Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill—
Amendments to be debated in the House of Lordscontinued

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After Clause 3

 

THE LORD GLENTORAN

53Insert the following new Clause—
  "Overseas funding for terrorist-related political parties
(1)  No funding shall be permissible from outside the United Kingdom for any political party or organisation which the Secretary of State reasonably believes to be, or to be closely connected with, a terrorist organisation, or any of whose members are also members of a terrorist organisation.
(2)  Section 70 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.   41) (special provision for Northern Ireland parties) shall cease to have effect.
(3)  Any order in force which has been made by the Secretary of State under section 70(1) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 prior to the coming into force of this Act and which has the effect of—
(a)  extending in relation to a Northern Ireland party the categories of permissible donors specified in section 54(2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (permissible donors), or
(b)  disapplying, in relation to a Northern Ireland party, any specified provisions of Part IV of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (control of donations to registered parties and their members etc.),
  shall cease to have effect on the commencement of this Act."
 

Schedule 2

 

THE LORD KINGSLAND
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE

54Page 85, line 19, after "that" insert "each of the requirements for the making of the order is fulfilled"
55Page 85, leave out lines 20 to 25
56Page 85, line 25, at end insert—
    "(   )   An application for an account monitoring order need not be intimated to the person specified in the application."
57Page 85, line 26, at end insert—
"(a)  the person specified in the application is subject to a terrorism investigation,
(b)  the order is sought for the purposes of the investigation, and
(c)  the order is sought against the financial institution specified in the application in relation to account information of the description so specified."
58Page 85, leave out lines 27 to 32
59Page 85, line 32, at end insert—
    "(   )   Account information is information relating to an account or accounts held at the financial institution specified in the application by the person so specified (whether solely or jointly with another)."
60Page 86, line 7, at end insert—
    "(6)   The requirements for the making of an account monitoring order are that—
(a)  there must be reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person specified in the application for the order has committed a terrorist offence; and
(b)  there must be reasonable grounds for believing that account information which may be provided in compliance with the order is likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with other material) to the investigation for the purposes of which the order is sought."
61Page 86, line 11, leave out sub-paragraphs (2) and (3)
62Page 87, line 18, at end insert—
    "(   )   An account monitoring order does not require a financial institution to provide any information which it would be entitled to refuse to provide on grounds of legal privilege."
63Page 88, line 20, after "that" insert "there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the property concerned will be disposed of prior to the conclusion of proceedings and that"
 

THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD KINGSLAND
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

64Page 90, line 9, at end insert—
"(c)  the information is already in the public domain."
 

THE LORD KINGSLAND
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE

65Page 91, line 8, at end insert—
    "(13A)   If the first and second conditions are satisfied and the person concerned discloses the information or other matter in satisfaction of the third condition, that person shall not disclose that he has done so to the person whom he knows or suspects or has reasonable grounds for knowing or suspecting that he has committed an offence under any of sections 15 to 18.
    (13B)   If a person discloses information or other matter in satisfaction of the third condition and does not inform the person whom he knows or suspects or has reasonable grounds for knowing or suspecting that he has committed an offence under any of sections 15 to 18 that he has done so, it shall be a defence in any civil or criminal proceedings that the person disclosing the information or other matter did not inform such other person that he had done so in order to comply with the restriction in subsection (13A)."
 

Clause 4

 

THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD KINGSLAND

66Page 3, line 8, leave out "United Kingdom's economy (or part of it)" and insert "economy (or part of the economy) of the United Kingdom or a country or territory outside the United Kingdom"
 

THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD KINGSLAND
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

67Page 3, line 9, after "persons" insert "by unlawful means or with the intention of causing a detriment to the United Kingdom's economy (or part of it)"
 

THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD KINGSLAND

68Page 3, line 10, leave out "life" and insert "persons"
 

Clause 5

 

THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD KINGSLAND

69Page 3, line 36, at end insert "in connection with the action referred to in section 4"
 

Schedule 3

 

THE LORD KINGSLAND
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE

70Page 97, line 37, after "is" insert "reasonably"
 

Clause 7

 

THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD KINGSLAND

71Page 4, line 5, at end insert "and must revoke such freezing order if it ceases to have reasonable grounds to consider that the conditions set out in section 4 are fulfilled"
 

Clause 8

 

THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD KINGSLAND

72Page 4, line 8, at end insert "but the Treasury may renew such order (and any order renewed under this section) with effect from the expiry of the relevant period of 2 years if the conditions set out in section 4 continue to be fulfilled.
(2)  The procedure set out in section 10 shall apply to renewal of a freezing order as if it were the original freezing order."
 

