Road Safety Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 119:"Page 36, line 10, at end insert—" ““(4)   In section 195 of that Act (provisions as to regulations)— (a)   in subsection (3), omit ““is exercised”” and after ““189)”” insert ““is exercised (otherwise than for the purposes of section 97(1ZA) of this Act)””, and (b)   in subsection (4), after ““Act”” insert ““, or for the purposes of section 97(1ZA) of this Act,””.”” The noble Lord said: Subsection (2) of Clause 27 enables the Secretary of State by regulations to impose conditions on full driving licences in order to help improve enforcement of road traffic law and road safety. The Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, in its first report of the current Session, commented that the power in Clause 27(2) seemed to be wide, and recommended, in paragraph 38 of its report, that,"““an affirmative rather than a negative resolution-making procedure should apply””." Although the negative resolution-making procedure is applicable for many powers in Part 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, we fully understand the view of the committee, and are eager to comply. We are happy to make this amendment, which ensures that an affirmative order procedure will apply. I beg to move. On Question, amendment agreed to. [Amendment No. 120 not moved.] Clause 27, as amended, agreed to. Clause 28 [Compulsory surrender of old-form licences]: