HC Deb 29 October 1985 vol 84 cc950-1

Lords amendment:No. 248, in page 98, line 10, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert that the operator of a local service has, without reasonable excuse—

  1. (a) failed to operate a local service registered under section 6 of this Act; or
  2. (b) to a significant extent operated a local sell, ice in contravention of that section;"

Mr. Ancram

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

Mr. Speaker

With this, it will be convenient to take the following Lords amendments:

No. 249, in page 98, line 19, leave out subsection (3).

No. 250, in page 98, line 27, leave out "the" and insert "any"

Mr. Ancram

These amendments are designed to improve clause 97 so that it operates more fairly, and to bring it into line with clause 25.

Question put and agreed to.

Lords amendments Nos. 249 to 253 agreed to.

Lords Amendment: No. 245, in page 97, line 17, leave out from ("fuel") to ("In") in line 35 and insert— ("(a) the words "any bus service" shall be omitted; and (b) there shall be inserted at the end the words— a bus service which is of a description specified for the purposes of this section and which meets any conditions which may be specified in relation to that description of service.". (2) For subsection (8) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsections— "(8)")

Mr. Ancram

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

Mr. Speaker

With this it will be convenient to take the following Lords amendments: Nos. 267, in page 108, line 34, leave out subsection (10).

No. 279, insert the following new clause—Functions of Passenger Transport Authorities and Executives supplementary. . —(1) In Part II of the 1968 Act, the references to that Part of that Act or (as the case may be) to that Act mentioned in subsection (2) below shall include references to this Act. (2) Those references are—

  1. (a) the references to that Part of that Act in section 12(2), (3)(d) and (g) (borrowing powers of Executive) and in section 15(5) (expenditure by Authority in performing their functions to be defrayed by Executive); and
  2. (b) the reference to that Act in section 12(5)(b) (which refers to rights of priority in respect of any liability assumed by or transferred to an Executive in pursuance of that Act)."

Mr. Ancram

The amendment inserts a new clause which I hope will be welcome to the House. It refers specifically to certain borrowing powers available to the PTEs under the Transport Act 1968, to ensure that they are available to executives in pursuance of their functions under this Act. The other two amendments remove the provisions that extended particular provision of the 1968 Act selectively to only some of the PTAs' and PTEs' functions under the Bill. These are unnecessary if Lords amendment No. 254 is agreed to.

Question put and agreed to.

Mr. Speaker

I am now required to put the Questions on the remaining Lords amendments.

Lords amendments Nos. 255 to 421 agreed to. —[Some with Special Entry.]