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Wednesday 12th December 2001

CONSIDERATION OF LORDS AMENDMENTS


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

ANTI-TERRORISM, CRIME AND SECURITY BILL

    On Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill

NOTE

The Motions and Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order to be proposed by Mr Robin Cook in his Motion (Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill (Programme No. 3)).
Lords Amendment No. 5

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.


Lords Amendment No. 6

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.


Lords Amendment No. 8

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.


Lords Amendment No. 38

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.


Lords Amendment No. 40

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.


Lords Amendment No. 44

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.


Lords Amendment No. 48

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
To move the following Amendments to the Lords Amendment:—

(a)

*Line     9,     leave out 'and'.

(b)

*Line     13,     at end insert—

      '(d) the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union, and the Protocol to that Convention, established in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, and

      (e) the provisions of the Schengen acquis which are referred to in Council Decision 2000/365/EC, so far as they relate to Title VI of the Treaty on European Union.'.


Lords Amendments. Nos. 21 and 22

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
*To move, instead of Clause 30 and subsection (2) of Clause 31, left out of the Bill, to insert the following Clause after Clause 35:—

(a)

'Special Immigration Appeals Commission

       At the end of section 1 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (c. 68) insert—

      "(3) The Commission shall be a superior court of record.

      (4) A decision of the Commission shall be questioned in legal proceedings only in accordance with—

      (a) section 7, or

      (b) section 31(6)(a) of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (derogation).".'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
To move the following consequential Amendments to the Bill:—

(b)

*Page     11,     line     21,     at end insert—

    '( )   A decision of the Secretary of State in connection with certification under this section may be questioned in legal proceedings only under section 25 or 26.

    ( )   An action of the Secretary of State taken wholly or partly in reliance on a certificate under this section may be questioned in legal proceedings only by or in the course of proceedings under—

      (a) section 25 or 26, or

      (b) section 2 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (c. 68) (appeal).'.

(c)

*Page     16,     leave out from beginning of line 23 to 'and' in line 24 and insert—

    '(3)   A derogation matter may be questioned in legal proceedings only before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission;'.

(d)

*Page     16,     line     28,     leave out 'subsection (2)' and insert 'this subsection'.

(e)

*Page     18,     line     21,     at end insert 'or'.

(f)

*Page     18,     line     25,     leave out paragraph (d).


Lords Amendment No. 23

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
To move the following Amendment to the words so restored to the Bill:—

(a)

*Page     20,     line     16,     at end insert—

    '( )   The Attorney General may issue guidance as to conduct in respect of which he will not institute proceedings for an offence under Part 3 of the Public Order Act 1986, or consent to the institution of such proceedings, on the grounds that the conduct consists of the legitimate expression of religious belief.'.


Lords Amendment No. 66

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
To move the following Amendment to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendment:—

(a)

*Page     72,     line     17,     at end insert—

'Review of Act
    .—(1)   The Secretary of State shall appoint a committee to conduct a review of this Act.

    (2)   He must seek to secure that at any time there are not fewer than seven members of the committee.

    (3)   A person may be a member of the committee only if he is a member of the Privy Council.

    (4)   The committee shall complete the review and send a report to the Secretary of State not later than the end of two years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

    (5)   The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the report before Parliament as soon as is reasonably practicable.

    (6)   The Secretary of State may make payments to persons appointed as members of the committee.'.


ANTI-TERRORISM, CRIME AND SECURITY BILL (PROGRAMME NO. 3)

Mr Robin Cook
Mr Secretary Blunkett That the following provisions shall apply to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 19th November:

Consideration of Lords Amendments

1.—(1) Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments shall be completed at today's sitting and shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) at midnight.

(2) Those proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the following Table and shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) at the time specified in the second column of the Table.

Lords amendmentsTime for conclusion of
proceedings
Amendments to Parts 3, 10, 11 and 138.15 p.m.
Amendments to Part 49.30 p.m.
Amendments to Part 510.45 p.m.
Amendments to Part 1411.30 p.m.
Remaining amendmentsmidnight

Subsequent stages

2.—(1) Any further Message from the Lords on the bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question put.

(2) The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) one hour after their commencement.


 
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