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| | THE LORD REDESDALE
THE LORD PHILLIPS OF SUDBURY |
| 65 | Page 7, line 5, at end insert "after consultation with relevant non-governmental and industrial organisations" |
| | THE LORD SAINSBURY OF TURVILLE |
| 66 | Page 7, line 5, at end insert— |
| "(2) | An order under this section may make transitional provision in connection with any modification made by the order." |
| | THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD ROTHERWICK |
| 67 | Page 7, line 10, after "section" insert "1, 2, 3, 4 or" |
| 68 | Page 7, line 21, leave out paragraph (a) |
| | THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD ROTHERWICK
THE LORD RAZZALL
THE LORD REDESDALE |
| 69 | Page 8, line 21, leave out subsection (4) |
| | THE LORD RAZZALL
THE LORD REDESDALE |
| 70 | Page 8, line 25, leave out "to the Isle of Man or" |
| 71 | Page 8, line 27, at end insert "and the Isle of Man" |
| | THE LORD SAINSBURY OF TURVILLE |
| 72 | Page 9, leave out lines 3 to 10 |
| | THE BARONESS ANELAY OF ST JOHNS |
| 73 | Page 9, line 4, at end insert— |
| | "A control order shall be made for the purpose of giving effect to any obligation of the United Kingdom which arises out of its signature to the UNESCO Convention." |
| | THE LORD SAINSBURY OF TURVILLE |
| 74 | Page 9, line 10, at end insert— |
| | "1 (1) Export controls and trade controls may be imposed in relation to— |
| (b) | goods on which military technology is recorded or from which it can be derived; |
| (c) | equipment intended, designed or adapted for use in the development or production of military equipment. |
| | (2) Transfer controls may be imposed in relation to military technology. |
| | (3) Technical assistance controls may be imposed in relation to any services connected with the development, production or use of— |
| (b) | military technology; or |
| (c) | equipment falling within sub-paragraph (1)(c). |
| | (4) In this paragraph (without prejudice to the generality of the terms)— |
| | "military equipment" includes— |
| (a) | firearms and other weapons (whether or not intended, designed or adapted for military use or in military use); |
| (b) | goods intended, designed or adapted for military use (whether or not in military use); and |
| | "military technology" includes technology intended, designed or adapted— |
| (b) | for use in connection with the development, production or use of military equipment or equipment falling within sub-paragraph (1)(c). |
| | (5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) the reference to firearms and other weapons includes a reference to— |
| (a) | component parts of firearms or other weapons; |
| (b) | accessories for use with firearms or other weapons; and |
| (c) | ammunition, missiles or projectiles of any kind which are intended, designed or adapted for use with firearms or other weapons." |
| 75 | Page 9, leave out lines 11 to 27 and insert— |
| | "2 (1) Export controls may be imposed in relation to any goods the exportation or use of which is capable of having a relevant consequence. |
| | (2) Transfer controls may be imposed in relation to any technology the transfer or use of which is capable of having such a consequence. |
| | (3) Technical assistance controls may be imposed in relation to any technical assistance the provision or use of which is capable of having such a consequence. |
| | (4) Trade controls may be imposed in relation to any goods the acquisition, disposal, movement or use of which is capable of having such a consequence." |
| | THE LORD RAZZALL
THE LORD REDESDALE |
| 76 | Page 9, line 27, after "have" insert ", or contribute through cumulative impact to having," |
| | THE LORD SAINSBURY OF TURVILLE |
| 77 | Page 9, line 28, leave out "this Schedule" and insert "paragraph 2" |
| | THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD ROTHERWICK |
| 78 | Page 9, line 36, at end insert "or the police services" |
| | THE LORD RAZZALL
THE LORD REDESDALE
THE LORD BISHOP OF MANCHESTER |
| 79 | Page 10, line 16, at end insert— |
| | "Economic capacity and sustainable development |
| (a) | the economic capacity; or |
| (b) | the sustainable development of the country to which the goods were exported, or the technology was transferred." |
| | THE LORD SAINSBURY OF TURVILLE |
| 80 | Page 10, line 16, at end insert— |
| | "( ) The question whether an activity involving goods, technology or technical assistance of any particular description is capable of having a relevant consequence is to be determined by the Secretary of State at the time the order imposing the controls is made." |
| 81 | Page 10, line 22, leave out from beginning to "objects" in line 23 and insert "Export controls may be imposed in relation to" |
| | THE BARONESS ANELAY OF ST JOHNS |
| 82 | Page 10, line 23, at end insert "provided that such objects have been manufactured or produced more than 50 years before the date of exportation except— |
| (a) | postage stamps and other articles of philatelic interest; |
| (b) | birth, marriage or death certificates or other documents relating to the personal affairs of the exporter or the spouse of the exporter; |
| (c) | letters or other writings written by or to the exporter or the spouse of the exporter; and |
| (d) | any goods exported by, and being the personal property of, the manufacturer or producer thereof, or the spouse, widow or widower of that person." |
| | THE LORD CAMPBELL-SAVOURS |
| 83* | Insert the following new Schedule— |
| | DEFENCE EXPORTS SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
| | 1 (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, a member of the Committee shall hold office for the duration of the Parliament in which he is appointed. |
| | (2) A member of the Committee shall vacate office— |
| (a) | if he ceases to be a member of the House of Commons; |
| (b) | if he ceases to be a member of the House of Lords; |
| (c) | if he becomes a Minister of the Crown; or |
| (d) | if he is required to do so by the Prime Minister on the appointment, in accordance with section (Defence Exports Scrutiny Committee) of this Act of another person as a member in this place. |
| | (3) A member of the Committee can resign at any time by notice to the Prime Minister. |
| | (4) Past service is no bar to appointment as a member of the Committee. |
| | 2 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, the Committee may determine their own procedure. |
| | (2) If on any matter there is an equality of voting among the members of the Committee, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. |
| | (3) The chairman may appoint one of the members of the Committee to act, in his absence, as chairman at any meeting of the Committee, but sub-paragraph (2) above shall not apply to a chairman appointed under this sub-paragraph. |
| | (4) The quorum of the Committee shall be three. |
| | (5) The Prime Minister may by order introduce a code for arrangements for the notification to the Committee and handling by the Committee of information disclosed under paragraph 3 below. |
| | 3 (1) If a Secretary of State is asked by the Committee to disclose any information, then, as to the whole or any part of the information which is sought, he shall either— |
| (a) | arrange for it to be made available to the Committee; or |
| (b) | inform the Committee that it cannot be disclosed because it is sensitive information (as defined in paragaph 4 below) which, in his opinion, should not be made available under paragraph (a) above. |
| | (2) The Secretary of State shall not make a determination under sub-paragraph (1)(b) above with respect to any information on the grounds of national security alone and, subject to that, he shall not make such a determination unless the information appears to him to be of such a nature that, if he were requested to produce it before a Select Committee of either House of Parliament, he would think it proper not to do so. |
| | 4 The following information is sensitive information for the purposes of paragaph 3 above— |
| (a) | information that would directly threaten national security subject to paragraph 2 above; |
| (b) | information that involves operational considerations in crises or conflicts; |
| (c) | information provided by, or an agency of, the Government of a territory outside the United Kingdom where that Government does not consent to the disclosure of the information; |
| (d) | information prejudicial to the operations of a government department." |
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