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Amendments to the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill [H.L.]

Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill [H.L.] -
Amendments to be debated in the House of Lords

Here you can browse the Amendments to the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill [H.L.] to be moved in Committee in the House of Lords.

  
Clause 2
 
  
BY THE EARL OF MAR AND KELLIE
THE LORD DHOLAKIA
 
     Page 3, line 13, at end insert--
 
    ("(  )  A referral order shall be entered on a young person's criminal record only if the young person is referred back to the appropriate court under section 12(4) of this Act.")
 
  
Clause 4
 
  
BY THE LORD WILLIAMS OF MOSTYN
 
     Page 4, leave out lines 18 to 20 
     Page 4, line 28, at end insert--
 
    ("(  )  Subsections (2), (3) and (5) do not affect the exercise of any power to deal with the offender conferred by paragraph 5 (offender referred back to court by panel) or paragraph 14 (powers of a court where offender convicted while subject to referral) of Schedule 1.")
 
  
Schedule 1
 
  
BY THE LORD DHOLAKIA
 
     Page 45, line 39, after ("order") insert (", other than by imposing a custodial sentence on him") 
  
BY THE LORD WILLIAMS OF MOSTYN
 
     Page 47, line 36, leave out ("and (4) do not affect the operation of paragraph 5") and insert ("to (5) do not affect the exercise of any power to deal with the offender conferred by paragraph 5 or 14") 
  
Clause 21
 
  
BY THE LORD ACKNER
 
     Page 16, line 17, leave out ("must") and insert ("may") 
  
Clause 28
 
  
BY THE LORD ACKNER
 
     Page 21, line 31, leave out ("and (if necessary) explain") 
  
Clause 33
 
  
BY THE LORD ACKNER
 
     Page 24, line 5, at beginning insert ("Unless the court considers it to be in the interests of justice,") 
  
BY THE BARONESS MALLALIEU
THE LORD BINGHAM OF CORNHILL
 
     Page 24, line 10, at end insert--
 
    ("(  )  This section shall not come into force unless and until the Secretary of State has certified that, in his opinion and in the light of experience gained after the passing of this Act, it is necessary to bring the section into force for the reasonable protection in criminal proceedings of witnesses who are complainants of sexual offences.")
 
  
Clause 35
 
  
BY THE LORD ACKNER
 
     The Lord Ackner gives notice of his intention to oppose the Question that Clause 35 stand part of the Bill. 
  
Clause 36
 
  
BY THE LORD ACKNER
 
     The Lord Ackner gives notice of his intention to oppose the Question that Clause 36 stand part of the Bill. 
  
Clause 40
 
  
BY THE LORD ACKNER
 
     Page 28, leave out line 24 
     Page 28, line 28, leave out subsections (3) and (4) 
  
BY THE BARONESS MALLALIEU
THE LORD BINGHAM OF CORNHILL
 
     Page 29, line 16, at end insert--
 
    ("(  )  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the court may, on application by or on behalf of any accused, give leave for any evidence to be adduced or question to be asked if and to the extent that the court considers such evidence or question to be necessary in the interests of justice to ensure a fair trial of the accused.")
 
  
Clause 55
 
  
BY THE LORD ACKNER
 
     Page 39, line 15, after second ("to") insert (", and during,") 
     Page 39, line 21, after second ("to") insert (", and during,") 
     Page 39, line 27, after second ("to") insert (", and during,") 
 
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