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House of Commons

Tuesday 24 February 2009

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Policing and Crime Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

Committee [27 January].

Mr Vernon Coaker

That the Order of the Committee of 27 January be amended as follows—

(a)	in paragraph (1)(h), after ‘9.00 am’ insert ‘and 1.00 pm’.

(b)	in pargraph (4) leave out ‘10.25 am’ and insert ‘4.00 pm’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

96

Clause  36,  page  27,  line  10,  leave out from ‘or’ to the end of line 15.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

97

Clause  36,  page  27,  line  18,  at end insert ‘and that use of such power is

proportionate’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

98

Clause  36,  page  27,  line  25,  leave out ‘the person has benefited’ amd insert ‘the

arrested person has benefited financially’.

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009

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Policing and Crime Bill, continued

Mr Vernon Coaker

156

Clause  36,  page  27,  line  27,  leave out ‘property held by the person’ and insert

‘realisable property’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

157

Clause  36,  page  27,  line  35,  leave out ‘property held by the person’ and insert

‘realisable property’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

158

Clause  36,  page  27,  line  42,  leave out ‘property held by the defendant’ and insert

‘realisable property’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

159

Clause  36,  page  28,  line  4,  leave out ‘property held by the defendant’ and insert

‘realisable property’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

99

Clause  36,  page  28,  line  8,  leave out ‘or the officer believes that such an application

is to be made’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

100

Clause  36,  page  28,  line  14,  leave out ‘or the officer believes that such an

application is to be made’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

101

Clause  36,  page  28,  line  22,  leave out ‘or the officer believes that such an

application is to be made’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

160

Clause  36,  page  28,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(12)

In relation to the first or second condition section 77(9) has effect as if

proceedings for the offence had been started against the defendant when the

investigation was started.’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

102

Clause  36,  page  28,  line  39,  leave out ‘by the defendant’ and insert ‘by the person

arrested in the case of a situation satisfying the first or second condition referred to in

Clause 47B or the defendant in any other case’.

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009

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Policing and Crime Bill, continued

Mr Vernon Coaker

161

Clause  36,  page  28,  line  39,  leave out ‘free property held by the defendant’ and

insert ‘realisable property’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

162

Clause  36,  page  29,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

In relation to realisable property which is free property held by the recipient of a

tainted gift, references in subsection (4) to the defendant are to be read as

references to the recipient of that gift.’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

103

Clause  36,  page  29,  line  13,  leave out ‘unless, in the circumstances, it is not

practicable to obtain that approval before exercising the power’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

104

Clause  36,  page  29,  line  34,  leave out ‘unless, in the circumstances, it is not

practicable to obtain that approval before exercising the power’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

105

Clause  36,  page  29,  line  40,  leave out ‘a person’ and insert ‘the person arrested in

the case of a situation satisfying the first or second condition referred to in Clause 47B or

the defendant in any other case’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

106

Clause  36,  page  30,  line  14,  leave out ‘a person’ and insert ‘the person arrested in

the case of a situation satisfying the first or second condition referred to in Clause 47B or

the defendant in any other case’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

163

Clause  36,  page  30,  line  34,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

An officer exercising a power under subsection (4) may detain the vehicle for so

long as is necessary for its exercise.’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

107

Clause  36,  page  30,  line  36,  leave out from ‘47G’ to end of line 37.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

108

Clause  36,  page  30,  line  42,  leave out from ‘a’ to end of line 43 and insert ‘the

Crown Court’.

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009

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Policing and Crime Bill, continued

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

109

Clause  36,  page  30,  line  44,  leave out from beginning to end of line 10 on page 31.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

110

Clause  36,  page  31,  line  15,  leave out ‘a justice of the peace’ and insert ‘the Crown

Court’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

111

Clause  36,  page  31,  line  21,  leave out ‘a justice of the peace’ and insert ‘the Crown

Court’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

112

Clause  36,  page  31,  line  27,  leave out ‘a justice of the peace’ and insert ‘the Crown

Court’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

261

Clause  36,  page  32,  line  29,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

‘(2)	The property may be detained initially for a period of 48 hours.

(2A)	But it must be released if within that period the appropriate officer—

(a)	ceases to be satisfied as mentioned in section 47B(1), or

(b)	ceases to have reasonable grounds for the suspicion mentioned in section

47C(1).’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

113

Clause  36,  page  32,  line  29,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

‘(2)	Provided that any of the conditions referred to in section 47B continue to be

satisfied, the property may be detained initially for a period of 48 hours’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

164

Clause  36,  page  32,  line  41 ,  at end insert—

‘(3)	If such an application is made within that period and the application is

refused, the property may be detained until there is no further possibility

of an appeal against—

(a)	the decision to refuse the application, or

(b)	any decision made on an appeal against that decision.’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

165

Clause  36,  page  32,  line  41 ,  at end insert—

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Revised 24 February 2009