§ Amendments made: No. 60, in page 13, line 8, leave out from 'uses' to 'words' in line 9.
§ No. 61, in page 13, line 10, leave out from 'if' to end of line 12 and insert '—
- (a) he intends by the use of the words or gestures to stir up racial hatred, or
- (b) having regard to all the circumstances racial hatred is likely, as a result of the use of the words or gestures, to be stirred up.'.
§ No. 62, in page 13, line 11, leave out 'Great Britain' and insert 'England and Wales'.
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No. 63, in page 13, line 12, at end insert—
'(1A) An offence under this section may be committed in a private or public place, except that no offence is committed by the use of words or gestures by a person inside a dwelling which are not heard or seen except by other persons in that or another dwelling.'.
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No. 64, in page 13, in line 13, after 'person', insert
'who does not intend to stir up racial hatred'.
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No. 65, in page 13, line 15 at end insert—
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'(2A) It is a defence for the accused to prove that he was inside a dwelling and had no reason to believe that his words or gestures would be heard or seen by a person outside that or any other dwelling.'.
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No. 66, in clause 20, page 13, line 18, leave out from beginning to 'may' in line 20 and insert
'(1) No prosecution for an offence under this Part'.
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No. 67, in page 13, line 22, at end insert—
'(2A) For the purposes of the rules in England and Wales against charging more than one offence in the same count or information, each of sections 17, 18 and 19 creates one offence.'.
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No. 68, in page 13, line 23, leave out 'such an offence' and insert
'an offence under this Part'.
§ No. 69, in clause 21, page 13, line 30, leave out from 'of' to 'any' in line 31.—[Mr. Giles Shaw.]