Prevention of Terrorism Bill — 7 Mar 2005 at 16:45

<[i>Amendments Nos. 48 to 54 not moved.]

Clause 2 negatived.

Clause 3 <[i>Duration and renewal of non-derogating control orders]:

moved Amendment No. 55:

Page 4, line 36, at beginning insert-

(A1) The Secretary of State may make a control order against an individual if he-

(a) has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the individual is or has been involved in terrorism-related activity; and

(b) considers that it is necessary, for purposes connected with protecting members of the public from a risk of terrorism, to make a control order imposing obligations on that individual.

(A2) The Secretary of State may make a control order against an individual who is for the time being bound by a control order made by the court only if he does so-

(a) after the court has determined that its order should be revoked; but

(b) while the effect of the revocation has been postponed for the purpose of giving the Secretary of State an opportunity to decide whether to exercise his own powers to make a control order against the individual.

(A3) A control order made by the Secretary of State is called a non-derogating control order."

moved, as an amendment to Amendment No. 55, Amendment No. 56:

Line 2, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "court"

On Question, Whether Amendment No. 56, as an amendment to Amendment No. 55, shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 249; Not-Contents, 119.

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