§ 61. Mr. Errollasked the Assistant Postmaster-General what action he is taking to rectify Article 47 (2) of the Telephone Regulations, 1951 (S.I., 1951, No. 2075), which has been brought to the special attention of the House by the Statutory Instruments Committee on the ground that its purport calls for elucidation.
§ Mr. GammansThis Article provides that Post Office telephone employees shall be permitted to enter into subscribers' premises at reasonable times in order to carry out any necessary operations on the subscribers' installations. It is a long-established practice for these employees to carry an authenticated document of identity and authority, and to produce this to the subscriber on request. The Statutory Instruments Committee drew the attention of the Post Office to the desirability of making this practice obligatory and this has now been done by means of Telephone Amendment (No. 1) Regulations, 1952, which were laid before Parliament on 5th March, 1952.