HC Deb 05 December 1932 vol 272 cc1398-400
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL

I beg to move, in page 28, line 17, after the word "carry," to insert the words: within the London Passenger Transport Area. There are a number of Amendments to this Clause, all of which are drafting. I hope that the Committee will accept these and allow us to have Clauses 18, 19, 20 and 21, to which there are no Amendments, and after that I suggest that we report Progress.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In page 28, line 18, after the word "by," insert the words "or on behalf of."

In line 19, after the word "by," insert the words "or on behalf of."

In line 20, after the word "goodwill," insert the words "or any part thereof."

In line 21, leave out from the second word "carriage" to the word "other" in line 23.

In line 26, at the end, insert the words: or entering the vehicle outside that area for the purpose of being set down outside that area.

In line 30, after the word "convenient," insert the word "terminal."

In line 33, after the word "any," insert the words "portion of a."

In page 29, line 11, after the word "service," insert the words "of express carriages."

In line 13, after the word area," insert the words: or to the carriage for a terminal point within that area of passengers who have transferred at the terminal point for another vehicle forming part of a service of express carriages proceeding to the terminal point for a place outside that area.

In line 16, after the word "to," insert the words "or from."

In line 19, leave out from the word "owned" to the word "by," in line 21, and insert instead thereof the words "and operated."

In line 24, after the word "to," insert the words "or from."

In line 25, at the end, insert the words: and for the purposes of this condition a vehicle shall be deemed to be owned by the person providing the service, if, being the subject of a hiring agreement or hire-purchase agreement, it is in the possession of that person under that agreement.

In line 29, at the end, insert the words: (3) if any person carries any person as a passenger in contravention of this section, or permits any person to be so carried, he shall be guilty of an offence under the Road Traffic Act, 1930.

In line 41, leave out the word "thirty-two" and insert instead thereof the word "thirty-three."—[The Attorney-General.]