§ Mr. CarmichaelI beg to move Amendment No. 45, in page 29, line 29, leave out from ' years "' to end of line 33 and insert:
(2) The said section 17(1) and (2) shall have effect subject to the following further amendments, that is to say—
- (a) in subsection (1)(b) for the word ' book ' there shall be substituted the word ' document ';
1224 - (b) in subsection (2)(a) (which penalises a false declaration in connection with an application for a licence under the Act of 1962 for a vehicle) the reference to such an application shall include a reference to an application for an allocation in pursuance of section 6 or section 18 of this Act; and
- (c) in subsection (2)(b) (which penalises the furnishing of false particulars in connection with a change of registration of a vehicle) the reference to the Act of 1962 shall be construed as including a reference to this Act and for the words ' in connection with a change of registration ', there shall be substituted the words ' relating to, or to the keeper '.
§ The Amendment extends the offences in Section 17(2) of the Vehicles (Excise) Act, 1962, the penalty for which, under Clause 26(1) as provided in the Bill, will be a maximum fine of £200 on summary conviction or, on indictment, imprisonment for up to two years. The offences are committed by making a false application for a vehicle licence or knowingly furnishing false particulars about a vehicle or about its keeper. The change in penalty in the Bill from a maximum fine of £50 or six months' imprisonment to £200 brings the provisions in line with recent statutory precedents—for example, Section 83 of the Transport Act, 1968.
§ Amendment agreed to.