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Mark J. Pettingill

234
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19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Rather than creating another section.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, if my Honourable friends agree.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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It just runs on.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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We are just adding it on. So we—
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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We would be deleting . . . yes, so the amendment after Schedule 8, it would be “subject to . . .”
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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So in the proposed amendment that is handed out, take out “amends Section [6]” . . . take out the (2) and just have the words “subject to the discretion of the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute if the evidence indicates an intention to supply contrary to section 6(3) of the principal Act.”
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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[Section] 6(3) is intent to supply.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Intent to supply. The C hairman: Which is on the principal Act —
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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No, that is being amended by their amendment.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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I think we have got it . . . [Inaudible interjections]
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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I think, no, I think, with respect, I am ri ght. [Inaudible interjections]
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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You got it.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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No, we are not adding a 6(2). We are taking that out. We are just adding those words to the amendment. So [section] 6(1) of the principal Act is amended, and the amendment that I am making is to add to the amendment the words “subject to the di scretion . . .” after the words “Schedule 8.” So, if …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you. So, by agreement and understanding in getting things right, and I think the Government is in agreement with this, we are deleting section 3 [sic] of the proposed amendment Bill—
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Sorry, thank you. Thank you, we are deleting clause 3 . . . I am the one that is messing it up by saying “section.” We are deleting clause 3 of the proposed amendment entirely.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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So we are not addressing . . . just for the sake of those listening, we are not addressing the issue of “handling.” The reason being is that handling is what I will call a dealing offence. So, i f one is handling, they are involved in a criminal enterprise of sale, distribution, and so on and so forth. That …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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It leaves the current [Act] u ntouched with regard to section 7, yes. And it does nothing . . . so it does nothing (just by way of su mmary) to decriminalise the offence of handling. The offence of handling remains intact. [Inaudible interjections]
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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The Act —untouched. Right. The principal Act, the Misuse of Drugs Act, remains untouched with regard to section 7, handling, at all. [Inaudible interjections]
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Clause 3 is deleted.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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That should be clause 5. Hon. Michael J. Scott : This becomes clause 5.