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motor-car is stationary when requested to do so by a police constable
or by any person having charge of any horse or mule, he shall be
guilty of an offence under this Act.'"--(Sir Frederick Banbury.)
Question proposed, "That those words be there inserted."
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461
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"In page 1, line 26, after the word number,' to insert the
words not exceeding in size seven inches in length by three inches in
width.'"-(Mr. Scott Montagu.)
Question proposed," That those words be there inserted in the Bill."
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"In page 1, line 30, after the word 'Act' to insert the words 'In
any case in which the number hereinbefore referred to is made use of
for the purpose of a prosecution, the prosecutor or informant shall by
evidence prove that all possible means had been taken at the time that
the alleged offence was committed to notify to the person so prosecuted
that he was required to stop. In default of which, any person or per-
sons instituting a prosecution or laying the information under the
Acts aforesaid, shall pay any costs and expenses incurred by the
person so prosecuted." (Mr. Arthur Stanley.)
Mr. Walter Long
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Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendment proposed-
"In page 2, line 1, to leave out the word 'five,' and insert the
word 'twenty.'”—(Mr. Brigg.)
Question proposed, "That the word 'five' stand part of the clause."
Question put.
The Committee divided :--Ayes, 22; Noes, 135. (Division List No. 244.)
Word "twenty" inserted.
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Amendment proposed
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"In page 2, line 5, after the word way' to insert the word
wilfully.””—(Mr. Louis Sinclair.)
Question proposed, "That the word 'wilfully' be there inserted in the
clause."
"In page 2, line 8, to insert the words, unless he proves that the
mark had been obscured or rendered not easily distinguishable by un-
avoidable causes arising from natural conditions over which he had no
control."-(Sir Robert Finlay.)
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 2, as amended, agreed to.
The sitting was suspended.
On the return of the Chairman—
Clause 3.
Mr. Scott-Montagu
:
"In page 2, line 15, after the word 'licensed' to insert the words
'after an examination conducted by experts appointed by the Local
Government Board."—(Mr. Scott-Montagu.)
The Secretary of the Local Government Board (Mr. Grant Lawson, York-
shire, N.R., Thirsk)
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"In page 2, line 17, at end, to insert the words 'No person shall
drive a motor-car on a public highway with his face so concealed as not
to be reasonably identified.'"-(Mr. Lawrence.)
"In page 2, line 22, after the word 'borough,' to insert the words
'or in the British Dominions beyond the seas or in any foreign
country.'”—(Mr. Murray.)
Question proposed, "That those words be there inserted.'"
"In page 2, line 23, to leave out the words 'one shilling,' and
insert the words five shillings.'"-(Mr. Walter Long.)
Question proposed, "That the words 'one shilling' stand part of the
The Committee divided:-Ayes, 23; Noes, 89. (Division List No. 245.)
Words inserted.
insert the words 'five shillings.""—(Mr. Walter Long.)
"In page 2, line 23, after the last Amendment to insert the words
and who (if he has not already held a licence) shows to the satis-
faction of the Council that he is competent to drive a motor-car.'"
(Mr. Walter Long.)
Question proposed, 'That those words be there inserted.""
The Committee divided:-Ayes, 51; Noes, 74. (Division List No. 246.)
Amendments proposed-
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In page 2, line 24, to leave out the word 'section,' and insert
the word Act."--(Mr. Walter Long.)
"In page 2, line 29, to leave out from beginning to end of
line 31." (Mr. Walter Long.)
Amendments agreed to.
"In page 2, line 32, after the word 'produced,' to insert the
words by any person driving a motor-car.'"-(Mr. Murray.)
Major Jameson
"In page 2, line 33, after the word 'constable,' to insert the
words in uniform.'"-(Major Jameson.)
Question put, and negatived.
"In page 2, line 33, after the word ' constable,' to insert the words
'or, in the event of the licence not being in the possession of the
person at the moment of demand, he shall give the constable his name
and address.'"-(Mr. Philip Foster.)
"In page 2, line 33, at end, to insert the words If any person fails
so to produce his licence he shall be liable on summary conviction in
respect of each offence to a fine not exceeding £5.' ”—(Mr. Walter Long.)
"In page 2, line 33, at end, to insert the words, Any person who
has been or shall be convicted of an offence of which drunkenness
forms part shall be disqualified for obtaining a licence for a period of
one year from the date of conviction, and any licence which he held
at the date of such conviction shall be cancelled by such conviction." "
-(Mr. Allhusen.)
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The Committee divided:-Ayes, 56; Noes, 79. (Division List No. 247.)
"In pages 2 and 3, to make Sub-sections 4, 5, and 6 a separate
clause, with the marginal note 'Suspension of licences and disqualifica-
tion.'" (Mr. Walter Long.)
"In page 3, line 30, at end, to add the words 'The council of a
county or county borough may withhold for not exceeding two years
from the commencement of this Act a licence to any person who has
before the commencement of this Act been three or more times
convicted of offences in respect of a motor-car.'"-(Mr. Brigg.)
"In page 3, line 30, after Sub-section 6, to insert the following sub-
section: A licence shall only be taken away or suspended or a
person disqualified for obtaining a licence in consequence of a breach
of Section 1 of this Act.'"-(Mr. Scott-Montagu.)
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"In page 2, line 30, at end, to insert the words, 'Any person
under the age of sixteen years shall be disqualified from obtaining
a licence, and any person who already holds a licence shall be disquali-
fied from obtaining another licence while the licence so held by him
remains in force.'"-(Mr. Walter Long.)
Mr. Arthur Morton (Devonport)
Amendment proposed to the proposed Amendment—
"In line 2, to leave out the word 'sixteen' and insert the word
'seventeen.'"-(Mr. Arthur Morton.)
Question proposed, "That the word 'sixteen' stand part of the proposed
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Amendment."