,600 gallons more
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n. road tankers
OM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
REGULATION increasing the permitted capacity of road petroleum tankers to 6,600 s. has been laid in Parliament. If there is no itained objection from MPs, the new limit will mme law during November.
The amendment lays down that the higher tit can apply provided tankers are divided into f-contained compartments each carrying not ire than 1,100 gals. The previous limit: 4,000 s. in compartments carrying not more than Vim. Barbara Castle last week announced that at seat belts were to become compulsory in new cars and light vans registered on or after ril 1 next year. The usual description of light is will be applied to the regulation—all goods [ides of not more than 30 cwt. unladen.
This regulation is to be laid before Parliament 'only," as part of the consolidated Construeland Use Regulations.