Roads before lorry routes
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A PLEA for an immediate start to work on the designation of heavy lorry routes for Lothian Region has been rejected.
A meeting of the regional transport committee decided that, for the time being, no action should be taken over the issue. Conservative councillors urged that proposals should be drawn up, without delay, but their demand fell on a vote.
Tory councillor David. Valentine said that under statute the authority was required to prepare a scheme restricting heavy lorries to specified routes.
Councillor James Cook said the committee continued to face a serious shortage of finance. Priority had to be given to maintaining regional roads and footpaths. The designation of heavy lorry routes would simply have to take its place in the scale of priorities. BUSINESS insurance Op could be affected by the thI Contract Terms Bill whicti receive the Royal Assent{ r week and becomes °per* on February 1 next year. And it will supply a t it reason to contract t requiring a consume indemnify another pers respect of the other's lia for negligence or breach contract.
A warning has been by the Department of Pri and Consumer Protection; advises businessmen consult their insuran company or broker to see extra cover will be req 1 after February. With certain exception j't Act will cover the supp i goods and services, contra of employment and t liability of occupiers premises and land to perio entering or using them.
It will change, substant the rules on avoidanc liability protection give consumers and s businessmen by the Supp Goods (Implied Terms) 1973.