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Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

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Clause  128,  page  78,  line  4,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘2’.

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

494

Clause  128,  page  78,  line  19,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘2’.

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

495

Clause  128,  page  78,  line  20,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘2’.

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

496

Clause  128,  page  78,  line  21,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘2’.

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

497

Clause  128,  page  78,  line  43,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘2’.

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

498

Clause  128,  page  79,  line  18,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘2’.

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

499

Clause  128,  page  79,  line  19,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘2’.

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Mr James Gray

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Clause  128,  page  79,  line  20,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘2’.

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

501

Clause  131,  page  81,  leave out line 19.

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

502

Clause  131,  page  81,  leave out lines 39 and 40.

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

503

Clause  131,  page  81,  leave out line 42.

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

504

Clause  131,  page  82,  leave out lines 3 to 29.

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

505

Clause  131,  page  82,  leave out lines 36 to 38.

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Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

506

Clause  131,  page  82,  leave out line 47.

Mr Henry Bellingham

Mr Edward Garnier

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

Mr Tim Boswell

507

Page  170,  line  1,  leave out Schedule 16.

Bridget Prentice

321

Clause  137,  page  87,  line  38,  leave out ‘subsection (2)(c) of that section’ and insert

‘section 135(2)(c)(i) or (ii)’.

Bridget Prentice

322

Clause  142,  page  90,  line  30,  leave out ‘third parties,’ and insert ‘a person other

than the respondent,’.

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323

Clause  144,  page  92,  line  9,  leave out subsections (1) to (4) and insert—

‘(1)	Where an exploitation proceeds order has been made in respect of exploitation

proceeds obtained by the respondent from a relevant offence, the order ceases to

have effect if—

(a)	where that offence—

(i)	is within section 137(1)(a), or

(ii)	is within section 137(1)(c) by virtue of it being associated with

an offence within section 137(1)(a),

the respondent’s conviction for the offence within section 137(1)(a) is

subsequently quashed, or

(b)	where that offence—

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(i)	was taken into consideration by a court in determining the

sentence imposed on the respondent for an offence within

section 137(1)(a), or

(ii)	is within section 137(1)(c) by virtue of it being associated with

an offence so taken into consideration,

the respondent’s conviction for the offence within section 137(1)(a) is

subsequently quashed.

(2)	Where an exploitation proceeds order has been made in respect of exploitation

proceeds obtained by the respondent from 2 or more relevant offences, the order

ceases to have effect if paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) applies in relation to

each of those offences.

(3)	Where an exploitation proceeds order ceases to have effect under subsection (1)

or (2), the court must, on the application of the respondent (or the respondent’s

personal representative), order the Secretary of State to repay to the respondent

(or the personal representative) the recovered amount.

(4)	Subsection (4A) applies where an exploitation proceeds order has been made if—

(a)	where the order was made in respect of exploitation proceeds obtained by

the respondent from 2 or more relevant offences, paragraph (a) or (b) of

subsection (1) applies in relation to one or more, but not all, of those

offences, or

(b)	where the order was made in respect of exploitation proceeds obtained by

the respondent from a relevant offence within section 137(1)(c) (whether

alone or together with other relevant offences), another person has been

convicted of that offence and that conviction is subsequently quashed.

(4A)	On the application of the respondent (or the respondent’s personal

representative), the court may—

(a)	determine that the exploitation proceeds order is to cease to have effect,

or

(b)	reduce the recoverable amount by such amount (if any) as it considers

just and reasonable.

(4B)	Where the exploitation proceeds order ceases to have effect under subsection

(4A)(a), the court must order the Secretary of State to repay to the respondent (or

the respondent’s personal representative) the recovered amount.

(4C)	Where the court reduces the recoverable amount under subsection (4A)(b), if the

recovered amount exceeds the reduced recoverable amount, the court must order

the Secretary of State to repay to the respondent (or the respondent’s personal

representative) that excess.’.

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Clause  144,  page  92,  line  33,  leave out ‘(2)(b) or (4)(c)’ and insert ‘(3), (4B) or

(4C)’.

Bridget Prentice

325

Clause  144,  page  92,  line  34,  leave out ‘respondent’ and insert ‘recipient’.

Bridget Prentice

326

Clause  144,  page  93,  line  1,  at beginning insert ‘In this section—

(a)	any reference to a conviction for an offence includes a reference to a

finding, in relation to the offence, of the kind mentioned in section

134(2)(b) or (c) or (3)(a)(ii) or (iii) or section 135(2)(b) or (3), and’.

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327

Clause  144,  page  93,  line  1,  leave out ‘in this section’.

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328

Clause  144,  page  93,  line  26,  leave out from ‘order’ to end of line 27 and insert ‘,

reduced by any amount already repaid under subsection (4C) and disregarding any

interest paid under section 133(6).’.

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329

Clause  155,  page  109,  line  32,  at end insert—

‘( )	The Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c. 36) applies in relation to the power of the

Chief Coroner under section 28 to make regulations as if the Chief Coroner were

a Minister of the Crown.’.

