Violent Crime Reduction Bill

moved Amendments Nos. 150B to 156F:"Page 53, line 23, after ““applies (”” insert ““specified offensive weapons,””""Page 53, line 32, after ““which”” insert ““section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) (specified offensive weapons) or””""Page 54, line 26, leave out ““this paragraph”” and insert ““paragraph 1””""Page 55, line 2, at end insert—" ““(11) The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (N.I. 24) is amended as follows— (a)   in Article 2(9), after ““2004”” insert ““or paragraph 2(4) or (5) of Schedule 1 to the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006””; (b)   in each of — (i)   Article 4(1) (power to discharge defendant except in specified circumstances), (ii)   Article 10(1) (power to impose probation order except in specified cases), (iii)   Article 13(1) (power to impose community service order except in specified cases), (iv)   Article 15(1) (power to impose combination order except in specified circumstances), (v)   Article 19(1) (restrictions on custodial sentences except in specified circumstances), (vi)   Article 20(1) (length of custodial sentence), and (vii)   Article 24(1) (power to impose custody probation order except in specified circumstances), after ““Article 70(2) of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004”” insert ““or paragraph 2(4) or (5) of Schedule 1 to the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006””.”” Page 55, line 20, leave out ““62”” and insert ““62(1)”” Page 55, line 28, leave out paragraph 4. Page 57, line 32, at end insert— ““(6A) A realistic imitation firearm brought into Northern Ireland shall be liable to forfeiture under the customs and excise Acts. (6B)   In sub-paragraph (6A) ““the customs and excise Acts”” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2).”” Page 57, line 43, leave out ““that does not distribute any profits it makes”” Page 58, line 8, at end insert— ““(f)   the purposes of functions that a person has in his capacity as a person in the service of the Crown.”” Page 58, line 8, at end insert— ““(2A)   It shall also be a defence for a person charged with an offence under paragraph 5 in respect of conduct falling within sub-paragraph (1)(d) of that paragraph to show that the conduct— (a)   was in the course of carrying on any trade or business; and (b)   was for the purpose of making the imitation firearm in question available to be modified in a way which would result in its ceasing to be a realistic imitation firearm.”” Page 58, line 10, after ““(1)”” insert ““or (2A)”” Page 60, line 26, at end insert— ““(4A)   An imitation firearm brought into Northern Ireland which does not conform to the specifications required of it by regulations under this paragraph shall be liable to forfeiture under the customs and excise Acts. (4B)   In sub-paragraph (4A) ““the customs and excise Acts”” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2).”” Page 62, line 8, at end insert— ““(   )   For the purposes of this section a person shall be taken to have shown a matter specified in subsection (5), (8), (9) or (11A) above if— (a)   sufficient evidence of that matter is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it; and (b)   the contrary is not proved beyond a reasonable doubt.”” Page 62, leave out lines 17 to 21. Page 62, leave out lines 40 and 41. Page 62, line 45, leave out ““4”” and insert ““5”” Page 63, line 5, leave out from the beginning to ““Article”” Page 63, line 8, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b). Page 63, line 9, at end insert— ““(   )   paragraph 6(2)(f),”” Page 63, line 13, leave out sub-paragraph (5). On Question, amendments agreed to. Schedule 1, as amended, agreed to. Clause 45 agreed to. Schedule 2 [Football banning orders and football-related consequential amendments]: