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The Earl of Lindsay moved Amendments Nos. 89 to 91:

Page 11, line 5, at end insert--
("( ) In section 2 (appointment of panels), subsections (3) and (4) shall cease to have effect.").
Page 11, line 30, leave out ("animals") and insert ("deer").
Page 11, line 37, at end insert--
("( ) In section 10 (enforcement of control schemes), at the end there shall be inserted the following words "; and where the carrying out of such a requirement involves the killing of deer the Commission shall have power to dispose by sale or otherwise of the carcase of any deer so killed.".").

The noble Earl said: I spoke to Amendment No. 89 when moving Amendment No. 23. I spoke to Amendment No. 90 when moving Amendment No. 21 and I spoke to Amendment No. 91 when moving Amendment No. 35. I beg to move.

On Question, amendments agreed to.

[Amendment No. 92 not moved.]

The Earl of Lindsay moved Amendment No. 93:

Page 12, line 12, at end insert ("and the words "the provisions of this Part of "").

The noble Earl said: This is a small technical amendment to which I spoke when moving Amendment No. 21. I beg to move.

On Question, amendment agreed to.

Lady Saltoun of Abernethy moved Amendment No. 94:

Page 12, line 32, after ("subsection (2A)") insert ("--
( ) in paragraph (a), for the word "aircraft" there shall be substituted the words "moving vehicle"; and
( ) in paragraph (b),").

The noble Lady said: Since the introduction of the Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill a number of interested people, including the Chairman of the Red

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Deer Commission, have called for the shooting of deer from all moving vehicles to be made an offence. I have raised this with a number of people since Second Reading and many said that there is no need for an amendment, because it is already in legislation. I searched through the legislation to find it, but I could not find it anywhere, and nobody could tell me where it was. That is why I am moving this amendment, which is designed to ensure that shooting deer from any moving vehicle is made an offence.

Shooting deer from a moving vehicle can lead to badly aimed shots, and it also goes firmly against the stalking tradition. In this context, a vehicle would include aircraft and boats, as well as land vehicles. In 1982, Parliament made shooting from an aircraft an offence for those very reasons, and this amendment will ensure that this practice is made an offence for all moving vehicles. The amendment will also have the effect of helping to ensure that the use of vehicles for driving deer, if authorised by the commission as proposed in Clause 7 of the Bill, is not abused in any way. I beg to move.

The Earl of Lindsay: I am glad to accept this amendment made by the noble Lady, Lady Saltoun. There are very strong welfare reasons for the amendment. She is quite right--there was some doubt as to just where, in other legislation, this was properly prohibited. We are happy to accept the amendment.

On Question, amendment agreed to.

The Earl of Lindsay moved Amendments Nos. 95 to 99:

Page 13, line 29, at end insert--
("( ) In section 27(1) (powers of search and seizure) the words "firearm or ammunition, vehicle or boat" shall cease to have effect.").
Page 13, line 32, at end insert--
("( ) Section 31(2) shall cease to have effect.").
Page 13, line 35, at beginning insert--
("( ) in subsection (1), after the word "deprived" there shall be inserted the words ", or about to be deprived,";").

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Page 14, line 16, after ("2A") insert ("--
(I)").
Page 14, line 17, at end insert ("and
(ii) for sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph--
"(a) has had his estate sequestrated, has been adjudged bankrupt, has made an arrangement with his creditors, or has granted a trust deed for his creditors or made a composition contract;";").

The noble Earl said: I spoke to Amendments Nos. 95 to 99 when moving Amendment No. 21. I beg to move.

On Question, amendments agreed to.

Schedule 1, as amended, agreed to.

Schedule 2 [Repeals]:

The Earl of Lindsay moved Amendment No. 100:

Page 15, line 6, column 3, at end insert--
("In section 2, subsections (3) and (4).").

The noble Earl said: I spoke to Amendment No. 100 when moving Amendment No. 23. I beg to move.

On Question, amendment agreed to.

[Amendment No. 101 not moved.]

The Earl of Lindsay moved Amendments Nos. 102 to 104:

Page 15, line 20, column 3, at end insert ("and the words "the provisions of this Part of ".").
Page 15, line 27, column 3, at end insert--
("In section 27, in subsection (1), the words "firearm or ammunition, vehicle or boat".").
Page 15, line 27, column 3, at end insert--
("In section 31, subsection (2).").

The noble Earl said: I spoke to Amendments Nos. 102 to 104 when speaking to Amendment No. 21. I beg to move.

On Question, amendments agreed to.

Schedule 2, as amended, agreed to.

Bill to be reported with amendments.

Committee adjourned at thirteen minutes before seven o'clock.

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