HC Deb 12 July 1916 vol 84 cc441-2

(1) It is hereby declared that a motor car is not exempt under Subsection (4), of Section eighty-six, of the Finance (190910) Act, 1910, as being a hackney carriage within the meaning of Section four of the Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1888, unless the car is used solely as such a hackney carriage.

(2) There shall be fixed on every motor car which is exempted from duty, under Section eighty-six of the Finance (190910) Act, 1910, as amended by this or any other Act, as being a hackney carriage 'in conjunction with the mark fixed on the car indicating the registered number of the car and the council with which the car is registered, a further mark indicating that the car is to be solely used as a hackney carriage, and Regulations made by the Local Government Board under the Motor Car Act, 1908, shall provide for the additional mark to be so fixed.

The penalties imposed by Subsection (4), of Section two, of the Motor Car Act, 1903, shall apply to the mark to be fixed under this provision as it applies to the marks to be fixed under that Section.

Amendments made:

In Subsection (1) leave out "(4)" and insert instead thereof "(3)"; leave out the word "unless" ["unless the car"] and insert instead thereof the word " if "; leave out the words "solely as such a hackney carriage" and insert instead thereof the words "on any occasion as a carriage within the meaning of Subsection (3) of the said Section Four."

In Subsection (2) leave out the word "fixed" ["shall be fixed"] and insert instead thereof the word " exhibited"; leave out the words " further mark" and insert instead thereof the words "distinctive sign"; leave out the words "to be solely used as a hackney carriage" and insert instead thereof the words " so exempt"; leave out the words "additional mark" and insert instead thereof the word " sign"; leave out the word "fixed " ["to be so fixed"] and insert instead thereof the word "exhibited"; leave out the words "mark to be fixed" and insert instead thereof the words "sign to be exhibited."—[Mr. McKenna.]