§ 24. Mr. van Straubenzeeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions were brought by the Metropolitan Police under the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations, 1955, numbers 20 and 81, respectively, for the year ending on the last convenient date.
§ Mr. RentonIn 1959, 901 persons were prosecuted in the Metropolitan Police District for offences against the various Regulations relating to noise from motor vehicles, other than those relating to the use of warning instruments. I regret that separate figures for Regulations 20 and 81 are not available.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeWill my hon. and learned Friend accept that one of the difficulties of the two Regulations is the definition of excessive noise? If in fact he is contemplating legislation, will he confer with police forces, such as that of Berkshire County, which are certainly having difficulty under this heading?
§ Mr. RentonFresh legislation would be a matter for my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport, but it may help my hon Friend to know that, with effect from the beginning of this year, separate records will be kept of offences under each of the Regulations so that we can see to what extent prosecutions under each Regulation are being effected.