Amendments proposed to the Fraud Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Abolition of conspiracy to defraud

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Edward Garnier
Jeremy Wright

NC9

*To move the following Clause:—

'The offence at common law of conspiracy to defraud shall be abolished and no further prosecution brought thereunder, upon the expiration of a period of five years from the day on which this Act is passed, unless there has been a resolution of both Houses of Parliament within the said period to a contrary effect.'.

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Mr David Heath
Mark Hunter

17

Schedule     3,     page     16,     line     45,     at end insert—

'Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

Section 43.'.

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Mr David Heath
Mark Hunter

18

Title,     line     1,     after 'fraud', insert 'corruption,'.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE [12th JUNE 2006]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Fraud Bill [Lords]:

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 22nd June 2006.

    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 any message from the Lords) may be programmed.

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Prepared 16 Jun 2006