Crime and Policing Bill - Committee (3rd Day) (Continued) – in the House of Lords at 9:30 pm on 19 November 2025.
Lord Hanson of Flint:
Moved by Lord Hanson of Flint
223: Clause 40, page 60, line 3, at end insert—
“(1A) In subsection (1)(a) “offence” means an offence under the law of a part of the United Kingdom.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This Amendment provides that in subsection (1)(a), references to an offence are to an offence under the law of a part of the United Kingdom.
224: Clause 40, page 60, line 8, leave out paragraph (c) and insert—
“(c) a reference to a “part” of the United Kingdom is to—
(i) England and Wales,
(ii) Scotland, or
(iii) Northern Ireland.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment removes the definition of “offence” (in consequence of my amendment of this clause at page 60, line 3) and defines “part” of the United Kingdom for the purposes of this clause and Clause 41.
Amendments 223 and 224 agreed.
Clause 40, as amended, agreed.
Clause 41: Proving an offence under section 40
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