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Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 26th June 2007
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Serious Crime Bill-[Lords], continued

      (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

Agreed to  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

Agreed to  30

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

Mr Vernon Coaker

Agreed to  31

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

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

Mr Vernon Coaker

Agreed to  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).’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

Agreed to  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.’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 26th June 2007
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Serious Crime Bill-[Lords], continued

Mr Douglas Hogg

Not selected  132

Page  47,  line  2,  leave out Schedule 1.

Schedule Agreed to on division.

Mr Vernon Coaker

Not selected  34

Page  4,  line  35,  leave out Clause 4.

Clause Negatived on division.

Mr Vernon Coaker

Not selected  35

Page  120,  line  1,  leave out Schedule 13.

Schedule Negatived on division.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.