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Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

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14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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On page 8—
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Clause 9, Trade- offs.
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Well, if he is asking them questions and I am making reference to pages and he is asking them questions then he is not going to know what I am talking about.
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Okay. Fair enough. Hon. Walter H. Roban: And the Authority being the RA and I think that makes it pretty clear.
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes. I would have put (2) first.
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Page 9, under clause 12, Functions of the Authority. Under clause12(2)(c), “ the making of administrative determinations under this Act ;”. If there is a time where the Ministerial directions conflict with administrative determinations, which one trumps? Hon. Walter H. Roban : I think I can give an answer to this, but I will get further technical direction. This is …
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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To the Authority. Hon. Walter H. Roban: —to the Authority. And then the Authority, based on my directions, will give the administrative directions to the actual licensed body.
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Okay.
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On page 12, clause 20, I do not know the best way to . . . on page 4 there is a defin ition that says, “ ‘engage in conduct ’ means to do an act or omit to do an act .” And then if you go to page 12, clause 20, it reads, “ A person commits an …
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So it looks like you have two di fferent . . . committing an offence. I would think that engaging in conduct is actually committing the of-fence, so would it not be better to say “a person engages in conduct” and then have the [definition] “e ngages in conduct means any offence against this Leg-islation or any omission that causes …
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Well, it is going to without — Hon. Walter H. Roban: Clause?
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Yes, clause 20, at this point. Clause 20(a). Hon. Walter H. Roban: [Clause] 20(a). Conduct could be an act that one commits or even not committing, it could be either or.
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I understand that. Hon. Walter H. Roban: It means that you do not do something that you should do. Or you do something that you should not do.
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Right. Hon. Walter H. Roban: That is the conduct.
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Right. I understand that. But what I am saying is, rather than saying a person . . . it is almost like you have got a double negative. You have got a person commits an offence, if the person engages in conduct. You definition is, “engage in conduct” means to do something or not do something. So would it not …
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Right. But what is that act that makes it in contravention of this? Hon. Walter H. Roban: It could be damaging the c able, it could be not carrying out proper inspections as you have perhaps committed to doing in your agreement. It could also be doing something that is wrong, but also not doing something that you committed to …
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Right. So I do not know if I were going to be a provider if I would want . . . this is very broad. Hon. Walter H. Roban: Well, all I can say is . . . I mean, obviously, I appreciate the Member is —
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The way it reads now is that the person has to engage in conduct first before an offence occurs. So he has got to engage in the conduc t and then that conduct has to result in . . . as opposed to saying the person commits an offence if they cut a cable. A person commits an offence if …
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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So, that is a fair description. But I was just thinking . . . and I am not suggesting an amendment on the floor, but rather than having “engage in conduct” I would have as a definition “commits an offence.” So, “commits an offence” is a person w ho engages in conduct that means . . . engages in conduct …
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On page 15, clause 29, under Indemnity for loss of anchor under UNCLOS [United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea], and I know that it is extended to the UK, but under UNCLOS it is custo mary practice for the telecommunications company to indemnify and reimburse a vessel if the fishing gear or anchor …