Crime and Policing Bill - Committee (3rd Day) – in the House of Lords at 4:45 pm on 19 November 2025.
Lord Hanson of Flint:
Moved by Lord Hanson of Flint
195: Clause 36, page 55, line 26, leave out “England or Wales” and insert “the United Kingdom” Member’s explanatory statementThis Amendment extends the requirement to report bulk sales to include deliveries to anywhere in the UK that meet the specified criteria, not just deliveries in England and Wales.
196: Clause 36, page 55, line 29, leave out “England or Wales” and insert “the United Kingdom”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment extends the requirement to report bulk sales to include deliveries to anywhere in the UK that meet the specified criteria, not just deliveries in England and Wales.
197: Clause 36, page 55, line 33, leave out “England or Wales” and insert “the United Kingdom”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment extends the requirement to report bulk sales to include deliveries to anywhere in the UK that meet the specified criteria, not just deliveries in England and Wales.
198: Clause 36, page 55, line 34, leave out from “seller” to “at” in line 35 and insert “is not in the presence of the person (“the buyer”) to whom the bladed articles are sold”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment adjusts the wording of new section 141D of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to make it consistent with the wording of existing section 141B.
199: Clause 36, page 55, line 37, leave out from “(5)” to “if” in line 38 and insert “the seller is not in the presence of the buyer at the time of the sale”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment adjusts the wording of new section 141D of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to make it consistent with the wording of existing section 141B.
200: Clause 36, page 55, line 39, leave out from “where” to end of line and insert “the seller is an individual, the seller or a person acting on the seller’s behalf”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment adjusts the wording of new section 141D of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to make it consistent with the wording of existing section 141B.
201: Clause 36, page 55, line 40, leave out “B” and insert “the buyer”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment adjusts the wording of new section 141D of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to make it consistent with the wording of existing section 141B.
202: Clause 36, page 56, line 1, leave out from “where” to end of line and insert “the seller is not an individual, a person acting on the seller’s behalf”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment adjusts the wording of new section 141D of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to make it consistent with the wording of existing section 141B.
203: Clause 36, page 56, line 2, leave out “B” and insert “the buyer”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment adjusts the wording of new section 141D of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to make it consistent with the wording of existing section 141B.
204: Clause 36, page 56, line 3, leave out from “if” to end of line 4 and insert “the buyer”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my amendment to clause 36, page 55, line 34.
205: Clause 36, page 56, line 19, leave out from “liable” to end of line 20 and insert—“(a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine; (b) on summary conviction in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;(c) on conviction on indictment in Scotland, to a fine.”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is related to my amendment to clause 200, page 230, line 29, which provides for the new section 141D inserted by clause 36(1) to extend to Scotland as well as England and Wales. It sets out the penalties for offences under the section committed in Scotland.
206: Clause 36, page 56, leave out line 23Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment removes a reference to England and Wales that is no longer needed because new section 141D is to extend to Scotland as well as England and Wales (see my amendment to clause 200, page 230, line 29).
207: Clause 36, page 57, line 4, at end insert—“(17) The Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers before making regulations under this section.”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is related to my amendment to clause 200, page 230, line 29, which provides for new section 141D to extend to Scotland as well as England and Wales.
208: Clause 36, page 57, line 8, after “bulk” insert “as it has effect in relation to”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my amendment to clause 200, page 230, line 29, which provides for new section 141D to extend to Scotland as well as England and Wales.
209: Clause 36, page 57, line 8, at end insert—“(b) in section 66(2) (guidance by Scottish Ministers) after paragraph (d) insert—“(da) section 141D of that Act as it has effect in relation to Scotland,”.”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is related to my amendment to clause 200, page 230, line 29, which provides for new section 141D to extend to Scotland as well as England and Wales.
Amendments 195 to 209 agreed.
Clause 36, as amended, agreed.
Amendment 210 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List.
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