Welfare of Animals Bill

Marshalled List of Amendments
Further Consideration Stage
Monday 14 February 2011

Amendments tabled up to 9.30am Thursday, 10 February 2011

The Bill will be considered in the following order-

Clauses, Schedules and Long Title

Amendment 1 [Negatived on division]

Clause 6 , Page 4, Line 20

At end insert -

‘or;

(c) for the purposes of showing a dog.’

Mr Peter Weir
Ms Michelle McIlveen
Mr Trevor Clarke

Amendment 2 [Not moved]

Clause 6 , Page 5, Line 5

Leave out subsections (12) to (18)

Mr Peter Weir
Ms Michelle McIlveen
Mr Trevor Clarke

Amendment 3 [Negatived on division]

Clause 6 , Page 5, Line 5

Leave out subsections (12), (13) and (14)

Mr Peter Weir
Ms Michelle McIlveen
Mr Trevor Clarke

Amendment 4 [Negatived on division]

Clause 6 , Page 5, Line 13

Leave out subsection (14) and insert -

‘(14) It is a defence for a person accused of an offence under subsection (12) to show that—

(a) that person reasonably believed—

(i) that the event was not one for which that person paid a fee or to which members of the public were admitted on payment of a fee;

(ii) that the removal took place before the coming into operation of this section;

(iii) that the dog was one in relation to which subsection (13) applies; or

(b) the dog’s tail was removed in the circumstances described in subsection (3)(a) or (b).’

Mr Roy Beggs

Amendment 5 [Not called]

New Clause

After clause 6 insert -

‘Regulations specifying breeds of dog

6A. The Department may by regulation specify breeds of dog bred for the purposes of showing to which section 6(1) and (2) do not apply.’

Mr Peter Weir
Ms Michelle McIlveen
Mr Trevor Clarke

Amendment 6 [Not called]

Clause 31 , Page 19, Line 14

Leave out ‘and (12),’

Mr Peter Weir
Ms Michelle McIlveen
Mr Trevor Clarke

Amendment 7 [Negatived on division]

Clause 59 , Page 33, Line 10

Leave out ‘section 56,’ and insert ‘sections 6, 56,’

Mr Peter Weir
Ms Michelle McIlveen
Mr Trevor Clarke

Amendment 8 [Not called]

Clause 59 , Page 33, Line 11

At end insert -

‘(2) Section 6 shall not come into operation until two years after Royal Assent.’

Mr Peter Weir
Ms Michelle McIlveen
Mr Trevor Clarke