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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Thursday 29 January 2009

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s):

 

Policing and Crime Bill Committee 19-34

 

Public Bill Committee


 

Policing and Crime Bill

 

Extraordinary rendition

 

Paul Holmes

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Chris Huhne

 

NC5

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘After section 24B of the Aviation Security Act 1982 (c. 36) insert—

 

“24C  

Police powers to search aeroplanes

 

(1)    

If the Secretary of State has any reaason to believe that an aircraft that is

 

in flight over the United Kingdom is or has been or may be involved in

 

an act of unlawful rendition then he or she may require the aircraft to land

 

at a suitable aerodrome.

 

(2)    

If an aircraft is required to land in accordance with subsection (1), a

 

responsible person must, as soon as practicable after the aircraft has

 

landed, enter and search the aircraft.

 

(3)    

The Secretary of State or a responsible person must enter and search an

 

aircraft if he or she has any reason to believe that—

 

(a)    

an aircraft in an aerodrome is or has been or may be involved in

 

an act of unlawful rendition; or

 

(b)    

in respect of an aircraft in an aerodrome, incomplete or incorrect

 

information under sections 32 and 33 of the Immigration,

 

Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (c. 13) has been supplied.

 

(4)    

For the purposes of subsections (2) and (3), a search of an aircraft is to be

 

carried out to determine if—


 
 

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(a)    

the aircraft has been, or may be involved in an act of unlawful

 

rendition,

 

(b)    

a criminal offence has been committed, or

 

(c)    

allowing the aircraft to continue on its journey could place the

 

United Kingdom in breach of its obligations under the European

 

Convention on Human Rights,

 

but these powers may only be exercised when it is not reasonably

 

practicable to apply for a warrant of entry in accordance with section 8 of

 

the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60).

 

(5)    

A person who carries out a search under this section may remove any

 

items from the aircraft if it may be evidence of any of the matters set out

 

in subsection (4).

 

(6)    

In this section—

 

“an act of unlawful rendition” means an act, not being in accordance with

 

formal lawful extradition or deportation procedures, involving the

 

forcible transportation of a person to a territory where he or she may be

 

subjected to torture and inhuman and degrading treatment;

 

“a responsible person” means—

 

(a)    

the chief officer of police of a police force maintained for a

 

police area in England and Wales;

 

(b)    

the chief constable of a police force maintained under the Police

 

(Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77);

 

(c)    

the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

 

(d)    

one of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Revenue and

 

Customs;

 

(e)    

a constable designated by any of the persons specified in

 

paragraphs (a) to (c).”’.

 

Paul Holmes

 

Chris Huhne

 

59

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  leave out line 22.

 

Paul Holmes

 

Chris Huhne

 

60

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  leave out line 31.

 

Paul Holmes

 

Chris Huhne

 

61

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  leave out line 40.

 

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

62

 

Clause  25,  page  22,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(8A)    

In section 2 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, for

 

subsections (1) to (4) substitute—

 

“(1)    

Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the licensing of

 

sex establishments.”’.


 
 

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Policing and Crime Bill, continued

 
 

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

63

 

Schedule  3,  page  122,  line  3,  leave out paragraphs 1 and 2.

 

Paul Holmes

 

64

 

Page  2,  line  2,  leave out Clause 2.

 

Paul Holmes

 

65

 

Page  13,  line  9,  leave out Clause 11.

 

Paul Holmes

 

66

 

Page  13,  line  18,  leave out Clause 12.

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Paul Holmes

 

67

 

Clause  13,  page  13,  line  31,  before ‘any’, insert ‘A knows or is reckless as to

 

whether’.

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Paul Holmes

 

68

 

Clause  13,  page  13,  line  33,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Paul Holmes

 

69

 

Schedule  2,  page  111,  line  24,  leave out subsection (8).

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Paul Holmes

 

70

 

Schedule  2,  page  113,  line  18,  leave out subsection (10).

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Paul Holmes

 

71

 

Schedule  2,  page  120,  leave out lines 13 to 20.

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Paul Holmes

 

72

 

Clause  55,  page  70,  line  3,  leave out ‘the Secretary of State is not satisfied that the

 

return is compatible’ and insert ‘to do so would be incompatible’.

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Paul Holmes

 

73

 

Clause  55,  page  70,  line  5,  after ‘1998’, insert ‘or any other international treaty

 

which the United Kingdom is a party to or would be contrary to the interests of justice.’.


 
 

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Dr Evan Harris

 

Paul Holmes

 

74

 

Clause  55,  page  70,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

If subsection (1) applies—

 

(a)    

an undertaking to return a person to a territory given under section 153A

 

or 153C, and

 

(b)    

any power given under section 153A and 153C by reference to the

 

undertaking are of no effect.’.

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Paul Holmes

 

75

 

Page  71,  line  15,  leave out Clause 58.

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

James Brokenshire

 

76

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  7,  after ‘people’, insert ‘, local authorities, the business sector

 

and voluntary sector’.

 

Mr David Ruffley

 

James Brokenshire

 

77

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  11,  after ‘people’, insert ‘, local authorities, the business

 

sector and voluntary sector’.

 


 
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