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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 Supplement (c) to the Marshalled List of Amendments to the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill [H.L.] to be moved in Committee in the House of Lords.

  
Clause 16
 
  
BY THE LORD WILLIAMS OF MOSTYN
 
     Page 12, line 35, leave out ("suffers from") and insert ("has a") 
  
Clause 17
 
  
BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY
 
     Page 13, line 32, leave out from ("section") to end of line 34 and insert ("if he requests such treatment") 
  
Clause 19
 
  
BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY
 
     Page 15, line 3, after ("witness") insert ("or any other party to the proceedings") 
  
Clause 22
 
  
BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY
 
     Page 17, line 37, at end insert--
 
    ("(4)  The screen or other arrangement may not prevent the witness from being seen by representatives of the news media unless the court gives permission.")
 
  
Clause 23
 
  
BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY
 
     Page 18, line 31, at end insert ("and (4)") 
  
Clause 24
 
  
BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY
 
     Page 19, line 4, at end insert--
 
    ("(4)  Representatives of the news media may not be excluded under subsection (1) unless the court specifically so decides.")
 
  
Clause 28
 
  
BY THE LORD WILLIAMS OF MOSTYN
 
     Page 21, line 35, at end insert--
 
("and to explain such questions or answers so far as necessary to enable them to be understood by the witness or person in question.")
 
  
Clause 37
 
  
BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY
 
     Page 27, line 2, after ("cross-examined") insert ("and if the accused agrees") 
  
Clause 43
 
  
BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY
 
     Page 30, line 28, at end insert ("in public by the police in the course of their duties") 
     Page 31, line 42, at end insert--
 
    ("(  )  Nothing in this section shall impose any restriction on the police from publishing any information in the course of their duties, nor on the reporting of any such publication by the police.")
 
     Page 31, line 42, at end insert--
 
    ("(  )  Nothing in this section shall impose any restriction on the reporting of Parliamentary proceedings.")
 
 
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