Civil Contingencies Bill — 9 Nov 2004 at 17:05

moved Amendment No. 8:

Page 3, line 25, at end insert-

"( ) Regulations under subsection (3) may, in particular, make provision-

(a) requiring those authorities which control ports, airports or frontiers as well as local authorities to install special equipment to monitor the contents of lorries, containers or other objects for suspicious contents or persons;

(b) requiring those authorities which control ports, airport or frontiers as well as local authorities to install special equipment designed to monitor persons, ships, other conveyances or other objects for radiological material; and

(c) requiring local authorities and other public bodies to obtain specific static or mobile equipment which is designed to identify the presence of chemical material or biological organisms or radiological substances which might be used in a terrorist attack."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 8) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 196; Not-Contents, 156.

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