HC Deb 12 May 1969 vol 783 cc1118-9
Mr. Joseph Slater

I beg to move Amendment No. 125, in page 104, line 38, after 'been', insert 'at any time'.

This is a drafting Amendment.

Amendment agreed to.

Mr. Joseph Slater

I beg to move Amendment No. 126, in page 108, line 38, leave out 'immediately before' and insert 'at the beginning of'.

This is a drafting Amendment.

Mr. Robert Cooke (Bristol, West)

I should like the hon. Gentleman to explain, for a mere innocent who is not a professional in these matters, exactly why this can be only a drafting Amendment. It means the same. Why is it necessary to change the words? If it means something different, why have we got it?

Mr. Joseph Slater

It makes the position clearer than it was in the first place.

Amendment agreed to.

Mr. Joseph Slater

I beg to move Amendment No. 127, in page 123, line 14, leave out 'the next following paragraph' and insert 'paragraph 91 of this Schedule'. This is a correction.

Amendment agreed to.

Mr. Joseph Slater

I beg to move Amendment No. 128, in page 123, line 26, at end insert: 90A. As from the appointed day, the reference to the Postmaster General in section 2(5) of the Vehicle and Driving Licences Act 1969 (which, amongst other things, empowers local authorities to make arrangements with him for him to issue licences and collect duty under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1962 on their behalf) shall be construed as referring to the authority. This is a new paragraph. It is a straightforward adaptation of a reference to the Postmaster-General in the Vehicle and Driving Licences Act.

Amendment agreed to.

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