Clause 2 - Meaning of ''tainted cultural object''
Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill
2:30 pm
Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in
clause 2, page 1, line 16, leave out from the beginning to end of line 17 and insert
'the removal or excavation, or any failure by any person involved in the removal or excavation to comply with procedures required in respect of that removal or excavation constituted an offence at the time it occurred.'.
Both amendments to clause 2 are probing amendments. It is a question of getting the Bill right. In principle, it is better to table an amendment because the Committee can debate it and give specific reasons as to whether it should be accepted, or the Minister can give an undertaking to consider the point with a view to returning to it in another place or on Report. That is often better than a general debate on clause stand part.
The amendment is from members of the illicit trade advisory panel. It would add the words ''the fabric of''.