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Page  19,  line  22  [Clause  28],  after ‘society;’, insert—

‘(ca)

a limited liability partnership;’.

David Davis

Mr Dominic Grieve

James Brokenshire

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Page  25,  line  20  [Clause  35],  leave out subsection (2).

David Davis

Mr Dominic Grieve

James Brokenshire

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Page  25,  line  25  [Clause  35],  leave out from ‘is’ to ‘that’ in line 27.

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page  32,  line  5  [Clause  50],  at end insert—

‘( )	Nothing in this section or Schedule 4 restricts the operation of any enactment by

virtue of which an act constituting an offence under this Part is triable under the

law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland.’.

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page  32,  line  31  [Clause  52],  at end insert—

‘( )	No proceedings for an offence under this Part are to be instituted against a person

providing information society services who is established in an EEA State other

than the United Kingdom unless the derogation condition is satisfied.

( )	The derogation condition is satisfied where the institution of proceedings—

(a)	is necessary to pursue the public interest objective;

(b)	relates to an information society service that prejudices that objective or

presents a serious and grave risk of prejudice to it; and

(c)	is proportionate to that objective.

( )	The public interest objective is public policy.

( )	In this section “information society services” has the same meaning as in section

34, and subsection (7) of that section applies for the purposes of this section as it

applies for the purposes of that section.’.

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Page  47,  line  29  [Clause  81],  leave out ‘the Director of Public Prosecutions,’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

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Page  50,  line  23  [Clause  85],  after ‘33,’, insert ‘(Costs in relation to authorised

monitors),’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

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Page  50,  line  23  [Clause  85],  after ‘7,’, insert ‘24(9),’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

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Page  51,  line  12  [Clause  89],  after ‘(2);’, insert—

‘(ba)

section (Incidents involving serious violence: powers to stop and

search);’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

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Page  51,  line  18  [Clause  89],   after ‘sections)’, insert ‘and paragraphs 10, 11 and

18A of Schedule 2’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

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Page  51,  line  23  [Clause  89],  leave out ‘and’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

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Page  51,  line  24  [Clause  89],  at end insert ‘and

(g)	section (Civil recovery management receivers)(1) and (2)’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

20

Page  51,  line  27  [Clause  89],  at end insert—

‘(ba)

section 69(4);’.

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Page  52,  line  5  [Clause  90],  after ‘(4)’, insert ‘but, subject to this, including the

Schedules’.

David Davis

Mr Dominic Grieve

James Brokenshire

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Page  56,  line  27  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

‘Computer Crime

13A	An offence under section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (unauthorised

access to computer material).

13B	An offence under section 2 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (unauthorised

access with intent to commit or facilitate the commission of further offences).

13C	An offence under section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (unauthorised

modification of computer material).’.

David Davis

Mr Dominic Grieve

James Brokenshire

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Page  60,  line  31  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

‘Computer Crime

25A	An offence under section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (unauthorised

access to computer material).

25B	An offence under section 2 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (unauthorised

access with intent to commit or facilitate the commission of further offences).

25C	An offence under section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (unauthorised

modification of computer material).’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

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Page  64,  line  21  [Schedule  2],  at end insert—

‘18A	Sections 75(1) and (2) and 76(1) of, and Schedule 9 to, the Northern Ireland

Act 1998 (c. 47) (duties of public authorities) do not apply to the functions of

the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland under this Part.’.

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Page  74,  line  25  [Schedule  6],  at end insert—

‘20A	In the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36)—

(a)	section 1(3)(d) (Group B offences);

(b)	section 5(4) (incitement to commit Group A offence).’.

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page  74,  line  27  [Schedule  6],  at end insert—

‘21A	Section 27 of the Antarctic Act 1994 (c. 15) (references to offences under the

Act).’.

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page  74,  line  44  [Schedule  6],  at end insert—

‘27A	In the Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1996 (c. 29)—

(a)	section 2(1) and (2) (incitement to commit certain sexual acts outside

the United Kingdom);

(b)	section 3(8) (extended meaning of offence of incitement to commit a

listed sexual offence).’.

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page  75,  line  11  [Schedule  6],  at end insert—

‘29A	In the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3160

(N.I.24))—

(a)	Article 38(3)(d) (Group B offences);

(b)	Article 42(2) (incitement to commit Group A offence).’.

