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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Monday 18th June 2007

 

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

 

1-2 and 3-5

 

Public Bill Committee


 

Serious Crime Bill [Lords]

 

Nick Herbert

 

James Brokenshire

 

16

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out ‘satisfied’ and insert ‘sure’.

 

Nick Herbert

 

James Brokenshire

 

17

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  leave out ‘has reasonable grounds to believe’ and insert ‘is

 

satisfied’.

 

Nick Herbert

 

James Brokenshire

 

18

 

Clause  34,  page  22,  line  35,  leave out ‘civil’ and insert ‘criminal’.

 

Nick Herbert

 

James Brokenshire

 

19

 

Clause  34,  page  22,  line  36,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Nick Herbert

 

James Brokenshire

 

20

 

Clause  35,  page  22,  line  40,  leave out ‘civil’ and insert ‘criminal’.

 

Nick Herbert

 

James Brokenshire

 

21

 

Clause  35,  page  23,  line  1,  leave out subsection (2).


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 18th June 2007                  

8

 

Serious Crime Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

Nick Herbert

 

James Brokenshire

 

22

 

Clause  35,  page  23,  line  3,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Central record of serious crime prevention orders

 

Nick Herbert

 

James Brokenshire

 

NC5

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘A detailed central record shall be kept of every order made, varied or discharged

 

under Part 1.’.

 

Nick Herbert

 

James Brokenshire

 

23

 

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

 

‘Robbery using an offensive weapon or firearm

 

(4A)    

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

 

that, at some time during the commission of the offence, the defendant had in his

 

possession a weapon specified by the Secretary of State under section 141(2) of

 

the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33), or a firearm or imitation firearm (as defined

 

by section 57 of the Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27).’.

 

Review of serious crime prevention orders

 

Nick Herbert

 

James Brokenshire

 

NC6

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must appoint a person (“the independent reviewer”) to

 

conduct an independent review of the operation of this Part.

 

(2)    

In conducting a review under subsection (1) above the independent reviewer shall

 

have regard to the desirability of minimising the use of Serious Crime Prevention

 

Orders except where they are necessary to protect the public by preventing,

 

restricting or disrupting involvement in serious crime in circumstances where

 

prosecutions cannot otherwise be pursued.

 

(3)    

The independent reviewer must send the Secretary of State a report on its

 

outcome before the end of 12 months beginning with the day on which this Act

 

is passed, and at the end of each subsequent period of 12 months.

 

(4)    

On receiving a report under subsection (2), the Secretary of State must lay a copy

 

of it before Parliament.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 18th June 2007                  

9

 

Serious Crime Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

Limitation of serious crime prevention orders

 

Nick Herbert

 

James Brokenshire

 

NC7

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘This Part and any order made under it shall expire at the end of the period of 12

 

months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, and at the end of each

 

subsequent period of 12 months, unless a renewal order is laid before Parliament

 

and approved by a resolution of each House before the end of the relevant period.

 


 

(1) No order may be made under this section unless a report has been laid before  

 

   Parliament under section [NC3] above.’.

 


 
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