Protection of Freedoms Bill — Commons Reason and Amendments — 24 Apr 2012 at 18:57

Motion A agreed.

Motion B

Moved by Lord Henley

That this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 51A to 51E.

51A: Line 40, at end insert "or serious alarm or distress"

51B: Line 43, after "(b)" insert "either-

(i) "

51C: Line 44, at end insert "or

(ii) causes B serious alarm or distress which has a substantial adverse effect on B's usual day-to-day activities,"

51D: Line 46, at end insert "or (as the case may be) will cause such alarm or distress"

51E: Line 51, at end insert-

"(2A) For the purposes of this section A ought to know that A's course of conduct will cause B serious alarm or distress which has a substantial adverse effect on B's usual day-to-day activities if a reasonable person in possession of the same information would think the course of conduct would cause B such alarm or distress."

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