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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 23 November 2010

 

Public Bill Committee

 

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Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Bill [Lords]


 

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

 

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

 

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Thursday 18 November (Standing Order

 

No. 83C):

 

That—

 

(1)  

the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

 

23 November) meet—

 

(a)  

at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 23 November;

 

(b)  

at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 25 November;

 

(2)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 4.00 pm on Thursday 25 November.

 

Mark Hoban has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the

 

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C].

 


 

Mark Hoban

 

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the

 

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 23 November 2010                  

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Dr Julian Huppert

 

19

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  leave out ‘a person designated by the Treasury’ and insert

 

‘an individual or organisation designated by the court’.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Tom Brake

 

1

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  1,  after ‘believe’, insert ‘on the balance of probabilities’.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

10

 

Page  1,  line  14,  leave out Clause 2.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Tom Brake

 

2

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

explain, as fully as possible consistent with the public interest in non-

 

disclosure, the reasons why they are satisfied that the conditions in

 

section 2(1) are satisfied.’.

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

42

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  28,  leave out ‘take steps to’.

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

44

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  32,  leave out ‘the Treasury believe that’.

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

45

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  40,  leave out subsection (4).

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

11

 

Page  2,  line  25,  leave out Clause 3.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 23 November 2010                  

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Dr Julian Huppert

 

12

 

Page  3,  line  1,  leave out Clause 4.

 


 

Mr David Hanson

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

46

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  22,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

publicise the revocation.’.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

13

 

Page  3,  line  16,  leave out Clause 5.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

14

 

Page  3,  line  24,  leave out Clause 6.

 


 

Mr David Hanson

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

43

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  4,  leave out ‘take steps to’.

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

47

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  15,  leave out sub-paragraph (iii).

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

15

 

Page  4,  line  1,  leave out Clause 7.

 


 

Mr David Hanson

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

48

 

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  23,  leave out ‘30’ and insert ‘28’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 23 November 2010                  

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Mr David Hanson

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

49

 

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  30,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

publicise the expiration.’.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

16

 

Page  4,  line  21,  leave out Clause 8.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

17

 

Page  4,  line  37,  leave out Clause 9.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

18

 

Page  5,  line  4,  leave out Clause 10.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

20

 

Clause  17,  page  8,  line  7,  leave out ‘Treasury and insert ‘court’.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

21

 

Clause  17,  page  8,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

On an application under section 2 or 6 the Treasury must submit a draft licence

 

to the court in respect of the designated person.

 

( )    

On making a designation under section 2 or 6 the court must grant a licence in

 

respect of the designated person.

 

( )    

In granting a licence under this section the court must be satisfied that the effect

 

of the licence would be to enable an individual designated under section 2 or 6 to

 

have access to such funds as is reasonably necessary for travel and subsistence,

 

including of any dependants of the designated person, and for payment of fees for

 

legal representation, legal advice or other legal services for the benefit of the

 

designated person.’.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

22

 

Clause  17,  page  8,  line  8,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘court’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 23 November 2010                  

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Dr Julian Huppert

 

23

 

Clause  17,  page  8,  line  12,  leave out ‘Treasury consider’ and insert ‘court

 

considers’.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

24

 

Clause  20,  page  9,  leave out lines 21 to 24.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

25

 

Clause  20,  page  9,  line  25,  leave out ‘or (2)’.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

26

 

Clause  22,  page  11,  line  3,  at end add—

 

‘(3)    

A person must comply with a request under this Chapter even if doing so might

 

constitute evidence that the person has committed an offence.

 

(4)    

But in criminal proceedings in which a person is charged with an offence—

 

(a)    

no evidence relating to any answer given, or anything else done, in

 

response to the request may be adduced by or on behalf of the

 

prosecution, and

 

(b)    

no question relating to those matters may be asked by or on behalf of the

 

prosecution,

 

    

unless evidence relating to those matters is adduced, or a question relating to

 

those matters is asked, in the proceedings by or on behalf of the person.

 

(5)    

Sub-paragraph (4) does not apply to—

 

(a)    

an offence under section 112 of the Social Security Administration Act

 

1992;

 

(b)    

an offence under section 5 of the Perjury Act 1911 (false statements made

 

otherwise than on oath in England and Wales); or

 

(c)    

an offence under section 44(2) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation)

 

(Scotland) Act 1995 (corresponding provision for Scotland).’.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

27

 

Clause  25,  page  12,  leave out lines 7 and 8.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 23 November 2010                  

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Dr Julian Huppert

 

28

 

Page  12,  line  28,  leave out Clause 26.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

29

 

Page  13,  line  1,  leave out Clause 27.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

30

 

Clause  28,  page  13,  leave out lines 17 to 19 and insert—

 

‘(i)    

on an application under sections 2, 5 or 6 of the Terrorist

 

Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (courts’s designation of

 

organisations or individuals), or’.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

31

 

Clause  28,  page  13,  line  21,  leave out ‘appeal or’.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

32

 

Clause  28,  page  13,  leave out lines 25 to 27 and insert—

 

‘(i)    

on an application under sections 2, 5 or 6 of the Terrorist

 

Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (courts’s designation of

 

organisations or individuals), or’.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

33

 

Clause  28,  page  13,  line  29,  leave out ‘appeal or’.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

34

 

Clause  28,  page  13,  leave out lines 33 to 41.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Tom Brake

 

3

 

Clause  28,  page  13,  line  41,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

In section 67(3) of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (Rules of court about

 

disclosure)—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (c) after “that”, insert “subject to paragraph (ca) below”; and

 

(b)    

after paragraph (c) insert—

 

“(ca)    

that in relation to a final designation, the material

 

disclosed by the Treasury on which they rely is

 

sufficient to enable each designated person to give


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 23 November 2010                  

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effective instructions to a person appointed as a special

 

advocate to represent that party’s interests;”.’.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

35

 

Page  14,  line  1,  leave out Clause 29.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

36

 

Clause  30,  page  15,  line  18,  leave out ‘on them’.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Tom Brake

 

5

 

Clause  31,  page  15,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

A person may not be appointed under subsection (1) unless—

 

(a)    

the Secretary of State lays a report before both Houses of Parliament

 

which recommends the person and sets out the process by which he was

 

chosen,

 

(b)    

a Minister of the Crown tables a motion in both Houses to approve the

 

report laid under this subsection, and appoint the person, and

 

(c)    

such a motion is agreed by a resolution of both Houses of Parliament.’.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Tom Brake

 

6

 

Clause  31,  page  15,  line  31,  leave out ‘send the Treasury a’.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Tom Brake

 

7

 

Clause  31,  page  15,  line  32,  after ‘report’, insert ‘to Parliament’.

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Tom Brake

 

8

 

Clause  31,  page  15,  line  34,  leave out subsection (4).


 
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