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| | Thursday 26th October 2006 |
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| | | Abolition of offence of conspiracy to defraud |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The common law offence of conspiracy to defraud is abolished for all purposes |
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| | | not relating to offences wholly or partly committed before the commencement of |
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| | | (2) | An offence is partly committed before the commencement of this Act if— |
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| | | (a) | a relevant event occurs before its commencement, and |
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| | | (b) | another relevant event occurs on or after its commencement. |
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| | | (3) | “Relevant event”, in relation to an offence, means any act, omission or other |
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| | | event (including any result of one or more acts or omissions) proof of which is |
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| | | required for conviction of the offence.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 22 [Clause 4], leave out ‘occupies a position in which he’ and insert |
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| | ‘by reason of position,’. |
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| | Page 2, line 22 [Clause 4], leave out ‘expected’ and insert ‘under a fiduciary duty’. |
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| | Page 4, line 1 [Clause 9], leave out paragraph (b) and insert— |
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| | | ‘(b) | for any fraudulent purpose.’. |
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| | Page 6, line 11 [Clause 15], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | The Secretary of State may not appoint a day by order for section (Abolition of |
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| | | conspiracy to defraud) until he has received a report on the operation of this Act, |
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| | | and in any case not earlier than three years after the commencement of the Act.’. |
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| | | Bill read the third time, and passed, without Amendment. |
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