§ 1. — (1) The Transport Act 1968 shall be amended as follows.
§ (2) In section 96(10)(b), there shall be substituted for the words "commissioners or licensing authority" the word "commissioner" and for the words "commissioners or authority think" the words "commissioner thinks".
§ (3) In section 98(3), there shall be substituted for the words "commissioners or licensing authority" in both places the word "commissioner" and for the words "commissioners or authority think" the words "commissioner thinks".
§ (4) In section 99, there shall be substituted for the words "commissioners or licensing authority" in subsections (1) and (8) the word "commissioner".
§ (5) In section 103(5), for the words "commissioners or licensing authority" there shall be substituted the word "commissioner".
§ No. 368, in schedule 6, page 146, line 6, leave out from "services" to end of line 7.
§ No. 377, in schedule 6, page 148, line 21, leave out sub-paragraph (6).
§ No. 397, in schedule 7, page 151, line 22, column 3, at end insert—
| "In section 103(1), the definition of "licensing authority".". |
§ No. 398, in schedule 7, page 151, line 24, column 3, leave out "definition of "area bus service"" and insert—
| "definitions of the following expressions— | ||
| "area bus service"; excursion or tour"; express carriage" and "stage carriage"; and "road service licence"." |
§ No. 403, in schedule 7, page 152, line 12, at end insert—
| "1976 c. 76. | The Energy Act 1976. | In Schedule 1, in paragraph 1(1)(c) the words "or Part III" and "and", paragraph 1(1)(d) and in paragraph 1(2) the words "section 60 of"and the words from "general" to first "vehicles"." |
§ No. 404, in schedule 7, page 152, line 17, at end insert—
| "1980 c. 34. | The Transport Act 1980. | In Schedule 5, in Part II, the paragraph amending the Transport Act 1968." |
§ No. 408, in schedule 7, page 152, line 43, column 3, at end insert—
| "In section 53(1), the words "the" before the words "traffic commissioners" and the words" or section 45". ". |
§ Mr. AncramThis is a group of consequential and drafting amendments. Their most important purpose is to bring the terminology of the Transport Act 1968. the Energy Act 1976 the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 and the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 into line with that of the Bill, and to provide that phrases such as "stage carriage" in previous legislation, including local and subordinate legislation, have a continuing meaning.
The amendment to clause 2 ensures that separate "fares" in that clause has the same meaning as in section 2 of the 1981 Act, thus preventing the evasion of registration by bogus free services.
§ Question put and agreed to.