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Notices of Amendments: 15th May 2008                  

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Counter-Terrorism Bill, continued

 
 

    

“except where to do so would be incompatible with the right of the

 

controlled person to a fair hearing”.

 

(2)    

At the end of paragraph 4(2)(a) of the Schedule to the Prevention of Terrorism

 

Act 2005 there is inserted—

 

    

“except where to do so would be incompatible with the right of the

 

controlled person to a fair hearing”.

 

(3)    

At the end of paragraph 4(3)(d) of the Schedule to the Prevention of Terrorism

 

Act 2005 there is inserted—

 

    

“except where to do so would be incompatible with the right of the

 

controlled person to a fair hearing”.

 

(4)    

After paragraph 4(5) in the Schedule to the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005

 

there is inserted—

 

“(6)    

Nothing in this paragraph, or in rules of court made under it, is to be read

 

as requiring the court to act in a manner inconsistent with the right to a

 

fair hearing in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”’.

 

Control orders: obligation to give reasons

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

John Austin

 

Mr Virendra Sharma

 

NC11

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

After subsection (4) of section 2 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 there is

 

inserted—

 

“(4A)    

A non-derogating control order must contain as full as possible an

 

explanation of why the Secretary of State considers that the grounds in

 

section 2(1) above are made out.”’.

 

Control orders: obligation to provide gist of closed material

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

John Austin

 

Mr Virendra Sharma

 

NC12

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

At the end of paragraph 4(3)(e) of the Schedule to the Prevention of Terrorism

 

Act 2005 there is inserted—

 

    

“and must require the Secretary of State to provide a summary of any

 

material on which he intends to rely and on which fairness requires the

 

controlled person to have an opportunity to comment.”’.


 
 

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Control orders: communications between special advocate and controlled person

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

John Austin

 

Mr Virendra Sharma

 

NC13

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘After sub-paragraph 7(5) in the Schedule to the Prevention of Terrorism Act

 

2005 there is inserted—

 

“(5A)    

Rules of court must secure that persons appointed under this paragraph

 

may apply to a High Court judge, without notice to the Secretary of State,

 

for permission to communicate with the controlled person after the

 

service of closed material.”’.

 

Control orders: proportionality of procedural protection

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

John Austin

 

Mr Virendra Sharma

 

NC14

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘After subsection 3(11) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 there is

 

inserted—

 

“(11A)    

In a hearing to determine whether the Secretary of State’s decision is

 

flawed, the controlled person is entitled to such measure of procedural

 

protection as is commensurate with the gravity of the potential

 

consequences of the order for the controlled person.”’.

 

Control orders: power of special advocates to call expert witnesses

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

John Austin

 

Mr Virendra Sharma

 

NC15

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘After paragraph 4(3)(e) of the Schedule to the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005

 

there is inserted—

 

“(ea)    

that, where permission is given by the relevant court not to

 

disclose material, persons appointed under paragraph 7 may call

 

witnesses to rebut the closed material.”’.


 
 

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Control orders: maximum duration

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

John Austin

 

Mr Virendra Sharma

 

NC16

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘After section 3 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 there is inserted—

 

“3A    

Duration of non-derogating control orders

 

A non-derogating control order ceases to have effect at the end of the

 

period of two years from the date on which it was made, unless there are

 

exceptional circumstances justifying its renewal.”’.

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

John Austin

 

Mr Virendra Sharma

 

1

 

Page  45,  line  12,  leave out Clause 65.

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

John Austin

 

Mr Virendra Sharma

 

2

 

Page  46,  line  21,  leave out Clause 66.

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

John Austin

 

Mr Virendra Sharma

 

3

 

Page  47,  line  30,  leave out Clause 67.

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

John Austin

 

Mr Virendra Sharma

 

Ann Clwyd

 

Mr David Winnick

 

Total signatories: 7

 

Frank Dobson

 

4

 

Page  16,  line  17,  leave out Clause 22.


 
 

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Counter-Terrorism Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

John Austin

 

Mr Virendra Sharma

 

Ann Clwyd

 

Mr David Winnick

 

Total signatories: 7

 

Frank Dobson

 

5

 

Page  62,  line  2,  leave out Schedule 1.

 


 
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