HC Deb 25 June 1984 vol 62 cc778-9

30.—(1) In section 11(4)(a) of the Food Act 1984 (vehicles whose detention by an officer of a council is not authorised under that section), for the words from "Boards" to "subsidiaries" there shall be substituted the words "transport authorities mentioned in subsection (4A)".

(2) The following subsection shall be inserted after section 11(4)— (4A) The transport authorities referred to in subsection (4) (a) are—

  1. (a) the Boards established by the Transport Act 1962 and any wholly owned subsidiary of any of those Boards; and
  2. (b) London Regional Transport and any subsidiary (whether wholly owned or not) of London Regional Transport (within the meaning of the London Regional Transport Act 1984).".

31. In Schedule 11 to that Act (repeals and revocations), after the entry relating to the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 there shall be inserted the following words—

"1968 c. 73. Transport Act 1968 In Schedule 16, paragraph 7(2)(d)"."

Mrs. Chalker

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this it will be convenient to take amendment No. 48.

Mrs. Chalker

These are technical amendments to take account of consolidation Bills that are expected to receive the Royal Assent with the London Regional Transport Bill. They involve no change in the law.

Mr. Prescott

What do the amendments do and what do they mean?

Mrs. Chalker

The Food Bill consolidates and will repeal, among other things, section 11 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955, which is referred to in schedule 4 to the London Regional Transport Bill. That section gives local authority inspectors the power to stop vehicles which they think are carrying food intended for sale, and to inspect food. I can tell the hon. Gentleman more about the Food Bill if he wishes.

The amendments also refer to the Road Traffic Regulation Bill. We are repealing a provision in that Bill, which makes a textual amendment to section 1 of the 1969 legislation. The Bill repeals that section and so the amending provision becomes redundant. We have already debated parts of this in Committee, and the issue was accepted without a Division on both occasions.

Question put and agreed to.

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