HC Deb 10 April 1933 vol 276 cc2332-3

Lords Amendment: In page 71, line 17, leave out "January," and insert "July."

11.58 p.m.

Mr. STANLEY

I beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.'

I have to call the attention of the House to this Amendment because it is necessary later to move a consequential Amendment in a subsequent Clause. The Amendment to which I am asking the House to agree inserts the 1st July for the coming into operation of Part IV of the Bill. That Part sets up a new system for certain undertakings which are now carried out under the Road Traffic Act, 1930, and Clause 106, to which I shall move the consequential Amendment, repeals those sections of the Road Traffic Act. There is a danger as the Bill stands that, whereas the new system in this Part could only be brought into operation on the 1st January, the Section of the Road Traffic Act under which the system is worked now, would be repealed immediately the Bill received the Royal Assent. There would therefore be an interregnum in which neither the old nor the new system would be applicable. It is possible that this difficulty is covered by the Interpretation Act, but the position would be so serious if there were any mistake that it is not possible to risk it.

Subsequent Lords Amendments to page 135, line 35, agreed to.