Schedule 2 - The Hunting Tribunal
Hunting Bill
8:55 am
Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South, Labour)
I remind the Committee that with this we are taking the following:
Government amendment No. 317
Amendment No. 188, in
schedule 2, page 24, line 28, leave out from 'he' to 'has' in line 31.
Amendment No. 176, in
schedule 2, page 24, line 30, after '(c36))', insert ''but derives no income from any activity associated with hunting wild mammals with dogs.''.
Amendment No. 301, in
schedule 2, page 24, line 31, leave out
'the welfare of animals or'.
Amendment No. 189, in
schedule 2, page 24, line 33, at end insert
'; and the Lord Chancellor shall ensure that the panel comprises equal (or approximately equal) numbers of persons with experience of animal welfare and management of land respectively.'.
Amendment No. 302, in
schedule 2, page 24, line 33, at end insert—
'(3) No one shall be appointed to the panel who has been employed by, or is a member of, an organisation campaigning either for or against hunting with dogs.'
Amendment No. 314, in
schedule 2, page 24, line 36, after 'appointment', insert
'which the Lord Chancellor shall publish by placing a copy thereof in the Library of the House of Commons'.
Amendment No. 315, in
schedule 2, page 24, line 38, after '5', insert
'shall hold office for a period of no more than three years and'.
Amendment No. 208, in
schedule 2, page 25, line 1, at end insert
'as defined by the Bar Council and the Law Society.'.
Government amendment No. 318.