HC Deb 22 July 1930 vol 241 cc2099-100

Amendments made: In page 95, line 28, at the end, insert the words: 'Public service vehicle' means a motor vehicle used for carrying passengers for hire or reward other than a vehicle which is a contract carriage within the meaning of this Act adapted to carry less than eight passengers or a tramcar or a trolley vehicle.

In page 96, line 7, leave out the words "otherwise than upon a highway."

In line 8, leave out the word "public."—[Mr. Herbert Morrison.]

Mr. HERBERT MORRISON

I beg to move, in page 96, line 10, at the end, to insert the words: 'Highway authority,' in relation to any road, means the authority (being either the council of a county, the council of a county borough, the council of an urban district, the common council of the City of London, or the council of a metropolitan borough) which is responsible for the maintenance of the road. I am moving this Amendment in this new form in order to meet the Amendment which has been put down by the hon. Member for Royton (Dr. V. Davies) and other hon. Members. This is a new definition of "highway authority" in substitution for the one which appeared originally in the Bill. Certain representations have been made by the Municipal Corporations Association and the Urban District Councils Associations, and we have thought fit to meet their point of view. The Amendment which I now move meets their wishes.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In page 96, line 20, leave out from the word "and," to the end of line 24, and insert instead thereof the words: for the purpose of proceedings for an offence in connection with any such vehicle against any person other than the driver of the vehicle, the person nominated on that behalf by the department in whose service the vehicle is used shall be deemed to be the person actually responsible unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Court that the driver only was responsible.

In line 28, after the word "years," insert the words "of age."

In line 35, after the word "vehicles," insert the words: owned by the Admiralty, the War Department, or the Air Ministry, and.

In line 36, after the word "purposes," insert the words "or in the case of vehicles so used."—[Mr. Herbert Morrison.]