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page  76,  line  5  [Schedule  6],  leave out ‘153(3)’ and insert ‘153(a)’.

Mr Secretary Straw

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Page  76,  line  16  [Schedule  6],  leave out paragraph 48 and insert—

‘48	In the Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11)—

(a)	section 17(2)(f) (commission of offences abroad);

(b)	paragraph 12(b) of Schedule 1 (Convention offences).’.

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Page  77,  line  20  [Schedule  6],  at end insert—

‘Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1996 (c. 29)

55A	In section 2(3) of the Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1996

for “of incitement” substitute “done”.’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

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Page  110,  line  2  [Schedule  8],  after ‘Part’, insert ‘5 or’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

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Page  110,  line  42  [Schedule  8],  after ‘Agency”’, insert ‘and for “establish”

substitute “provide”’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

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Page  112,  line  9  [Schedule  8],  leave out from beginning to end of line 16 and

insert—

‘(1)	Anything which the Director of Public Prosecutions is authorised or required to

do under, or in relation to, Part 5 or 8 of this Act may be done by a member of his

staff if the member of staff is authorised by the Director (generally or specifically)

for that purpose.

(2)	Anything which the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions or the

Director of the Serious Fraud Office is authorised or required to do under, or in

relation to, Part 5 or 8 of this Act may be done by a member of his staff if the

member of staff is authorised by the Director concerned (generally or

specifically) for that purpose.’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

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Page  112,  line  17  [Schedule  8],  after ‘Director”, insert ‘or a member of his staff’.

Secretary Jacqui Smith

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Page  112,  line  39  [Schedule  8],  leave out from beginning to end of line 40 and

insert—

‘For section 435 (use of information by Director) substitute—

“435	Use of information by certain Directors

(1)	Information obtained by or on behalf of the Director in connection

with the exercise of any of his functions under, or in relation to, Part 5

or 8 may be used by him in connection with his exercise of any of his

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other functions (whether under, or in relation to, either Part, another

Part of this Act or otherwise).

(2)	Information obtained by or on behalf of the Director in connection

with the exercise of any of his functions (whether under, or in relation

to, this Act or otherwise) which are not functions under, or in relation

to, Part 5 or 8 may be used by him in connection with his exercise of

any of his functions under, or in relation to, Part 5 or 8.

(3)	This section applies to information obtained before the coming into

force of the section as well as to information obtained after the coming

into force of the section.

(4)	In this section “the Director” means—

(a)	the Director of Public Prosecutions;

(b)	the Director of the Serious Fraud Office; or

(c)	the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.”

131A (1)

Section 436 (disclosure of information to Director) is amended as follows.

(2)	In the heading for “Director” substitute “certain Directors”.

(3)	In subsection (1)—

(a)	for “this section” substitute “subsection (10)”; and

(b)	after “functions” insert “under, or in relation to, Part 5 or 8”.

(4)	In subsection (5), omit paragraph (b) and (ga).

(5)	After subsection (9) insert—

“(10)

In this section “the Director” has the same meaning as in section 435.”

131B (1)

Section 437 (further disclosure) is amended as follows.

(2)	In subsection (2)(a) after “functions” insert “under, or in relation to, Part 5 or

8”.

(3)	After subsection (6) insert—

“(7)	In this section “the Director” has the same meaning as in section 435.”

131C (1)

Section 438 (disclosure of information by Director) is amended as follows.

(2)	In the heading for “Director” substitute “certain Directors”.

(3)	In subsection (1)—

(a)	after “functions”, where it first appears, insert “under, or in relation to,

Part 5 or 8”;

(b)	in paragraph (c) after “functions” insert “under, or in relation to, Part

5 or 8”; and

(c)	after paragraph (f) insert—

“(fa)

the exercise of any functions of SOCA, another

Director or the Director of Revenue and Customs

Prosecutions under, or in relation to, Part 5 or 8;”.

(4)	Omit subsections (2) to (4).

(5)	After subsection (8) insert—

“(8A)

This section does not affect a power to disclose which exists apart

from this section.

(8B)	This section applies to information obtained before the coming into

force of subsection (10) as well as to information obtained after the

coming into force of that subsection.”

(6)	After subsection (9) insert—

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