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The Minister will not now hear licensing appeals
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• The Government has opened its campaign on the Transport Bill in the House of Lords by honouring some promises made in the earlier stages in the Commons.
The first batch of amendments from Lord Shepherd substitutes the Transport Tribunal for the Minister of Transport as the decider of appeals against Licensing Authority decisions in respect of:
O Refusals, revocations or suspensions of quality licences.
1:1 Refusals, revocations or suspensions of quantity licences.
1:1 Refusals, revocations or suspensions of transport managers' licences.
Changes in the Bill with this intention were proposed earlier by the Opposition. Mr. Stephen Swingler conceded that the Transport Tribunal was a highly responsible body and that many complicated matters would be involved. However, he could not accept Opposition amendments because Of drafting defects. Hence the Government amendments now.
Other Government amendments also defer the question of punishments for vehicle owners who fail to preserve tachograph records for the prescribed period. Instead of facing a £100 fine under the Act, the fine involved is left to the regulations covering "recording equipment" which will follow.
Also, there is to be a change in the requirements placed on employers of drivers who contravene the requirements for keeping written records. Instead of an employer having to prove he had taken "all reasonable steps" to bring the requirements to the notice of subordinates, there will be a new requirement absolving him from conviction if he proves he had, given "proper instructions to employees" in the keeping . of records and from time to time had taken reasonable steps to secure that these instructions were being carried out.