Mr. G. Wilsonasked the Minister of Transport whether he has consented to the operation by the Railways Board of any road goods services under the terms of Section 4 (2) of the Transport Act, 1962; and what were the terms of the consent.
§ Mr. MarplesI have given my consent to the operation by the Railways Board of certain road goods services, under Section 4 (2) of the Transport Act, 1962, in the following terms:
In pursuance of the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Transport Act, 1962, the Minister of Transport (hereinafter referred to as 'the Minister ') hereby consents to the exercise by the British Railways Board (hereinafter referred to as 'the Board') of the powers to carry goods by road for hire or reward conferred by the Railway Road Transport Acts of 1928 referred to in that section, subject to the following conditions:—
1. This consent shall extend only to—
- (a) the carriage of goods which is ancillary to any of the transport services by road provided by the Board in pursuance of Section 4 (1) (a) of the Act and where the goods
192 can be conveniently carried by that service; and - (b) the carriage of goods by the services specified in Column 1 of the Schedule hereto (hereinafter referred to as 'the additional services'), being services which have been provided by the British Transport Commission and have been in regular operation since 1st January, 1962.
2. The Board shall not—
- (a) keep more vehicles for the purpose of carrying goods for hire or reward (otherwise than by reason of the provision of the additional services) than they would have required if this consent had not been given; or
- (b) keep by reason of the provision of the additional services vehicles which exceed in numbers or unladen weight the maxima specified in relation to those services in Column 2 of the Schedule hereto.
3. This consent is subject to withdrawal or modification by the Minister at any time.
Dated this Nineteenth day of December, 1962.
(Sgd.) D. C. HASELGROVE,
An Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Transport.
SCHEDULE Column 1 Column 2 Additional Services Vehicles 1. The carriage by road of empty tins for the Metal Box Company Ltd. from Leicester to Melton Mowbray. Not more than ten vehicles of a total unladen weight not exceeding forty-five tons. 2. The carriage by road of empty tins for the Metal Box Company Ltd. from Arbroath to Dundee. Not more than two vehicles of a total unladen weight not exceeding nine tons. 3. The carriage by road of cotton waste, raw cotton and kindred materials for William C. Jones Ltd. of Jones Mills, Barton Lane, Eccles, Lanes, within a radius of twenty-five miles of the Railway Goods Depot at Oldham Road, Manchester. Not more than ten vehicles of a total unladen weight not exceeding thirty-five tons. 4. The carriage by road of goods for F. W. Woolworth and Co. Ltd., within a radius of twenty miles of Charing Cross, London. Not more than fifteen vehicles of a total unladen weight not exceeding fifty tons.