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Mr David Hanson

61

Schedule  23,  page  229,  line  2,  column 2,  leave out ‘paragraph’ and insert

‘paragraphs 15(b) and’.

Mr David Hanson

62

Schedule  23,  page  229,  line  11,  column 2,  at end insert—

‘In Schedule 13, paragraph 35(3).’.

Mr David Hanson

63

Schedule  23,  page  229,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘Children (Prescribed Orders —

In regulation 8(1)—

Northern Ireland, Guernsey and

(a)	sub-paragraph (a)(ii);

Isle of Man) Regulations 1991

(b)	sub-paragraph (b)(i), (ii), (iv) and (v); and

(S.I. 1991/ 2032)

(c)	sub-paragraph (c)(ii) and (iii).’.

Mr David Hanson

64

Schedule  23,  page  229,  line  20,  column 2, leave out ‘2(2)(b)’ and insert ‘2(2)’.

Mr David Hanson

65

Schedule  23,  page  229,  line  21,  at end insert—

	‘Children (Northern Ireland	Article 7(2) and (3).’.
	Consequential Amendments)
	Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/ 756)

Mr David Hanson

66

Schedule  23,  page  230,  line  42,  column 2, after ‘33,’ insert ‘, 34(b)’.

Mr David Hanson

67

Schedule  23,  page  230,  line  42,  column 2, after ‘33,’ insert ‘, 39’.

Mr David Hanson

68

Schedule  23,  page  230,  column 2, leave out line 43 and insert ‘, 131 and 132’.

Mr David Hanson

69

Schedule  23,  page  231,  line  8,  column 2, after ‘paragraphs’ insert ‘37(b),’.

Mr David Hanson

70

Schedule  23,  page  231,  line  40,  column 2, at end insert ‘14,’.

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71

Schedule  23,  page  231,  line  41,  column 2, after ‘64(3)(a)(ii),’ insert ‘70(5)(a) and

(7),’.

Mr David Hanson

72

Schedule  23,  page  231,  line  42,  column 2, after ‘129’ insert ‘, 131(3)’.

Mr David Hanson

73

Schedule  23,  page  232,  line  18,  column 2,  at end insert—

‘Section 92(3).’.

Mr David Hanson

181

Schedule  23,  page  232,  line  46,  at end insert—

	‘Criminal Justice Act 2003	Paragraph 30 of Schedule 2.’.
	(Commencement No. 8 and
	Transitional and Saving
	Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I.
	2005/950

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Nick Hurd

18

Clause  127,  page  83,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(aa)

section [Amendment of the Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967];’.

New Clauses

Unlicensed on-street racing

John Hemming

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Police Reform Act 2002 (c.30) is amended as follows.

(2)	After section 59(2) insert—

“(2A)

A constable in uniform shall also have the powers set out in subsection

(3) where he has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle—

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(a)	is acting with others in a way which appears to have involved, or

is likely to involve, unlicensed on-street racing, and

(b)	is causing, or is likely to cause, alarm, distress or annoyance of

members of the public.”.’.

Amendment of the Criminal Law Act 1967

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Nick Hurd

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58) is amended as follows.

(2)	In section 3 (use of force in making arrest, etc.), after subsection (1), insert—

“(1A)

Where a person uses force in the prevention of crime or in the defence of

persons or property on another who is in any building or part of a building

having entered as a trespasser or is attempting so to enter, that person

shall not be guilty of any offence in respect of the use of that force

unless—

(a)	the degree of force used was grossly disproportionate, and

(b)	this was or ought to have been apparent to the person using such

force.

(1B)	No prosecution shall be brought against a person subject to subsection

(1A) without the leave of the Attorney General.

(1C)	In this section “building or part of a building” shall have the same

meaning as in section 9 of the Theft Act 1968 (c. 60) (burglary).”.’.

Amendment of the Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Nick Hurd

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 18 NI)) is amended as follows.

(2)	In section 3 (use of force in making arrest, etc.), after subsection (1), insert—

“(1A)

Where a person uses force in the prevention of crime or in the defence of

persons or property on another who is in any building or part of a building

having entered as a trespasser or is attempting so to enter, that person

shall not be guilty of any offence in respect of the use of that force

unless—

(a)	the degree of force used was grossly disproportionate, and

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(b)	this was or ought to have been apparent to the person using such

force.

(1B)	No prosecution shall be brought against a person subject to subsection

(1A) without the leave of the Attorney General.

(1C)	In this section “building or part of a building” shall have the same

meaning as in section 9 of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 16

NI)) (burglary).”.’.

Indeterminate sentences: determination of tariffs

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Nick Hurd

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	Section 82A of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)

(determination of tariffs in cases where the sentence is not fixed by law) is

amended as follows.

(2)	For subsections (2) to (4A) substitute—

“(1A)

The court shall have a complete discretion to set the minimum period to

be served in custody by an offender subject to a discretionary life

sentence for public protection.

(1B)	In setting that period the court must take into account—

(a)	the seriousness of the offence,

(b)	the danger to the public represented by the offender,

(c)	the impact of the offence on the victim, his family and the local

community where the offence took place,

(d)	the offender’s previous criminal record,

(e)	the need for rehabilitation of the offender, and

(f)	any other factor the court considers relevant.”.’.

Consecutive terms of imprisonment

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Nick Hurd

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	Section 181 (prison sentences of less than 12 months) of the Criminal Justice Act

2003 (c. 44) is amended as follows.

(2)	For subsection (7) substitute—

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