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Amendments proposed to the Transport Bill - continued	House of Commons

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NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART IV

Increase of fine for breach of obligation to hold operator's licence

Mr Nick Raynsford

NC34

To move the following Clause:—

' .—(1) In section 2(5) of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 (obligation to hold operator's licence: penalty for offence), for "level 4" substitute "level 5".

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any offence committed before this section comes into force.'.

Detention of vehicle used without operator's licence

Mr Nick Raynsford

NC35

To move the following Clause:—

' .—(1) In the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995, after section 2 insert—

"Detention of vehicle used without operator's licence. 2A. Schedule 1A (which relates to the detention, removal and disposal of goods vehicles in respect of which it appears that section 2 is contravened) shall have effect."

(2) After Schedule 1 to that Act insert, as Schedule 1A, the Schedule set out in Schedule (Detention of vehicles used without operator's licence) to this Act.'.

Addition of specified vehicles to operator's licence

Mr Nick Raynsford

NC36

To move the following Clause:—

' . In section 5 of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 (vehicles authorised to be used under operator's licence), for subsection (6) substitute—

(a) has given to the traffic commissioner by whom the licence was issued a notice in such form and containing such information about the vehicle as the commissioner may require, and

(b) has paid to him a prescribed fee."'.

Accessible integrated transport

Mr Geraint Davies
Mr Lawrie Quinn
Ms Linda Perham

NC30

To move the following Clause:—

'.—After section 70 of the Railways Act 1993 (code of practice for protection of interest of rail users who are disabled) insert the following section—

"Facilities at stations for accessible taxis. 70A.—(1) It shall be the duty of the operator of a station, so far as it is practicable for him to do so, to provide facilities for accessible taxis to ply for hire, pick up and set down passengers at that station.
    (2) The facilities which an operator provides in accordance with subsection (1) shall, in particular, enable disabled passengers to transfer between trains and accessible taxis in safety and reasonable comfort and, in the case of disabled passengers in wheelchairs, to do so while remaining in their wheelchairs.
    (3) Where an operator fails to provide facilities in accordance with subsection (1) the Regulator may give a direction under section 16A requiring the operator to provide such facilities and the Regulator may do so without the need to comply with the requirements of subsection (5) of that section.
    (4) In this section—
    'accessible taxi' means a taxi which conforms to or is exempt from taxi accessibility regulations made under section 32 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995;
    'taxi' means a vehicle licensed under—

(a) section 37 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847,

(b) section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869, or

(c) section 10 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.".'.

Powers to acquire and maintain property

Mr Lawrie Quinn

NC31

To move the following Clause:—

'.—The Authority may, in the furtherance of its purposes and functions, acquire, maintain or develop property which it considers may be required to implement its strategies.'.

Powers for the disclosure of Information

Mr Lawrie Quinn

NC32

To move the following Clause:—

'.—The Authority shall have the powers to require disclosure of information which it may reasonably require for the exercise of its functions from any organisation operating in the rail industry.'.

Rail Freight Users' Consultative Committee

Mr Lawrie Quinn

NC33

To move the following Clause:—

'.—(1) A Rail Freight Users' Consultative Committee shall be established to represent the interests of the customers and rail freight.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Rail Freight Users' Consultative Committee, so far as it appears expedient from time to time—

(a) to keep under review matters affecting the interests of the rail freight customers of the railway in relation to freight services and infrastructure;

(b) to make representations to, and consult, such persons as they think appropriate about these matters;

(3) The Authority shall have a duty to consult with the Rail Freight Users' Consultative Committee on all matters relating to rail freight.

(4) The Rail Freight Users' Consultative Committee shall be recognised as a statutory consultee in respect of—

(a) proposals for closure of passenger services (whether major or minor);

(b) proposals for closure of any infrastructure;

(d) all documentation circulated for consultation by the Rail Regulator; and

(e) reasonable requirements of operators.

(5) The Rail Users' Consultative Committee shall consist of—

(a) a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State after consultation with the Authority;

(b) such members, being not less than 10 nor more than 20 in number, as the Authority may from time to time appoint, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Chairman, having regard to the variety of interests involved in the carriage of goods by rail.

(6) The Authority shall provide reasonable accommodation and a secretariat to enable the Committee to perform its duties, together with funds for reasonable travel and expenses of the Committee members.'.

Mr Nick Raynsford

700

Clause 226, page 129, line 24, leave out 'Part II (and the repeals relating to that Part)' and insert 'Parts II and III (and the repeals relating to Part II)'.

Mr Nick Raynsford

437

Clause 226, page 129, line 25, leave out subsection (3).

Mr Nick Raynsford

438

Clause 226, page 129, line 27, leave out subsection (4).

Mr Nick Raynsford

701

Clause 227, page 129, line 36, at end insert—

'(2) The power conferred by subsection (1) is exercisable as respects Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (and not the Secretary of State) in relation to Parts II and III (and the repeals relating to Part II).'.

Mr Nick Raynsford

702

Clause 228, page 130, line 5, at end insert—

'( ) The power conferred by subsection (1) is exercisable as respects Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (and not the Secretary of State) in relation to Parts II and III and any instruments made under them.'.

Mr Nick Raynsford

703

Clause 228, page 130, line 6, after '(1)' insert 'by the Secretary of State'.

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

983

Page 129, line 37, leave out Clause 228.

Mr Nick Raynsford

593

Clause 230, page 130, line 30, after 'III' insert ', and the repeals relating to those Parts,'.

Mr Nick Raynsford

1014

Clause 230, page 130, line 31, leave out 'extends' and insert 'and sections (Increase of fine for breach of obligation to hold operator's licence), (Detention of vehicle used without operator's licence) and (Addition of specified vehicles to operator's licence) and Schedule (Detention of vehicles used without operator's licence) extend'.

OTHER NEW CLAUSES

Bus operating centres

Mr Don Foster
Mr Michael Moore

NC9

To move the following Clause:—

'.—In permitting bus operators to establish an operating centre under section 14 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, the Traffic Commissioner must be satisfied that the centre is available, suitable, and of sufficient capacity, and must take into account the suitability of the local public road network for the establishment of such a centre.'.

Goods Vehicles

Mr Don Foster
Mr Michael Moore

NC15

To move the following Clause:—

'It shall be incumbent on the driver of a goods vehicle using a weight restricted route to provide evidence on demand to any police officer or member of the Vehicle Inspectorate or Trading Standards Office that such a driver is using the route lawfully.'.

Driver recruitment and training strategy

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

NC18

To move the following Clause:—

'.—The Secretary of State shall make a report three weeks after this Act comes into force setting out a strategy for the recruitment and training of public service vehicle drivers.'.