Huddersfield Local Acts
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X5302600404 |
| Author | J. Chadwick |
| Published date | 01 October 1953 |
| Date | 01 October 1953 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
268
THE
POLICE
JOURNAL
Huddersfield
Local
Acts
By J.
CHADWICK
Chief Constable, Huddersfield
IT is tho.ught
that
the
followi~~
article may be of some interest to
the Police
and
Local Authorities who may at some future time be
promoting a Bill before Parliament.
1. Private Hire Cabs.
2. Dancing Clubs.
3. Loud Speakers in the Streets.
4. Old Metal
and
Precious Metal Dealers.
5. Window Cleaners.
1.
PRIVATE
HIRE
CABS.
In 1949 the Council of this County Borough promoted a Bill known
as the H uddersfield Corporation Act, 1949,
and
in consultation with
the Police it was thought
that
amongst other matters it would be
advantageous to secure some degree
of
control over private hire
cabs
and
persons driving them.
(a) that such vehicles are roadworthy before they are licensed
and
(b) that the drivers are suitable persons to be licensed to drive.
These two main objects are in agreement with the views
of
the
Inter-Departmental-Committee on Cabs
and
Private Hire Vehicles, as
the following extracts from their Interim Report, published in 1939,
show:-
61.
It
is true we believe,
that
the Ministry of Transport Regu-
lations as to the construction
and
use
of
motor
vehicles are
an adequate safety code if properly observed,
and
we have
no
doubt
that manufacturers
of
motor
vehicles are careful
to ensure that their products comply with the regulations in
all respects. The continued safety
and
reliability of a
motor
vehicle depends, however,
upon
careful use
and
proper
maintenance. There is in this country no system
of
official
periodical inspection of private cars; in fact except for the
purpose of examining
and
testing brakes, silencers
and
steering gear there are no powers
of
compulsory inspection
so far as such vehicles are concerned.
Apart
from the question
whether the Ministry
of
Transport Regulations are an adequate
and
sufficient code for private hire, it appears to us essential
in the interest
of
public safety that the authorities should have
full powers to examine and test these vehicles at all times, for
the purpose of ascertaining whether they are maintained in a
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