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Report Stage Proceedings: 4th December 2006              

35

 

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary John Reid

 

Agreed to  66

 

Page  7,  line  42  [Clause  9],  leave out ‘this section’ and insert ‘subsection (1)’.

 

Secretary John Reid

 

Agreed to  67

 

Page  7,  line  43  [Clause  9],  leave out ‘subsection (1)’ and insert ‘that subsection’.

 

Ian Stewart

 

Tony Lloyd

 

Mr Frank Doran

 

Mr David Clelland

 

Mr Terry Rooney

 

Mr David Anderson

 

Not called  37

 

Page  7,  line  43  [Clause  9],  at end insert ‘and require that there is a report back to

 

the court with details of the steps taken.’.

 


 

Secretary John Reid

 

Agreed to  68

 

Page  8,  line  2  [Clause  9],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In this section—

 

“enforcement authority” means an authority responsible for the

 

enforcement of any health and safety legislation;

 

“health and safety legislation” has the meaning given in section 8(5).’.

 

Ian Stewart

 

Tony Lloyd

 

Mr Frank Doran

 

Mr David Clelland

 

Mr Terry Rooney

 

Mr David Anderson

 

Not called  39

 

Page  8,  line  2  [Clause  9],  at end insert ‘, and any person referred to in any order as

 

being responsible for the specified steps may be guilty of contempt if the specified steps

 

are not taken.’.

 


 

Secretary John Reid

 

Agreed to  69

 

Page  10  [Clause  14],  leave out lines 42 to 44 and insert—

 

    

‘This is subject to subsection (3A).

 

(3A)    

If an order made by the Secretary of State so provides in relation to a particular

 

transfer of functions, the proceedings referred to in subsection (3) may be

 

instituted, or (if they have already been instituted) may be continued, against—

 

(a)    

the organisation mentioned in subsection (1), or


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 4th December 2006              

36

 

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill, continued

 
 

(b)    

such relevant public organisation (other than the one mentioned in

 

subsection (1) or the one mentioned in subsection (3)(a) or (b)) as may be

 

specified in the order.’.

 


 

Secretary John Reid

 

Agreed to  70

 

Page  11  [Clause  14],  leave out lines 8 to 10 and insert—

 

    

‘This is subject to subsection (4A).

 

(4A)    

If an order made by the Secretary of State so provides in relation to a particular

 

transfer of functions, the proceedings referred to in subsection (4) may be

 

continued against—

 

(a)    

the organisation mentioned in subsection (1), or

 

(b)    

such relevant public organisation (other than the one mentioned in

 

subsection (1) or the one mentioned in subsection (4)(a) or (b)) as may be

 

specified in the order.’.

 

Secretary John Reid

 

Agreed to  71

 

Page  11,  line  11  [Clause  14],  leave out ‘(3) or (4)’ and insert ‘(3A) or (4A)’.

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

John McDonnell

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Not selected  10

 

Page  11,  line  13,  leave out Clause 15.

 

Ian Stewart

 

Tony Lloyd

 

Mr Frank Doran

 

Mr David Clelland

 

Mr Terry Rooney

 

Mr David Anderson

 

Not called  40

 

Page  11,  line  19,  leave out Clause 16.

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr Edward Davey

 

Jo Swinson

 

Lorely Burt

 

Not called  7

 

Page  11,  line  20  [Clause  16],  leave out ‘cannot’ and insert ‘can’.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 4th December 2006              

37

 

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr Edward Davey

 

Jo Swinson

 

Lorely Burt

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Not called  8

 

Page  11,  line  22  [Clause  16],  leave out ‘cannot’ and insert ‘can’.

 


 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr Edward Davey

 

Jo Swinson

 

Lorely Burt

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Not called  11

 

Page  13,  line  12  [Clause  22],  at end insert—

 

‘(f)    

in any other place in the world, where an inquest or fatal accident inquiry

 

held in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland has brought in a

 

verdict of “unlawful killing” and the death was caused by the way an

 

organisation which operates in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern

 

Ireland managed or organised its activities.’.

 


 

New Schedule

 

Mr Edward Davey

 

Not called  ns1

 

To move the following Schedule:—

 

‘List of Statutory Provisions

 

    

Fire Precautions Act 1971 (c. 40)

 

    

Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16)

 

    

Building Act 1984 (c. 55)

 

    

Section 11 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)

 

    

Sections 41 and 45 of the Transport Works 1992 (c. 42)

 

    

Activity Centres (Young Persons’ Safety) Act 1995 (c. 15)

 

    

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)

 

    

Section 44 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)

 

    

Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42)

 

    

Section 157 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32)

 

    

Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20)

 

    

Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 (c. 11)’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 4th December 2006              

38

 

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

David Davis

 

James Brokenshire

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

Not called  73

 

Page  14,  line  26  [Schedule  2],  at end insert ‘Her Majesty’s Prison Service’.

 


 

Ian Stewart

 

Tony Lloyd

 

Mr Frank Doran

 

Mr David Clelland

 

Mr Terry Rooney

 

Mr David Anderson

 

Not selected  32

 

Title,  at end add ‘, including orders to encourage prevention and an offence applicable to

 

senior managers’.

 

Bill read the third time, and passed.

 


 
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