HL Deb 03 April 2003 vol 646 cc1499-500

27 Page 13, line 18, leave out "33A or"

28 Page 13, line 18, leave out from second "or" to end of line 19 and insert "a special purposes committee;"

29 Page 13, line 20, leave out from "committee" to "that" in line 21.

30 Page 13, line 22, leave out "section 33A(5)(a) or (b) or"

31 Page 13, line 26, after "section 60" insert "or by a person who is assisting or has assisted in the conduct of such an inquiry"

32 Page 13, line 26, leave out from "to" to end of line 27 and insert "a special purposes committee;"

33 Page 13, line 32, leave out from "is" to "except" in line 33 and insert "assisting or has assisted in the conduct of the inquiry"

34 Page 13, line 34, leave out "member of the staff of the Board" and insert "person"

35 Page 13, line 38, leave out from "Ombudsman" to end of line 39 and insert ", or an officer of the Ombudsman, in connection with any function of the Ombudsman;"

36 Page 13, line 40, leave out from "to" to end of line 41 and insert "a special purposes committee;"

37 Page 14, line 4, at end insert "(2A),"

38 Page 14, line 10, leave out from "to" to "to" in line 11 and insert "a special purposes committee,"

39 Page 14, line 16, leave out from "Ombudsman" to end of line 17 and insert ", or an officer of the Ombudsman, in connection with any function of the Ombudsman;"

40 Page 14, line 31, after "Schedule 1", insert "; and officer of the Ombudsman" has the meaning given by section 50(1) of the 1998 Act

41 Page 14, line 31, at end insert— (9) In section 59(5) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c.32) at the beginning insert "Subject to section 74A(6)".

42 Clause 21, page 14, line 36, leave out "and (1B)" and insert "to (1E)"

43 Page 14, leave out lines 38 to 45 and insert'— "(1A) The Board shall constitute a committee of its members for the purposes mentioned in subparagraph (1B) if—

  1. (a) the Chief Constable informs the Board that he wishes to supply information to a committee of the Board under section 59(4D),
  2. (b) the Secretary of State informs the Board that he proposes to modify a requirement to submit a report under section 59(1) for the purpose mentioned in section 59(4A)(b), or
  3. 1500
  4. (c)a person who is conducting or has conducted an inquiry under section 60, or who is assisting or has assisted in the conduct of such an inquiry, informs the Board that he wishes to disclose information to a committee of the Board under section 74A(5).
(1 B) The purposes are—
  1. (a) handling information supplied to the committee by the Chief Constable under section 59;
  2. (b) handling information supplied to it by a person who is conducting or has conducted an inquiry under section 60 or by a person who is assisting or has assisted in the conduct of such an inquiry.
(1C) The Board may not constitute a committee of its members for the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1 B) if a committee of its members has already been constituted for those purposes under sub-paragraph (1) or (1A). (1D) A committee constituted under sub-paragraph (1) or (1A) for the purposes mentioned in subparagraph (1B) shall consist of 7 members of the Board. (1E) The members of a committee constituted under sub-paragraph (1) or (1A) for the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1B)—

44 Page 15, line 3, at end insert— (4) In section 77(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (interpretation) at the appropriate place insert— special purposes committee" means a committee constituted by the Board under paragraph 24(1) or (1A) of Schedule 1 for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 24(1B) of that Schedule;".

Lord Williams of Mostyn

My Lords, with your Lordships' leave, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 27 to 44 en bloc. I spoke to these amendments when dealing with Amendment No. 4.

Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 27 to 44 en bloc.

On Question, Motion agreed to.