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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 25th January 2005

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee A

 

Road Safety Bill

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[Third and Fourth Sittings]

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Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

 

Committee.

 

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Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Withdrawn  25

 

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  3,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Not called  26

 

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  6,  leave out paragraph (e).

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not selected  45

 

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  6,  leave out ‘prescribed persons’ and insert ‘persons

 

specifically prescribed by Parliament.’.

 

Mr David Jamieson

 

Agreed to  62

 

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  6,  leave out ‘prescribed persons’ and insert ‘persons pre-

 

scribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

 

(3)    

The power to make regulations under subsection (2)(e) above shall be exercisable

 

by statutory instrument.

 

(4)    

A statutory instrument containing regulations made under subsection (2)(e)

 

above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House

 

of Parliament.’.


 
 

S.C.A.Standing Committee Proceedings: 25th January 2005          

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Road Safety Bill, continued

 
 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 8 Agreed to.

 

Schedule 2 Agreed to.

 

Clause 9 Agreed to.

 

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Mr David Jamieson

 

Agreed to  30

 

Schedule  3,  page  78,  line  32,  leave out ‘77(2) ‘and insert ‘77A(2)’.

 

Mr David Jamieson

 

Agreed to  31

 

Schedule  3,  page  79,  line  39,  leave out ‘77(2) ’and insert ‘77A(2)’.

 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 

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Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Withdrawn  23

 

Clause  10,  page  9,  line  10,  at end insert—

 

‘(za)    

that the motor vehicle is not registered in Great Britain or Northern

 

Ireland.’.

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Not called  24

 

Clause  10,  page  9,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

the person committing the offence is not normally

 

resident in the United Kingdom and’.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  46

 

Clause  10,  page  9,  line  23,  leave out ‘United Kingdom’ and insert ‘European

 

Union’.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Withdrawn  47

 

Clause  10,  page  12,  line  23,  at end insert ‘provided that such direction is reasonable

 

in the circumstances and does not result in or require the person so directed to pay any

 

costs, fees or expenses to any third party as a direct consequence of the direction.’.


 
 

S.C.A.Standing Committee Proceedings: 25th January 2005          

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Road Safety Bill, continued

 
 

Clause Agreed to.

 

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Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Withdrawn  53

 

Clause  11,  page  14,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Leave out subsection (1)(a) and insert—

 

“(a)    

to provide two specimens of breath for analysis by means of a

 

device approved by the Secretary of State and operated by a

 

trained operative in accordance with the manufacturer’s

 

instructions.”.’.

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Not called  54

 

Clause  11,  page  14,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

“(2AA)    

For the purposes of this section a breath test shall not be relevant if it is

 

administered within 20 minutes of alcohol having been consumed or would have

 

been so administered but for a failure to co-operate with it.”.

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Not selected  55

 

Clause  11,  page  14,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

“(2AA)    

For the purposes of this section a breath test shall not be relevant unless the bag

 

was inflated in not less than 10 seconds and not more than 20 seconds.”.

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Negatived on division  56

 

Clause  11,  page  15,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

In section 8 of the Act (choice of specimens of breath), leave out subsection (2)

 

and insert—

 

“(2)    

If the specimen with the lower proportion of alcohol contains no more

 

than 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath the person

 

who provided it shall be asked by a constable if he wishes it to be

 

replaced by such specimen as may be required under section 7(4) of this

 

Act and if he then provides such a specimen neither specimen of breath

 

shall be used.”.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 12 and 13 Agreed to.

 

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S.C.A.Standing Committee Proceedings: 25th January 2005          

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Road Safety Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Withdrawn  57

 

Clause  14,  page  17,  line  17,  leave out paragraph (a).

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Not called  58

 

Clause  14,  page  17,  line  40,  leave out ‘9’ and insert ‘30’.

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Not called  59

 

Clause  14,  page  18,  line  14,  at beginning insert ‘without reasonable excuse to

 

comply with a reasonable requirement.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

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Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Not called  60

 

Clause  15,  page  21,  line  35,  leave out from ‘2010’ to end of line 37.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

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Mr David Kidney

 

Mr Paul Stinchcombe

 

Not called  3

 

Clause  16,  page  22,  line  29,  leave out ‘2-6’ and insert ‘3-6’.

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Not called  28

 

Clause  16,  page  22,  line  29,  leave out ‘2-6’ and insert ‘1-5’.

 

Mr David Kidney

 

John Thurso

 

Richard Younger-Ross

 

Mr Paul Stinchcombe

 

Not called  4

 

Clause  16,  page  22,  line  33,  leave out ‘2-6’ and insert ‘3-6’.


 
 

S.C.A.Standing Committee Proceedings: 25th January 2005          

53

 

Road Safety Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wiltshire

 

Not called  29

 

Clause  16,  page  22,  line  33,  leave out ‘2-6’ and insert ‘1-5’.

 

John Thurso

 

Richard Younger-Ross

 

Not called  37

 

Clause  16,  page  22,  line  33,  leave out from ‘substitute’ to end of line 34 and

 

insert—

 

    

“‘3-6 or appropriate penalty points (fixed penalty points (fixed penalty)

 

if committed in respect of a speed limit on a restricted road; 2-6 penalty

 

points (fixed penalty) in other cases.”

 

(c)    

“restricted road” in subsection (b) means a road as restricted in section 82

 

of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27).’.

 

Mr David Kidney

 

Mr Paul Stinchcombe

 

Not called  5

 

Clause  16,  page  22,  line  34,  at end add ‘if committed in respect of a speed limit on

 

a restricted road; 2-6 or appropriate penalty points (fixed penalty) in any other case, and

 

(c) “restricted road” in paragraph (b) means a road defined as restricted in section 82 of

 

the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27).’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

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Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Negatived on division  22

 

Clause  17,  page  22,  line  43,  leave out ‘detect, or’.

 

John Thurso

 

Richard Younger-Ross

 

Not called  39

 

Clause  17,  page  22,  line  43,  leave out ‘detect’ and insert ‘provide information

 

about the location of’.

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr David Wilshire

 

Not called  61

 

Clause  17,  page  23,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

All permanent speed assessment equipment shall be properly illuminated during

 

the hours of darkness and shall include a clearly visible indication of the

 

applicable speed limit.”.’.


 
 

S.C.A.Standing Committee Proceedings: 25th January 2005          

54

 

Road Safety Bill, continued

 
 

Clause Agreed to.

 

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Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Withdrawn  41

 

Clause  18,  page  24,  line  1,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Section 87 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c.27) (exemption of fire,

 

ambulance and police vehicles from speed limits) is to be entitled “(exemption of

 

fire, ambulance, police and military vehicles from speed limits)”.’.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  42

 

Clause  18,  page  24,  line  2,  leave out ‘Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c.27) and

 

insert ‘that Act’.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  43

 

Clause  18,  page  24,  line  5,  after ‘(a)’, insert ‘, after “ambulance” insert “,

 

military”.’.

 

Mr Greg Knight

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Not called  44

 

Clause  18,  page  24,  line  9,  at end insert ‘or—

 

(ba)    

a serving officer of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces has

 

certified in writing within 28 days of the date of any

 

breach of the speed limit that the vehicle was being used

 

for military purposes in the line of duty, or’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.25 a.m.


 
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