INFLAMMABLE LOADS
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AS soon as the technical sub-committees considering the road transportation of 70 inflammable liquids have made sufficient progress, the Home Secretary expects the Standing Committee on Dangerous Substances to recommend what action should be taken.
This glimpse into the future was given in the Commons last week by Mr. George Thomas, Under Secretary at the Home Office, when he gave a further report on the work of the Standing Committee.
Brakes Code
NAR. FRASER hopes to be able to a I circulate a draft code of practice for medium-sized commercial vehicles for consideration by his working party on brakes early in the New Year.
Stating this in the Commons last week, the Minister said he was satisfied that the code of practice on brakes of heavy vehicles drafted by the working party was adequate.
He had no evidence that it was not being generally observed—apart from visiting manufacturers, his area mechanical engineers had been asked to take a special interest in the braking performance of this class of vehicle during roadside checks.
P.s.v. Fitness Appeals
IT was not the practice to make docuI ments available to other parties in appeals of this kind, said Mr. Fraser last week when he was asked why he had dismissed an appeal about a certificate of fitness.
Mr. Roger Gresham Cooke (Cons., Twickenham) had asked in the Commons for the ground of the Minister's decision to dismiss the appeal of R. L. Orsborn and Son Ltd. against the decision of the East Midland area mechanical engineers limiting to three years the duration of the certificate of fitness issued for two p.s.v.
In his answer the Minister said that his reasons were contained in the decision letter sent to the appellants, who were also given the opportunity of seeing the inspector's report.
Mr. Cooke also asked what similar appeals had been lodged or determined since the Orsbom case, and was told there had been one—by W. Higson and Co. Ltd., of Crown Garage, Frome, Somerset, against the decision of a certifying officer to limit the duration of certificates of fitness issued, for two public service vehicles.
The inquiry was held at the appellants' premises on September I and, said Mr. Fraser, he had not yet made his decision on the appeal.