division_name: Public Order Bill - <i>Report (1st Day)</i> &#8212; Amendment 8
motion: <p class="italic" pid="d475.2/1" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">Moved by Lord Faulks</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="d475.2/2" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">8: Clause 1, page 1, line 18, at end insert&#8212;  &#8220;(2A) The fact that the person did the act mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) as part of or in furtherance of a protest on an issue of current debate will not constitute a reasonable excuse for doing that act.&#8221;Member&#8217;s explanatory statementThis amendment seeks to limit the scope of the reasonable excuse defence, as the ingredients of the offence themselves ensure consistent with case law that its interference with a protester&#8217;s Convention rights is proportionate.</p>
  
  <p pid="d476.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 221, Noes 224.</p>