Bridget Prentice

330

Clause  155,  page  110,  line  13,  leave out ‘or 29’ and insert ‘, 29 or 30’.

Bridget Prentice

341

Schedule  19,  page  196,  line  26,  at end insert—

‘Part 3A

Witness anonymity orders

Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19)

59A	In section 31 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19) (powers of Court which

are exercisable by single judge), after subsection (2E) insert—

“(2F)

The power of the Court of Appeal to make a witness anonymity order

under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 or to

discharge or vary a witness anonymity order under section 76 of that

Act may be exercised by a single judge in the same manner as it may

be exercised by the Court.”

Court Martial Appeals Act 1968 (c. 20)

59B	In section 36 of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968 (powers of Court which

are exercisable by single judge), in subsection (1), after paragraph (j) (as

inserted by Schedule 8 to the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)) insert—

“(k)	to make a witness anonymity order under Chapter 2 of Part 3

of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 or to discharge or vary a

witness anonymity order under section 76 of that Act;”.

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Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47)

59C	In section 45 of the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47)

(powers of Court which are exercisable by single judge), after subsection (3D)

insert—

“(3E)

The power of the Court of Appeal to make a witness anonymity order

under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 or to

discharge or vary a witness anonymity order under section 76 of that

Act may be exercised by a single judge in the same manner as it may

be exercised by the Court.”’.

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Schedule  19,  page  205,  line  11,  at end insert—

‘Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4)

86  (1)

The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4) is amended as follows.

(2)	In section 11(6) and (7) for “(1A)(b)” substitute “(1A)(c)”.

(3)	In paragraph 76 of Schedule 4—

(a)	in sub-paragraph (3) for “(1A)(a)” substitute “(1A)(b)”;

(b)	in sub-paragraph (5)(b) and (6) for “(1A)(b)” (in each place it occurs)

substitute “(1A)(c)”.’.

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Schedule  20,  page  206,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘(3A)

A person who—

(a)	becomes an assistant coroner as the result of sub-paragraph (3), and

(b)	would accordingly (but for this sub-paragraph) be entitled to fees

under paragraph 16 of Schedule 3,

is instead entitled to a salary under paragraph 15 of that Schedule if

immediately before becoming an assistant coroner he or she was a deputy

coroner remunerated by a salary.

(3B)	Paragraphs 15(6) and 17 of Schedule 3 have effect as if a reference to an area

coroner included a reference to a person within sub-paragraph (3A).’.

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Schedule  20,  page  206,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘Investigation by former coroner

A person who—

(a)	was appointed as a coroner under section 1 of the 1988 Act, and

(b)	ceased to hold office as such before the coming into force of the repeal

by this Act of that section,

is to be treated for the purposes of paragraph 2(1B) of Schedule 8 as having

held office as a senior coroner.’.

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Schedule  20,  page  209,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘	In section 61(11A)(a) the reference to 12 months is to be read as a reference to

6 months in relation to an offence committed before the commencement of

section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44).’.

Bridget Prentice

345

Schedule  20,  page  209,  line  32,  leave out ‘section 6 of’.

Bridget Prentice

346

Schedule  20,  page  210,  line  9,  at beginning insert ‘In this paragraph—

“appeal court” has the meaning given by section 11 of the 2008 Act;’.

Bridget Prentice

347

Schedule  20,  page  210,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘16A (1)

Section 75 of this Act has effect with the modifications made by this paragraph

for the purposes of discharging or varying—

(a)	a witness anonymity order made under the Criminal Evidence

(Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 (c. 15) by a court-martial constituted

under the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 18), the Air Force Act 1955

(3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 19) or the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53), or

(b)	a witness anonymity order made under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of this Act

by a court-martial constituted under any of those Acts.

(2)	The references in section 75(2) to (5) to the court that made the order are to be

treated—

(a)	until the coming into force of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), as

references to a court-martial constituted under the Army Act 1955

(3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 18), the Air Force Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 19) or,

as the case may be, the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53), and

(b)	after the coming into force of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), as

references to the Court Martial established under that Act.

16B(1)

Notwithstanding section 80, references in Chapter 2 of Part 3 of this Act to a

service court are to be treated as including a reference to—

(a)	a court-martial constituted under the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2

c. 18), the Air Force Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 19) or the Naval

Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53);

(b)	the Summary Appeal Court established by any of those Acts;

(c)	a Standing Civilian Court established under the Armed Forces Act

1976 (c. 52);

(d)	the Courts-Martial Appeal Court.

(2)	Notwithstanding subsection (6) of section 76 of this Act, the references in

section 76 to an appeal court are to be treated as including a reference to the

Courts-Martial Appeal Court.

(3)	Each of the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) has effect with the

modification set out in that sub-paragraph in a case where—

(a)	a witness anonymity order is made under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of this

Act by a relevant service court to which that provision applies, and

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