New P.S.V. Licence Regulations
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AN appeal against the refusal of the Traffic Commissioners to vary the conditions of a road service licence must be made within a month of the publication of the decision in Notices and Proceedings. This is one of the provisions of the Public Service Vehicles (Licences and Certificates) (Amendment) Regulations, 1957 (Stationery Office, 3d.), whiph came into force on February I. The new Regulations amend the Regulations of 1952 and give effect to certain parts of the Road Traffic Act, 1956.
The procedure for giving notice if a road service licence holder wishes a variation of conditions to have effect while his appeal is being disposed oF is also laid down.
Holders of road service licences are entitled under the 1956 Act to apply for variations, whereas formerly the Commissioners were under no obliga tion to entertain such applications. The new Regulations take account of this fact and specify the procedure for notifying interested parties.
Certificates of fitness are now valid for seven years.
" NO OIL ENGINE—CANCER LINK," SAYS MINISTER
1.0 evidence to support the suggestion I. \I that exhaust products of oil engines were a cause of cancer had been provided by investigations being made under the auspices of the Medical Research Council, Mr. Dennis Vosper. Minister of Health. said in the House of Commons on Monday.
An inquiry concerning employees of the London Transport Executive working on oil-engined vehicles showed that the incidence of cancer among them was no greater than that of workers on other vehicles.
Mr. G. Nabarro (Cons.. Kidderminster) said that oil-engine fumes in congested areas contributed to smog. Was it not reasonable to suppose that oil-engine fumes had a bearing on the development of lung cancer?
Mr. Vosper: "I think that is so . . but the direct association between diesel fumes and cancer has not been proved.
30 DRIVERS ON FOOD TRANSPORT GIVEN NOTICE
BECAUSE of the fuel shortage, 30 long-distance drivers of Baldry's. Haulage, Ltd., hull and North Newbold, have been given notice. Thirty women engaged on packing foodstuffs that the company carry may also have to be dismissed.
Mr. H. Baldry, secretary and director of the company, said that they moved 400-500 tons of potatoes a week from farms in the Hull district. Fuel rations had been used up and it • would be impossible to obtain further supplementary allowances until February 17. Their fuel allocation represented about 40 per cent, of normal consumption.
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