§ Mr. M. Samuelasked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the heavy demands which urgent matters of national importance are making upon the time of local authorities and others concerned with the proposed no-waiting regulations, notice of which he gave on the 23rd September, 1938, he is prepared to extend the time within which representations may be made to him concerning the proposed regulations?
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§ Mr. BurginThe 40 days' notice of my intention to make the regulations expired on 2nd November, but I recognise that the matters to which my hon. Friend refers have, in a number of cases, prevented local authorities and others from giving that consideration to the proposed regulations which the importance of the subject demands. Therefore, although I am annxious that there shall be no avoidable delay in bringing the regulations into operation, I have decided to extend the period during which representations may be submitted to the 31st January, 1939.