House of Commons Amendments

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Session 2007 - 08
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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Wednesday 19th March 2008

Public Bill Committee

Health and Safety (Offences) Bill

Fines

Andrew Selous

Angela Watkinson

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘After section 33 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, there is

inserted—

“33A (1)
The level of the applied, subject to the maximum stipulated in

Schedule 3A, shall be determined amongst other relevant

considerations by the financial assets and income of the person or

employer concerned.

      (2)
The maximum fines in Schedule 3A shall be increased, on 1st January,

annually by the increase in the general level of earnings for the year to

the previous 31st March.’.

Offences

Andrew Selous

Angela Watkinson

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘After section 33 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, there is

inserted—

“33B (1)
Crown bodies shall be subject to statutory enforcement of this Act

including prosecution.

      (2)
Imprisonment for offences listed in Schedule 3A shall be confined to

those health and safety cases where, in the opinion of the magistrates

or judges concerned, the case involves,

Notices of Amendments: 19th March 2008
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Health and Safety (Offences) Bill, continued

(a)
recklessness about the possibility of serious harm,

(b)
deception intended to undermine enforcement,

(c)
the deliberate creation of serious risks with a view to profit, or

(d)
serious neglect leading to major injury or death.’.