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Mark J. Pettingill

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19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, it is two n’s.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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I think that might have got caught anyway. Hon. Trevor G. Moniz: Yes, just to—
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Sorry.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Very long day and night, but we need to delete the word “handling” from the su mmary [sic]. . . from the initial citation to the Bill as well. Hon. Michael J. Scott: Yes, right. The recital. Bermuda House of Assembly Mr. Mark J. Pettingill: The word “handling” in the Bill, in the citation— Hon. Michael J. Scott: The recital …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Sorry, I said summary. Yes, it uses the word . . . “handling” needs to be deleted. We will com e to that in a later stage because we are deleting section 3 in its entirety. An Hon . Member: The words “and handling”.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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[The words] “and handling” — thank you. So it is the words “and handling.” [Inaudible interjections]
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes. [Inaudible interjections]
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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[The word] “possession” and delete “and handling.”
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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So, it would read “WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Misuse” (which now would be the Misuse of Drugs (Decriminalisation of Cannabis) Amendment Act 2017) [sic] “to remove criminal sanctions in relation to the possession” . . . and then the words “and handling” will be deleted. So it will read “ . . . in relation to the …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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If I may just briefly, I am obliged. Let me just speak to the reasoning here, so that me m bers of the public understand, and if any Members of the House are not following, it has to be . . . the Director of Public Prosecutions is the only per-son, constitutionally, Madam Chairman, that can bring a prosecution, and …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Sorry, I thought I did. I just did. So, what we are adding is [clause] 2(2).
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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I just read it.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Do y ou want me to read it again?
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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“Subject to the discretion—
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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—“of the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute if the evidence indicates intent to supply contrary to section 6(3) of the principal Act.” Okay?
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Hold on, Madam Chairman, sorry —
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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My learned friend, Mr. Croc kwell, is pointing out something here that I think is quite right. Okay, [clause] 2 of the proposed Bill amends section 6(1) of the principal Act. So what we really should be doing is making that first part [clause 2 ] (1), and I have not done that amendment (if you are following Honourable Member …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Okay, so the amendment . . . so “Section 6(1) of the principal Act is repealed and replaced with the following:” —the repeal should read “[Clause] 2(1).”
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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And then I have amended that to add [clause] 2(2). Hon. Michael J. Scott: I follow. I am looking at —
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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[microphone off ] I am looking now at the proposed sentence, “Amends Section 6 of the principal Act”. “Section 6 (1) of the principal Act is repealed and replaced with the following: ‘Subject to any regulations under section 12 for the time being in force, no person shall have a controlled drug in his possession, save for cannabis that is …