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| | Thursday 3rd February 2005 |
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| | [Eighth and Ninth Sittings]
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| | | Alcohol-prescribed limits |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Road Traffic Act 1988 (c.52) is amended as follows— |
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| | | (2) | In section 11(2) the meaning of “the prescribed limit” is amended as follows— |
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| | | (a) | in (a) leave out “35” and insert “22”; |
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| | | (b) | in (b) leave out “80” and insert “50”; and |
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| | | (c) | in (c) leave out “107” and insert “67”. |
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| | | (3) | In section 8(2) leave out “50” and insert “35”.’. |
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| | | Driving under the influence of illegal drugs |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘A person who when driving or attempting to drive a mechanically propelled |
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| | | vehicle on a road or other public place found to have traces of an illegal drug in |
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| | | his body shall be guilty of an offence.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘A pedal cycle fitted with a flashing or pulsating light shall be deemed to satisfy |
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| | | the lighting requirement if the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989.’. |
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| | | Causing death or serious injury by negligent driving |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Road Traffic Act 1988 (c.52) is amended as follows. After section 2A |
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| | | (Meaning of dangerous driving) insert— |
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| | | “2B | Causing death or injury by negligent driving |
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| | | (1) | A person who causes the death of or serious injury to another person by |
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| | | driving a mechanically propelled vehicle negligently on a road or other |
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| | | public place is guilty of an offence. |
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| | | (2) | A person is to be regarded as suffering serious injury if he suffers injury |
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| | | that is life changing or life threatening or both. |
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| | | 2C | Meaning of negligent driving |
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| | | (1) | A person is to be regarded as driving negligently if he drives without due |
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| | | care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons |
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| | | using the road or place.” |
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| | | (2) | The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c.53) is amended as follow is. |
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| | | In Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c.53) |
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| | | (prosecution and punishment of offences: offences under the Traffic Acts), after |
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| | | the entry relating to section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 insert a new entry— |
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| | | Duty to ensure safety and access needs |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘Network Rail and the appropriate highway authority shall be under a duty to |
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| | | ensure the safety and access needs (including pedestrians, cyclists, equestrians |
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| | | and people with mobility impairments). In carrying out this duty Network Rail |
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| | | and the appropriate highway authority shall have regard to guidance issued by the |
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| | | appropriate national authority.’. |
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| | | National speed limit for villages |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall by regulations made by statutory instrument establish |
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| | | a national speed limit of 30 m.p.h for motor vehicles in villages. |
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| | | (2) | An instrument pursuant to subsection (1) shall be made not later than twelve |
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| | | months after this Act has received Royal Assent. |
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| | | (3) | For the purposes of this section, “village” means a settlement of 20 or more |
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| | | dwellings situated along not less than 600 metres of any highway.’. |
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| | | Power to impose requirements on traffic authorities as regards protective equipment at |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Section 1 of the Level Crossing Act 1983 (which enables the Secretary of State |
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| | | to make orders as to safety arrangements at level crossings) is amended as |
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| | | (2) | In subsection (2), after paragraph (a), omit “and” and insert— |
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| | | “(aa) | may impose requirements on any relevant traffic authority as to |
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| | | the provision, maintenance or operation of any such barriers or |
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| | | other protective equipment, including the maintenance or |
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| | | operation of equipment provided before the making of the order; |
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| | | (a) | for “the operator and to each local authority in whose area the level |
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| | | crossing is situated” substitute— |
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| | | (b) | each local authority in whose area the level crossing is |
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| | | (c) | in the case of a proposed order which includes a |
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| | | provision under subsection (2)(aa) above, the relevant |
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| | | traffic authority concerned,”; and |
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| | | (b) | for “or local authority” substitute “, local authority or relevant traffic |
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| | | (a) | after “situated” insert “and, in the case of a proposed order which |
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| | | includes a provision under subsection (2)(aa) above, the relevant traffic |
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| | | authority concerned”; and |
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| | | (b) | in paragraph (b), after “local authority” insert “or the relevant traffic |
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| | | (5) | In subsection (11) (interpretation)— |
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| | | (a) | in the definition of “protective equipment”, after “television equipment”, |
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| | | insert “, prescribed device within the meaning of section 20 of the Road |
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| | | Traffic Act 1988 (devices for detection of road traffic offences),” |
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| | | (b) | after the definition of “protective equipment” insert—
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| | | “ ‘relevant traffic authority’ means a traffic authority in whose area all or |
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| | | part of the level crossing in question is or is proposed to be situated or |
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| | | any barriers or other protective equipment in question is or are situated or |
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| | | is or are proposed to be situated;” and |
