Clause 3 - Amount of penalty and form of penalty notice
Criminal Justice and Police Bill
4:30 pm
Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale, Labour)
I remind the Committee that with this we are taking the following amendments: No. 17, in clause 6, page 4, line 18, at end insert
`and the constables' witness statement to be served therewith, including the form and length of such a statement.'.
No. 16, in clause 8, page 5, line 20, at end insert—
`( ) The statement is to be treated as admissible as evidence to the like effect as oral evidence to the like effect by that person for the purposes of section 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 even though the conditions mentioned therein are not satisfied provided that such conditions as may by order be prescribed by the Secretary of State are satisfied.
( ) The power to make an order under subsection ( ) shall be exercisable by statutory instrument and no such order shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House.'.