HC Deb 25 January 1984 vol 52 c979

8 pm

Mr. Waddington

I beg to move amendment No. 32, in page 9, line 11, at end insert— '(6) In this section "property" includes—

  1. (a) in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, both real and personal property; and
  2. (b) in Scotland, both heritable and moveable property.'.
This amendment is designed to clarify the meaning of "property" as it is used in clause 10, under which it is an offence to solicit, invite, receive, accept or make available "any money or other property" as a contribution towards acts of terrorism connected with Northern Irish affairs.

The intention has always been that property should include all types of possessions, including land or buildings, cars, domestic goods and personal belongings, and the amendment is designed to make this clear. It has been prepared following a judgment in an unreported Northern Ireland case, in which the Lord Chief Justice for Northern Ireland took the view that "property" did not necessarily include a house. The amendment is introduced for the avoidance of doubt in the future.

Amendment agreed to.

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