Clause 39 - Service of notices
Vehicles (Crime) Bill
11:00 am
Mr Charles Clarke (Minister of State, Home Office; Norwich South, Labour)
That is very helpful. My hon. Friend has more expertise than me on these matters.
Subsection (6), to which the hon. Member for Lichfield referred, includes the phrase:
provided the text is received by that person in legible form.
If they do not receive it, a case for prosecution is unlikely to stack up. However, I acknowledge that the hon. Gentleman raised a real issue about how communication between the state, private enterprise and individuals will be dealt with in the future. I hope that the Committee will agree that clause 39 should stand part of the Bill.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 39 ordered to stand part of the Bill.