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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Thursday 12 March 2009

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

297 and 299-300

 

Consideration of Bill


 

Coroners and Justice Bill, As Amended

 

David Howarth

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Total signatories: 10

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

2

 

Page  6,  line  2,  leave out Clause 11.

 

David Howarth

 

3

 

Page  7,  line  1,  leave out Clause 12.

 

Presumption of death investigation and certification

 

Mr Tim Boswell

 

NC7

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Chief Coroner must conduct an investigation into a person’s disappearance

 

when it appears to him that there is prima facie evidence that—

 

(a)    

the person is thought to have died, or

 

(b)    

the person has not been known to be alive for a period of at least 7 years.

 

(2)    

If after an investigation under subsection (1) the Chief Coroner declares that the

 

person has died, he shall then issue a certificate of presumed death, which shall

 

be valid for all purposes as if it were a certificate of death.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 12 March 2009                  

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Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

4

 

Page  6,  line  4  [Clause  11],  after ‘if’, insert ‘the matter has been referred to the Lord

 

Chief Justice and he or she is’.

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

5

 

Page  6,  line  6  [Clause  11],  leave out ‘any of the reasons’ and insert ‘the reason’.

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

6

 

Page  6,  line  9  [Clause  11],  leave out ‘reasons are’ and insert ‘reason is’.

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

7

 

Page  6  [Clause  11],  leave out lines 12 to 16.

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

8

 

Page  14,  line  33  [Clause  28],  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

9

 

Page  15,  line  3  [Clause  28],  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 12 March 2009                  

315

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

10

 

Page  9,  line  23  [Clause  18],  at beginning insert ‘The Chief Coroner in consultation

 

with’.

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

11

 

Page  9,  line  26  [Clause  18],  leave out ‘Each Trust or Board’ and insert ‘The Chief

 

Coroner’.

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

12

 

Page  131,  line  27  [Schedule  4],  leave out first ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

13

 

Page  131,  line  30  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

The senior coroner may then request the relevant person to submit, within three

 

months, a full update on any action he has taken, or alternatively detail the

 

reasons for any failure to take action.

 

(4)    

The senior coroner must at the end of each year forward all reports and updates

 

to the Chief Coroner, who must present them to Parliament.’.

 

Causing harassment, alarm and distress: restriction of scope

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

NC8

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Public Order Act 1936 (c. 64) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In section 5(1)(a) and (b) for “abusive or insulting” substitute “or abusive”.’.

 


 
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