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| | | (c) | after the definition of “road” insert—
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| | | “ ‘road traffic authority’ has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic |
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| | | (6) | This section applies in relation to barriers and other protective equipment |
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| | | provided before, as well as after, this section comes into force.’. |
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| | | Development potentially affecting traffic over level crossings |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Secretary of State shall make provision by a development order under the |
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| | | Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to secure that, in any case where proposed |
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| | | development is likely to result in a material increase in the volume, or a material |
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| | | change in the character of traffic, using a highway which is part of a highway |
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| | | network which includes a level crossing over a railway situated within 15 miles |
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| | | of the proposed development, the local planning authority shall be required to |
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| | | consult the operator of the network which includes or consists of the railway in |
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| | | question before granting planning permission for the development.’. |
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| | | Increase of penalties for failure to comply with traffic lights at level crossings |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | A person guilty of an offence under section 36(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 |
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| | | consisting of a failure to comply with a traffic sign placed at or near a level |
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| | | crossing indicating that vehicular traffic is not to proceed over the level crossing |
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| | | six months or to a fine of level 5 on the standard scale or to both and shall have |
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| | | his licence endorsed with six penalty points. |
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| | | (2) | This section applies in relation to offences committed after the date on which this |
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| | | Increase of penalties for careless or inconsiderate driving causing damage to a railway |
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| | | or other bridge over a road |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | A person who causes damage to a railway or other bridge over a road by driving |
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| | | a motor vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention, or |
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| | | without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or place, shall |
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| | | be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a |
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| | | term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard |
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| | | scale or to both and shall have his licence endorsed with not fewer than six |
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| | | (2) | This section applies in relation to offences committed after the date on which this |
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| | | Measures to promote road safety at railway and other bridges |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘In section 122(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (which sets out the |
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| | | matters to which local authorities must have regard in exercising their functions |
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| | | under that Act), after paragraph (c) insert— |
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| | | “(ca) | the need to remove the risk of heavy commercial and other |
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| | | vehicles from colliding with railway and other bridges crossing |
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| | | highways by installing warning devices and physical barriers on |
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| | | the highways approaching such bridges;”.’. |
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| | | Speed limits for vehicles of certain classes |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘In Schedule 6 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (speed limits for vehicles |
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| | | of certain classes), in section 5(2)(b)(iii), column (c) leave out “40” and insert |
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| | | Negatived on division NC15 |
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| | | ‘All bus lanes when buses are moving in the same direction as traffic in the |
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| | | adjacent vehicle lane shall be open to use by motorcycles.’. |
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| | | Road charging referendums |
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| | | ‘(1) | No congestion or other road user charge or payment intended to be levied upon |
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| | | the driver of a motor vehicle for using a specific road or entering a locality during |
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| | | specified times shall be so levied in any part of the United Kingdom unless public |
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| | | approval for such a charge has been obtained by the person or authority seeking |
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| | | (2) | In this section, “public approval” means obtaining the support of at least fifty per |
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| | | cent. of those voting in a referendum held for this purpose in the local authority |
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| | | area in which the road or roads intended to be subject to the charge is situated.’. |
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| | | Amendment of Road Traffic Act 1988 |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Road Traffic Act 1988 (c.52) is further amended, by inserting after section |
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| | | “80A Retro-reflective markings |
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| | | The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument require |
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| | | the fitting of retro-reflective tape complying with ECE 104 to international |
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| | | category vehicles N2 and N3 and on goods trailers under the international |
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| | | classification 03 and 04 newly registered in the UK”.’. |
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| | | Amendment of traffic signs regulations and general directions 2002 |
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| | | Negatived on division NC20 |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 (S1/2002/3113) are |
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| | | (2) | In paragraph 4, after the definition of “excursion or tour”, there is inserted— |
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| | | “fixed speed camera” means a camera of a type approved by the Secretary of State |
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| | | that is situated at a fixed site and that operates continuously or from time to time |
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| | | with the speed limit in force at that site. |
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| | | (3) | After paragraph 58 there is inserted—
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| | | “59. E very fixed speed camera shall— |
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| | | (a) | be adequately illuminated during the hours of darkness and |
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| | | (b) | have affixed to it a clearly visible indication of the applicable speed |
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