After Clause 8

 

THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD KINGSLAND
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

73Insert the following new Clause—
  "Publication of order
  A freezing order must be published in the Gazette within 7 days of the day on which it is made."
 

Clause 11

 

THE LORD ROOKER

74Page 5, line 24, leave out "further order states that the Treasury" and insert "Treasury reasonably"
75Page 5, line 26, at end insert "and the further order contains a statement of the Treasury's belief"
76Page 5, line 34, leave out "further order states that the Treasury" and insert "Treasury reasonably"
77Page 5, line 36, at end insert "and the further order contains a statement of the Treasury's belief"
 

Clause 111

 

THE LORD PEYTON OF YEOVIL

78Page 66, line 14, at end insert—
"(   )  No regulations may be made under subsection (1) unless they are needed for the fight against international terrorism."
 

THE VISCOUNT BLEDISLOE
THE LORD McNALLY
THE LORD KINGSLAND
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE

79Leave out Clause 111
 

Clause 112

 

THE VISCOUNT BLEDISLOE
THE LORD McNALLY
THE LORD KINGSLAND
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE

80Leave out Clause 112
 

Clause 113

 

THE DUKE OF MONTROSE

81Page 68, line 25, at beginning insert "In England and Wales or Northern Ireland,"
 

THE LORD ROOKER

82Page 68, line 27, after "has" insert "or is likely to have"
83Page 68, line 31, leave out "falls" and insert "has an effect falling"
84Page 68, line 37, leave out "is likely to induce" and insert "induces"
 

THE DUKE OF MONTROSE

85Page 68, line 41, at beginning insert "In England and Wales or Northern Ireland,"
86Page 69, line 12, at end insert—
"(   )  This section does not apply to Scotland."
 

Clause 114

 

THE DUKE OF MONTROSE

87Page 69, line 14, at beginning insert "In England and Wales or Northern Ireland,"
88Page 69, line 21, at beginning insert "In England and Wales or Northern Ireland,"
 

THE LORD ROOKER

89Page 69, line 25, leave out "likely to"
 

THE DUKE OF MONTROSE

90Page 69, line 31, at end insert—
"(   )  This section does not apply to Scotland."
 

Clause 37

 

THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD McNALLY
THE LORD DHOLAKIA

91Leave out Clause 37
 

Clause 38

 

THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD McNALLY
THE LORD DHOLAKIA

92Leave out Clause 38
 

Clause 39

 

THE LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD DHOLAKIA

93Leave out Clause 39
 

Clause 40

 

THE LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD DHOLAKIA

94Leave out Clause 40
 

Clause 41

 

THE LORD CAMPBELL OF ALLOWAY

95Page 21, line 13, leave out "or religious"
 

THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD McNALLY
THE LORD DHOLAKIA

96Leave out Clause 41
 

Clause 42

 

THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD McNALLY
THE LORD DHOLAKIA

97Leave out Clause 42
 

Clause 43

 

THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD McNALLY
THE LORD DHOLAKIA

98Leave out Clause 43
 

Clause 53

 

THE LORD ROOKER

99Page 26, line 24, leave out "a constable or"
 

Clause 62

 

THE LORD ROOKER

100Page 30, line 34, leave out "(if any) as may be" and insert "as is"
101Page 30, line 37, leave out "and" and insert "or"
 

Clause 65

 

THE LORD ROOKER

102Page 32, line 3, leave out from "part" to "so" in line 4 and insert "of the premises as is"
103Page 32, line 6, leave out "and" and insert "or"
 

Schedule 8

 

THE LORD GLENTORAN

104Page 118, line 25, at end insert—
  "Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)Section 70."

 
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