HC Deb 29 October 1985 vol 84 cc869-70

Lords amendment No. 14 agreed to.

Lords amendment: No. 15, in page 8, line 41, leave out from beginning to "received", in line 43, and insert "if he has".

Mr. Ancram

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this we will discuss the following Lords amendments:

No. 16, in page 9, line 8, leave out "or (b)" and insert and the request has not been withdrawn. (10) Subsection (9) above shall not apply where the traffic commissioner".

No. 17, in page 9, line 14, after "(a)" insert "(i) or (iii)".

No. 18, in page 9, line 15, after "above" insert or any other traffic authority affected by the conditions".

No. 19, in page 9, line 15, leave out from second "the" to "asked" in line 16 and insert "prescribed period".

No. 21, in page 9, line 38, leave out "any traffic area in".

No. 23, in page 9, line 39, leave out from "county" to "and", in line 40.

No. 24, in page 9, line 41, leave out "any traffic area in".

No. 25, in page 9, line 42, leave out from "area" to end of line 43.

Mr. Ancram

These amendments clarify the wording of the provision that requires traffic commissioners to hold inquiries into traffic regulations conditions on request, and recognise that a neighbouring county, metropolitan district or Scottish regional or island council may have a legitimate interest in a condition — especially one relating to a road or roads close to a county or other boundary.

Question put and agreed to.

Lords amendments Nos. 16 to 21 agreed to.

Lords amendment: No 22, in page 9, line 39, after "any" insert "metropolitan district or non-metropolitan".

The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Nicholas Ridley)

I beg to move, That this House doth agree wath the Lords in the said agreement.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this we will discuss the following Lords amendments:

No. 72, in clause 36, page 34, line 5, leave out "the Greater London Council and".

No. 75, in clause 37, page 35, line 9, leave out "Greater London Council" and insert council of a London borough or by the Common Council;".

No. 79, in clause 45, page 42, line 4, leave out "the Greater London Council and".

No. 80, in clause 45, page 42, line 13, leave out "the Greater London Council and".

No. 92, in clause 57, page 50, line 35, leave out from beginning to end of line 7 on page 51 and insert— (a) each of the following areas, that is to say—

  1. (i) in England and. Wales, the metropolitan counties; and
  2. (ii) in Scotland, that part of the Strathclyde region which was a designated area for the purposes of this Part of this Act immediately before the date on which section 57 of the Transport Act 1985 came into operation:
shall be a passenger transport area; (b) the Passenger Transport Authority for a passenger transport area (referred to below in this Part of this Act, in relation to that area, as "the Authority") shall be—
  1. (i) in relation to a passenger transport area in England and Wales, the metropolitan county' council; and
  2. (ii) in relation to the Strathclyde passenger transport area, the Strathclyde regional council; and
 (c) the Passenger Transport Executive for a passenger transport area (referred to below in this Part of this Act, in relation to that area, as "the Executive") shall be the body which immediately before the date mentioned in paragraph (a) above was the Passenger Transport Executive for the designated area for the purposes of this Part of this Act corresponding to that passenger transport area.".

No. 95, in clause 57, page 51, line 35, leave out from beginning to "and" in line 15 on page 52.

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