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House of Commons

 
 

Friday 12th May 2006

 

Report Stage Proceedings

 

Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill, As Amended


 

NEW CLAUSE

 

Defences

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Withdrawn  NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘It shall be a defence for any person accused of an offence under this Act to show

 

that—

 

(a)    

the emergency circumstances took place in or on a property let, leased or

 

owned by him,

 

(b)    

the emergency circumstances or risk of serious injury or harm related

 

only to him or to property, plants or animals owned by him, or

 

(c)    

he was only a passive observer.’.

 


 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  13

 

Page  1,  line  3  [Clause  1],  leave out ‘without reasonable excuse’.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not selected  1

 

Page  1,  line  3  [Clause  1],  leave out ‘or hinders’.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not selected  2

 

Page  1,  line  10  [Clause  1],  after ‘employee’, insert ‘, volunteer,’.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 12th May 2006                  

550

 

Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Withdrawn  3

 

Page  1,  line  14  [Clause  1],  leave out ‘by a relevant NHS body’.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  4

 

Page  1,  line  16  [Clause  1],  leave out from ‘services’ to end of line 17.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  5

 

Page  1,  line  18  [Clause  1],  after ‘blood,’, insert ‘or medical’.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  6

 

Page  1,  line  19  [Clause  1],  leave out from ‘equipment’ to end of line 20.

 


 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  7

 

Page  2,  line  8  [Clause  1],  after ‘there’, insert ‘in a vehicle displaying a flashing

 

blue light’.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  8

 

Page  2,  line  9  [Clause  1],  leave out ‘or preparing to do so’.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  9

 

Page  2,  line  20  [Clause  1],  leave out subsection 5.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  10

 

Page  2,  line  41  [Clause  3],  leave out ‘or may be’.

 


 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not moved  11

 

Page  3,  line  3  [Clause  4],  leave out ‘5’ and insert ‘3’.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 12th May 2006                  

551

 

Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  12

 

Page  3,  line  4,  leave out Clause 5.

 

Question proposed, that the Bill be now read the third time.

 


 
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