Alex White (Labour)

I was not describing the amendment as superfluous, as I think the Minister suspects. I was anticipating that the Minister would describe the amendment thus but I was not embracing the term. Section 2(3) of the Bill states: "Regulations made in whole or in part under section 12 of the Roads Act 1920 which [a and b] continue in force and may be amended or revoked in respect of those matters by the Minister for Transport." We are saying that the particular regulations we are singling out continue in force.

At the very least there is a necessity in this instance for a provision to be made for the avoidance of doubt, a phrase familiar to legislators, drafters, lawyers and so on. We are taking some provisions and moving them but others remain in force so, for the avoidance of doubt, we should add a provision to see they continue in force.