C6Part I Public Service Vehicles
Other matters
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The repeal by this Act of section 12 of the M1Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953 and section 118(4) of the 1960 Act shall not affect the operation of those provisions in relation to any consent given under the said section 12 which is in force immediately before that repeal takes effect.
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34 Obligatory test certificates for passsenger-carrying vehicles. C2
In section 44 of the M2 Road Traffic Act 1972 (obligatory test certificates), in subsection (4) (excluded classes of vehicles) the following words (which relate to the exclusion of large public service vehicles) shall be omitted—
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the words from “to public service vehicles” to “passengers or” ; and
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the words from “but shall apply” onwards.
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36 Abolition of licensing conductors of public service vehicles. C3
Subsection (1) of section 144 of the 1960 Act (drivers’ and conductors licences) shall cease to have effect so far as it requires a person acting as conductor of a public service vehicle on a road to be licensed for the purpose under that section or prohibits the employment for that purpose of a person not so licensed.
37 Reduction of minimum age for drivers of public service vehicles.
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42 Defences available to persons charged with certain offences.
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It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) to prove that there was a reasonable excuse for the act or omission in respect of which he is charged.
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The provisions referred to in subsection (1) are—
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43 Amendments of other Acts. C5
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The provisions of the 1960 Act mentioned in Part I of Schedule 5, and the enactments specified in Part II of that Schedule, shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified, being minor amendments and amendments consequential on the provisions of this Part.
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Pt. I (ss. 1–44) applied by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 62), s. 77