commissioner believes he gave a full and truthful confession as mentioned in subsection (2)(d).'.

   

Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell

188

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     48,     at end insert—

      '(d) where paragraph (d) of subsection (2) applies, the conduct identified under subsection (6A).'.

   

Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Ben Wallace
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Mr Jeremy Hunt

116

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(7A)   Before submitting a statement under subsection (2) (a) a senior member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland must consult and have regard to the views of—

      (a) the Independent Monitoring Commission,

      (b) the Northern Ireland Victims Commissioner, and

      (c) the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Lorely Burt

53

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     17,     at end add—

        '"Victim Impact Assessment Panel" means a body of persons with relevant professional qualifications established by the Secretary of State to establish the impact of the offences and the consequences of the provisions of this Act on victims.'.



 
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