HC Deb 28 October 1975 vol 898 c1463

Amendments made: No. 23, in page 18, line 21, leave out 'subsections are' and insert 'subsection is'.

No. 24, in page 18, line 29, at end insert— '(aa) the following subsections are inserted after subsection (1)'.—[Dr. Owen.]

Dr. Owen

I beg to move Amendment No. 25, in page 19, line 4, after 'months', insert 'and for the words "one hundred pounds" there are substituted the words "£400".'.

Mr. Speaker

With this we are to take the following Government amendments: Nos. 27, 28, 37, 48, 102, 103, 104, 107, 111, 113, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 125, 140 and 141.

Dr. Owen

In Committee I undertook to look at the whole question of the fines in the Bill. Hon. Members felt that the fines proposed were not commensurate with the gravity of the cases. I hope that the House feels that I am now raising them to a more appropriate level.

Amendment agreed to.

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