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Session 2005 - 06
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S.C.B. Standing Committee Proceedings: 15th December 2005
812

Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill, continued

Mr Laurence Robertson

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Jeremy Hunt

Not called  140

Clause  12  ,  page  8,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
The Northern Ireland Victims Commissioner may appeal to the appeals

commissioner against the grant of a certificate of eligibility.’.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Not called  92

Clause  12,  page  8,  line  8,  leave out ‘appeals commissioners’ and insert ‘Court of

Appeal’.

Mr Peter Robinson

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

Sammy Wilson

Not called  38

Clause  12,  page  8,  line  8,  at end add—

‘(4)
A victim, or his family, may appeal to the appeals commissioners against the

grant of a certificate of eligibility.’.

Lady Hermon

Not selected  174

Page  8,  line  2,  leave out Clause 12.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Mr Laurence Robertson

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Jeremy Hunt

Withdrawn  141

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
Before making appointments under subsection (1) the Secretary of State must

consult, and secure the approval of, the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments

Commission.’.

Mr Peter Robinson

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

Sammy Wilson

Not called  110

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  11,  leave out from ‘State’ to ‘widespread’ in line 12 and

insert ‘shall as far as practicable secure that the Commissioners are representative of and

can command’.

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Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill, continued

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Lady Hermon

Not selected

93

Page  8,  line  9,  leave out Clause 13.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Lady Hermon

Not selected  94

Page  18,  line  6,  leave out Schedule 3.

Schedule Agreed to on division.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Lady Hermon

Not selected  95

Page  8,  line  15,  leave out Clause 14.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Not called  219

Clause  15,  page  8,  line  20,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘commissioners’.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Not selected  97

Clause  15,  page  8,  line  22,  leave out ‘appeals commissioners’ and insert ‘Court of

Appeal’.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Not selected  98

Clause  15,  page  8,  line  24,  leave out ‘appeals commissioners are’ and insert ‘Court

of Appeal is’.

S.C.B. Standing Committee Proceedings: 15th December 2005
814

Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill, continued

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Not called  220

Clause  15,  page  8,  line  28,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘commissioners’.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Not selected  99

Clause  15,  page  8,  line  30,  leave out subsections (3) to (5).

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Lady Hermon

Not selected  159

Page  8,  line  18,  leave out Clause 15.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Mr Peter Robinson

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

Sammy Wilson

Negatived on division  44

Schedule  4,  page  20,  line  25,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall not’.

Mr Peter Robinson

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

Sammy Wilson

Not called  45

Schedule  4,  page  20,  line  27,  leave out sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Lady Hermon

Not selected  96

Page  19,  line  9,  leave out Schedule 4.

Schedule Agreed to on division.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Not selected  100

Clause  16,  page  8,  line  37,  leave out from ‘offence’ to end of line 38 and insert ‘at

the Crown Court may appeal to the Court of Appeal.’.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Not selected  101

Clause  16,  page  9,  line  10,  leave out ‘Special Appeal Tribunal’ and insert ‘Court of

S.C.B. Standing Committee Proceedings: 15th December 2005
815

Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill, continued

Appeal’.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Not selected  102

Clause  16,  page  9,  line  12,  leave out subsections (6) to (8).

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Lady Hermon

Not selected  160

Page  8,  line  36,  leave out Clause 16.

Clause Agreed to.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Not selected  104

Clause  17,  page  9,  line  22,  leave out ‘Special Appeal Tribunal’ and insert ‘Court of

Appeal’.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Not selected  105

Clause  17,  page  9,  line  23,  leave out ‘Special Appeal Tribunal’ and insert ‘Court of

Appeal’.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Not selected  106

Clause  17,  page  9,  line  27,  leave out subsections (3) and (4).

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Not selected  107

Clause  17,  page  9,  line  31,  leave out ‘Special Appeal Tribunal’ and insert ‘Court of

Appeal’.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Lady Hermon

Not selected  161

Page  9,  line  20,  leave out Clause 17.

Clause Agreed to.

S.C.B. Standing Committee Proceedings: 15th December 2005
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Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill, continued

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Lady Hermon

Not selected  103

Page  21,  line  1,  leave out Schedule 5.

Schedule Agreed to on division.

Mr Laurence Robertson

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Jeremy Hunt

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Negatived  142

Clause  18,  page  9,  line  35,  leave out ‘Advocate’ and insert ‘Attorney’.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Mr Laurence Robertson

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Not called  108

Clause  18,  page  9,  line  39,  leave out ‘Special Tribunal’ and insert ‘Crown Court’.

Lembit Öpik

Lorely Burt

Mr Laurence Robertson

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Not called  109

Clause  18,  page  9,  line  41,  leave out ‘Special Appeal Tribunal’ and insert ‘Court of

Appeal’.

Mr Laurence Robertson

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Jeremy Hunt

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Not called  143

Clause  18,  page  10,  line  2,  leave out ‘Advocate’ and insert ‘Attorney’.

S.C.B. Standing Committee Proceedings: 15th December 2005
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Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill, continued

Lady Hermon

Not selected  165

Page  9,  line  34,  leave out Clause 18.

Clause Agreed to.

Lady Hermon

Not selected  166

Page  22,  line  7,  leave out Schedule 6.

Clause Agreed to.

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Not called  196

Clause  19,  page  10,  leave out lines 16 and 17.

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Not called  197

Clause  19,  page  10,  line  16,  leave out from ‘organisation”’ to end of line 17 and

insert ‘means an organisation specified by order of the Secretary of State under section

[Duty of Secretary of State to specify certain organisations].’.

Clause Agreed to.

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Not called  221

Clause  20,  page  10,  line  41,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘commissioners’.

Mr Laurence Robertson

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Jeremy Hunt

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Not selected  144

Page  10,  line  37,  leave out Clause 20.

Clause Agreed to on division.

S.C.B. Standing Committee Proceedings: 15th December 2005
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Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill, continued

Clause 21 Agreed to.

Mr Peter Robinson

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

Sammy Wilson

Negatived on division  39

Clause  22,  page  12,  line  29,  leave out from ‘make’ to end of line 30 and insert ‘an

order suspending the operation of section 3.’.

Mr Peter Robinson

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

Sammy Wilson

Not called  248

Clause  22,  page  12,  leave out line 40.

Mr Laurence Robertson

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Jeremy Hunt

Not selected  175

Page  12,  line  28,  leave out Clause 22.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Mr Peter Robinson

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

Sammy Wilson

Not selected  40

Clause  23,  page  13,  line  2,  leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert—

‘(1)
No applications for certificates of eligibility will be accepted after six months

following the coming into force of this Act from those believed to have

committed offences.

(2)
No applications for certificates of eligibility will be accepted from victims or

victims’ families after twelve months following the coming into force of this

Act.’.

Mr Laurence Robertson

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Jeremy Hunt

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Not called  145

Clause  23,  page  13,  line  5,  leave out subsection (2).