Counter-Terrorism Bill — 11 Nov 2008 at 18:18

Clause 62 <[i>Application to set aside asset freezing decision]:

moved Amendments Nos. 47B and 47C:

Clause 62, page 46, line 11, at end insert ", or

( ) Schedule (Terrorist financing and money laundering) to this Act (terrorist financing, money laundering and certain other activities: financial restrictions)."

Clause 62, page 46, line 23, at end insert "or

( ) to give a direction or make an order under Schedule (Terrorist financing and money laundering) to this Act,"

On Question, amendments agreed to.

Clause 64 <[i>Asset freezing proceedings]:

moved Amendment No. 47D:

Clause 64, page 47, line 9, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions".

On Question, amendment agreed to.

Clause 65 <[i>General provisions about rules of court]:

moved Amendments Nos. 47E and 47F:

Clause 65, page 47, line 15, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions"

Clause 65, page 47, line 16, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions"

On Question, amendments agreed to.

Clause 66 <[i>Rules of court about disclosure]:

moved Amendments Nos. 47G and 47H:

Clause 66, page 48, line 5, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions"

Clause 66, page 48, line 6, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions"

On Question, amendments agreed to.

Clause 67 <[i>Appointment of special advocate]:

moved Amendments Nos. 47J to 47N:

Clause 67, page 49, line 10, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions"

Clause 67, page 49, line 11, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions"

Clause 67, page 49, line 19, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions"

Clause 67, page 49, line 22, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions"

Clause 67, page 49, line 25, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions"

On Question, amendments agreed to.

Clause 68 <[i>Intercept evidence]:

moved Amendment No. 47P:

Clause 68, page 50, line 6, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions"

On Question, amendment agreed to.

Clause 70 <[i>Allocation of proceedings to Queen's Bench Division]:

moved Amendment No. 47Q:

Clause 70, page 50, line 29, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions"

On Question, amendment agreed to.

Clause 72 <[i>Interpretation]:

moved Amendment No. 47R:

Clause 72, page 51, line 30, leave out "asset freezing" and insert "financial restrictions"

On Question, amendment agreed to.

moved Amendment No. 48:

After Clause 73, insert the following new Clause-

"Inquests: intercept evidence

(1) In section 18 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23) (exceptions to section 17), after subsection (7)(c) insert-

"(d) a disclosure to a coroner or to a person appointed as counsel to an inquest or to members of a jury or to any properly interested person where-(i) the coroner holding the inquest is a judge of the High Court; and (ii) the coroner has ordered the disclosure to be made to the coroner alone or (as the case may be) to the coroner and the person appointed as counsel to the inquest or to members of a jury or to any properly interested person."

(2) After subsection (8A) insert-

"(8B) A coroner shall not order a disclosure under subsection (7)(d) except where the coroner is satisfied that the exceptional circumstances of the case make the dislcosure essential to enable the matters that are required to be ascertained by the inquest to be ascertained."

(3) After subsection (11) insert-

"(11A) References in this section to a coroner apply only where the coroner is a judge of the High Court."

(4) This section has effect in relation to inquests that have begun, but have not been concluded, before the day on which it comes into force as well as to inquests beginning on or after that day."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 48) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 139; Not-Contents, 136.

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