division_name: Coroners and Justice Bill &#8212; <i>Report (2nd Day)</i>
motion: <p class="italic" pid="a.981.3/1" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">Amendment 37</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.981.3/2" pwmotiontext="unrecognized"> Moved by Lord Redesdale</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/3" pwmotiontext="unrecognized"><b>37:</b> After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/4" pwmotiontext="quot">"Amendment of Treasure Act 1996</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/5" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">After section 8 of the Treasure Act 1996 (c. 24) (duty of finder to notify coroner) insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/6" pwmotiontext="quot">"8A Duty to notify coroner of acquisition of certain objects</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/7" pwmotiontext="lines">(1) A person who&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/8" pwmotiontext="lines">(a) acquires property in an object, and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/9" pwmotiontext="lines">(b) believes or has reasonable grounds for believing&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/10" pwmotiontext="lines">(i) that the object is treasure, and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/11" pwmotiontext="lines">(ii) that notification in respect of the object has not been given under section 8(1) of this subsection,</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/12" pwmotiontext="quot">must notify the Coroner for Treasure before the end of the notice period.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/13" pwmotiontext="lines">(2) The notice period is fourteen days beginning with&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/14" pwmotiontext="lines">(a) the day after he acquires property in the object; or</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/15" pwmotiontext="lines">(b) if later, the day on which he first believes or has reason to believe&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/16" pwmotiontext="lines">(i) that the object is treasure; and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/17" pwmotiontext="lines">(ii) that notification in respect of the object has not been given under section 8(1) or subsection (1) of this section.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/18" pwmotiontext="lines">(3) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence if&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/19" pwmotiontext="lines">(a) notification in respect of the object has not been given under section 8(1) or subsection (1) of this section; and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/20" pwmotiontext="lines">(b) there has been no investigation in relation to the object.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/21" pwmotiontext="lines">(4) Any person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/22" pwmotiontext="lines">(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding the relevant maximum;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/23" pwmotiontext="lines">(b) a fine or an amount not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; or</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/24" pwmotiontext="lines">(c) both.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/25" pwmotiontext="lines">(5) In proceedings for an offence under this section, it is a defence for the defendant to show he had, and has continued to have, a reasonable excuse for failing to notify the Coroner for Treasure.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/26" pwmotiontext="lines">(6) If the office of Coroner for Treasure is vacant, notification under subsection (1) must be given to the Chief Coroner.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/27" pwmotiontext="lines">(7) In determining for the purposes of this section whether a person has acquired property in an object, section 4 is to be disregarded.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.981.3/28" pwmotiontext="lines">(8) In this section "investigation" means an investigation under section (Investigations concerning treasure) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.""</p>