Clause 5 - Hunting: defence
Hunting Bill
10:00 am
Mr Andrew George (St Ives, Liberal Democrat)
There has been a great deal of discussion about the word ''intention''. It was not my intention when moving the amendment to provoke the lengthy soliloquy from the hon. Member for East Devon which he read with some aplomb. I listened carefully to the Minister's response. He accepts that we must protect landowners who need a defence when hunters are breaking a regulation and the landowners had not knowingly permitted that unlawful activity to take place on their land. Given that his measured response, which was helpful, is on the record, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause 5 ordered to stand part of the Bill.