Clause 9 - Entitlement to licence

Part of Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:15 am on 15 December 2005.

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Photo of Nicholas Winterton Nicholas Winterton Conservative, Macclesfield 10:15, 15 December 2005

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 131, in clause 9, page 6, line 24, at end insert—

‘(2A)A person subject to a sentence of life imprisonment is not eligible for a licence under this section until he has served at least two years of his sentence.

(2B)A person sentenced to a period of imprisonment of five years or more is not eligible for a licence under this section until he has served at least one year of his sentence.’.

No. 30, in clause 9, page 6, line 28, leave out subsection (4).

No. 132, in clause 9, page 6, line 28, at end insert

‘other than a sentence of life imprisonment or one of five years or more.’.

No. 133, in clause 9, page 6, line 31, leave out subsection (5).

No. 134, in clause 9, page 6, line 41, leave out subsection (7).