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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Tuesday 19th June 2007

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

1-2, 3-5 and 7-9

Public Bill Committee

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Serious Crime Bill [Lords]

Mr Vernon Coaker

24

Schedule  1,  page  48,  line  25,  at end insert—

‘Armed robbery etc.

4A  (1)

An offence under section 8(1) of the Theft Act 1968 (c. 60) (robbery) where

the use or threat of force involves a firearm, an imitation firearm or an

offensive weapon.

(2)	An offence at common law of an assault with intent to rob where the assault

involves a firearm, imitation firearm or an offensive weapon.

(3)	In this paragraph—

“firearm” has the meaning given by section 57(1) of the Firearms Act 1968

(c. 27);

“imitation firearm” has the meaning given by section 57(4) of that Act;

“offensive weapon” means any weapon to which section 141 of the

Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) (offensive weapons) applies.’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

25

Schedule  1,  page  48,  line  27,  leave out ‘either’ and insert ‘any’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

26

Schedule  1,  page  48,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(c)	section 329 (acquisition, use and possession of criminal property).’.

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Serious Crime Bill–[Lords], continued

Mr Vernon Coaker

27

Schedule  1,  page  48,  line  33,  at beginning insert—

‘()	An offence under section 17 of the Theft Act 1968 (c. 60) (false accounting).’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

28

Schedule  1,  page  48,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘Offences in relation to public revenue

6A  (1)

An offence under section 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act

1979 (c. 2) (fraudulent evasion of duty etc.) so far as not falling within

paragraph 1(2)(c) or 3(1)(b) above.

(2)	An offence under section 72 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)

(fraudulent evasion of VAT etc.).

(3)	An offence under section 144 of the Finance Act 2000 (c. 17) (fraudulent

evasion of income tax).

(4)	An offence under section 35 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) (tax credit

fraud).

(5)	An offence at common law of cheating in relation to the public revenue.’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

29

Schedule  1,  page  52,  line  2,  at end insert—

‘Armed robbery etc.

18A(1)

An offence under section 8(1) of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 16

(N.I.)) (robbery) where the use or threat of force involves a firearm, an

imitation firearm or an offensive weapon.

(2)	An offence at common law of an assault with intent to rob where the assault

involves a firearm, imitation firearm or an offensive weapon.

(3)	In this paragraph—

“firearm” and “imitation firearm” have the meaning given by Article 2(2) of

the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/702 (N.I.3));

“offensive weapon” means any weapon to which section 141 of the

Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) (offensive weapons) applies.’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

30

Schedule  1,  page  52,  line  4,  leave out ‘either’ and insert ‘any’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

31

Schedule  1,  page  52,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(c)	section 329 (acquisition, use and possession of criminal property).’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

32

Schedule  1,  page  52,  line  10,  at beginning insert—

‘()	An offence under section 17 of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 16

(N.I.)) (false accounting).’.

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Serious Crime Bill–[Lords], continued

Mr Vernon Coaker

33

Schedule  1,  page  52,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘Offences in relation to public revenue

20A(1)

An offence under section 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act

1979 (c. 2) (fraudulent evasion of duty etc.) so far as not falling within

paragraph 15(2)(c) or 17(1)(b) above.

(2)	An offence under section 72 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)

(fraudulent evasion of VAT etc.).

(3)	An offence under section 144 of the Finance Act 2000 (c. 17) (fraudulent

evasion of income tax).

(4)	An offence under section 35 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) (tax credit

fraud).

(5)	An offence at common law of cheating in relation to the public revenue.’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

34

Page  4,  line  35,  leave out Clause 4.

Mr Vernon Coaker

35

Page  120,  line  1,  leave out Schedule 13.

Mr Vernon Coaker

36

Clause  28,  page  16,  line  28,  after ‘to’, insert ‘—

(a)

’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

37

Clause  28,  page  16,  line  29,  leave out ‘as if it were’ and insert ‘; and

(b)	the company’s winding up;

as it applies in relation to’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

38

Clause  28,  page  16,  line  30,  leave out ‘(petition for’ and insert ‘for the winding up

of a company and the company’s winding up (’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

39

Clause  28,  page  16,  line  43,  leave out ‘has effect’ and insert ‘applies for the

purposes of this section’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

40

Clause  28,  page  17,  line  2,  after ‘appropriate,’, insert ‘in relation’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

41

Clause  28,  page  17,  line  3,  at end insert ‘and the relevant body’s winding up’.

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Serious Crime Bill–[Lords], continued

Mr Vernon Coaker

42

Clause  28,  page  17,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘( )	No petition may be presented to, or order to wind up made by, a court in Scotland

by virtue of this section in respect of a company, partnership or relevant body

whose estate may be sequestrated under the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985

(c. 66).’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

43

Clause  28,  page  17,  line  28,  leave out ‘Scotland or’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

44

Clause  29,  page  18,  line  8,  after ‘to’, insert ‘—

(a)

’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

45

Clause  29,  page  18,  line  8,  leave out ‘as if it were’ and insert ‘; and

(b)	the company’s winding up;

as it applies in relation to’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

46

Clause  29,  page  18,  line  9,  leave out ‘(petition for’ and insert ‘for the winding up of

a company and the company’s winding up (’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

47

Clause  29,  page  18,  line  22,  leave out ‘has effect’ and insert ‘applies for the

purposes of this section’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

48

Clause  29,  page  18,  line  25,  after ‘appropriate,’, insert ‘in relation’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

49

Clause  29,  page  18,  line  26,  at end insert ‘and the relevant body’s winding up’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

50

Clause  35,  page  23,  line  9,  leave out subsections (4) and (5) and insert—

‘(4)	The Crown Court, when exercising its jurisdiction in England and Wales under

this Part, is a criminal court for the purposes of Part 7 of the Courts Act 2003

(c. 39) (procedure rules and practice directions).’.

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Revised 20 June 2007