HC Deb 13 April 1973 vol 854 cc1685-6

DIRECTIONS TO DRIVERS OF OVERLOADED LORRIES

Mr. Dykes

I beg to move Amendment No. 17, in line 25, after 'vehicle', insert 'or trailer'.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this amendment it will be convenient to discuss Amendment No. 18.

Mr. Dykes

I hope again that I shall not tax the patience of the House by referring to drafting amendments. Amendment No. 17 is entirely drafting. It is put forward exclusively for the avoidance of doubt. It brings the wording of the final sentence of the subsection into line with the earlier wording in brackets in the first sentence.

The purpose of Amendment No. 18 is again to make the legislation more simple and intelligible for the user by inserting a straightforward definition of "heavy commercial vehicles" into the relevant section of the 1972 Act instead of apply- ing a definition by reference to the new Section 36(A) of the Act introduced by Clause 2 of the Bill.

Amendment agreed to.

Amendment made: No. 18, in page 5. leave out lines 27 to 31 and insert— '(7A) In this section "heavy Commercial vehicle" means any vehicle which is con structed or adapted for the carriage of goods, and has an unladen weight exceeding three tons, and in the application of this definition to a vehicle drawing one or more trailers the drawing vehicle and the trailer or trailers shall be treated as one vehicle'.

Motion made, and Question, That the Bill be now read the Third time, put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 56 (Third Reading), and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read the Third time and passed.

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