IHORT IAULS
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-ince Michael /11 chief S ROYAL Highness Prince ichael of Kent, who opened e International Motor Show Birmingham in October, is installed last week as prelent of the Institute of the otor Industry.
He succeeds his cousin, the mourable Gerald Lascelles, id qualifies for the post rough his experience as a• ccessful car rally driver.
Mr Lascelles told the Initute's annual general eeting that membership had imbed rapidly during the .st year and that this had lw peaked at a record level to ttle at 17,700 members.
There has also been a record tmber of entries for IMI's ial examinations, with 1,866 ndidates reporting. There is an even higher entry for e 1978 examinations.
raft regs on .trol lead
DNSULTATIONS are now king place on draft regulams to reduce the limit of lead petrol to 0.40 grammes per re from January 1,1981.
Stating this in the Cornons, John Horarn, Under .cretary for Transport, Ided that studies were also ing put in hand to estimate le costs of possible longerTin options for further !clueing emissions of lead )rn petrol in case the need for ich action should be subantiated.
overnment an on Ford
HE TRANSPORT Departlent will not buy Ford proucts "save in exceptional ircumstances of overridng ublic policy".
Minister William Rodgers, 'ho stated this in the Cornions, said it would remain so uring the currency of Ford's excessive" pay settlement. He added that he was inforling those public sector odies for which he was resonsible — except local autorities — to take into account he situation caused by the ;overnment's decision with ,gard to this one.