Schedule 15
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
4:00 pm
Maria Eagle (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice; Liverpool, Garston, Labour)
Welcome back, Mr. O’Hara, to the rollercoaster ride to the end of the Bill. We are getting there.
I remind hon. Members that the schedule relates to clause 74, which deals with offences relating to the physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear facilities. The amendments will ensure that the convention on the physical protection of nuclear material, including the 2005 amendments thereto, is fully implemented into UK law. They will allow prosecutions for incitement to commit offences against nuclear facilities, as is required by the amended convention. However, in such cases, it must be proved that the individual intended or believed that the offence would be committed. If the offence is not committed as incited, the inciter can still be prosecuted. They are basically transitional arrangements until the Serious Crime Act 2007 comes into force.
Amendment No. 245 makes consequential amendments to the definition of convention offences in schedule 1 to the Terrorism Act 2006. The amendment ensures that the schedule accurately reflects the new list of offences that will be set out in the amended Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983 and Customs and Excise Management Act 1979.
Are we dealing with the schedule stand part debate now, Mr. O’Hara?