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Wildlife and Countryside
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The Earl of Avon: My Lords, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Commons in their Amend- ment No. 175. Part II of Schedule 9 is a list of plants which may be introduced into the wild only under licence. Amendment No. 175 would add three further species to the list. All are exotics. My Lords, I beg to move.
Moved, That this House doth agree with the Com- mons in the said amendment.-(The Earl of Avon.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
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COMMONS AMENDMENT
Page 69, leave out lines 5 to 8 and insert
'NOTE. The common name or names given in the first column of this Schedule are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proccedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.'
The Earl of Avon: My Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 176. I spoke to this amendment when moving Amendment No. 142. I beg to move.
Moved, That this House doth agree with the Com- mons in the said amendment.--(The Earl of Avon.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
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COMMONS AMENDMENTS
Schedule 10, page 70, line 4 after 'Where', insert in the case of a live animal or plant of any kind which is condemned or deemed to be condemned as forfeited'.
line 5, leave out from 'to' to 'those ' in line 7 and insert--
' (a) its return to the wild; or (b) its being kept at premises (whether within or outside the United Kingdom) which are suitable for the keeping of animals or plants of that kind,'.
The Earl of Avon: My Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amend- ment No. 177, which is linked with their Amendment No. 178. With permission, I shall move both of them together. These amendments seek to extend a provi- sion added to Schedule 10 by your Lordships on Report. Under this provision, when a specimen has been condemned or deemed to have been condemned as a consequence of attempted illegal importation, Her Majesty's Customs and Excise may reclaim their ex- penses in returning it to the country of export-in other words, returning it to the wild. This is in accord with Article VIII of the Washington Convention on Inter- national Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. I beg to move.
Moved, That this House doth agree with the Com- mons in the said amendments. (The Earl of Avon.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
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Page 70, line 11, leave out from 'seizure 'to end of line 12.
The Earl of Avon: My Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amend- ment No. 179. The amendment seeks to remove the 'three times the value " restriction. There is a prece- dent for this. The provisions which enable the agriculture departments to take action when products have been imported in contravention of various plant
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to the importer and he has failed to take action as required by the notice-for example, destruction, disinfestation or other treatment-allow for recovery of their costs to be sought without limit against the relevant importer. I beg to move.
Moved, That this House doth agree with the Com- mons in the said amendment. (The Earl of Avon.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
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COMMONS AMENDMENTS
Page 71, line 6, [Schedule 10] leave out from * animal' to second of in line 7.
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line 8, at end insert or an egg or other im- mature stage of such an animal'.
The Earl of Avon: My Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amend- ment No. 180. Amendment No. 180 is linked with Amendment No. 181, and, with permission, I shall move both of them together. These are drafting amendments to make it clear that the phrase “ of any of the kinds to which Schedule 4 to this Act for the time being applies" also governs the phrase a live or dead animal". I beg to move.
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Moved, That this House doth agree with the Com- mons in the said amendments.-(The Earl of Avon.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
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COMMONS AMENDMENTS
Page 72, line 46, at end insert: 'Saguinus geoffroyi
Page 73, line 8, at end insert: Cercopithecus diana
Geoffroy's tamarin '.
Diana monkey".
Drill
line 16, at end insert: 'Papio leucophaeus (other- wise known as Man- drillus leucophaeus)
Papio sphinx (otherwise
Mandrill'.
known as Mandrillus
sphinx)
Page 74, line 3, at end insert:
Physeter catodon (other-
Sperm whale'.
wise known as Physeter
macrocephalus)
Page 76, leave out line 20.
The Earl of Avon: My Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amend- ments Nos. 182 to 186 en bloc. Amendments Nos. 189 to 200 are also of the same type. The species of List A are all those on Appendix 1 of the Washington Convention that is, those regarded internationally as endangered-together with others, such as birds of prey, on which the United Kingdom has traditionally had strict controls. In New Delhi in February and March of this year, the third meeting of the parties to CITES, including the United Kingdom, agreed certain amendments to Appendix 1 of the convention. The amendments which the House is now considering incorporate the changes to the appendix. With the exception of Amendment No. 186, they all concern the addition of species to the list. The species to be added will in effect from 6th June 1981 be banned from international commercial trade. There is one species, the bontebok, which has been removed. I beg to
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