Clause 28 - Liability for unlawful conduct
Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]
Public Bill Committees, 11 March 2003, 4:45 pm
Amendments made: No. 81, in
clause 28, page 19, line 19, leave out from beginning to 'accordingly' in line 22 and insert
'members of the police support staff—
(a) a member of the police support staff must be treated as an employee of the Chief Constable in relation to conduct in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under section 23;
(b) conduct by a member of the police support staff in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under section 23 must be taken to be conduct in the course of that employment;
(c) in the case of a tort, the Chief Constable'.
No. 82, in
clause 28, page 19, line 23, leave out subsection (2).—[Jane Kennedy.]
Motion made, and Question put, That clause 28, as amended, and clauses 29 to 36 stand part of the Bill:—
The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 5.
Division number 9 - 13 yes, 5 no
Voting yes: Adrian Bailey, Alistair Carmichael, Tony Colman, Tony Cunningham, Tom Harris, Huw Irranca-Davies, Eric Joyce, Jane Kennedy, Stephen McCabe, Shona McIsaac, Gillian Merron, Denis Murphy, Angela Smith
Voting no: Gregory Campbell, Paul Goodman, John Taylor, David Trimble, David Wilshire