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  London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill - Clause 15 - Offence of Operating or Interfering With Barriers on Roads
  
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  @ MP voted aye against it being a specific offence to operate or interfere with a gate or other barrier installed on a highway by or on behalf of a traffic authority in London.
  @ MP voted no for it to be a specific offence to operate or interfere with a gate or other barrier installed on a highway by or on behalf of a traffic authority in London.
  
  The majority of MPs voted for it to be a specific offence to operate or interfere with a gate or other barrier installed on a highway by or on behalf of a traffic authority in London.
  
  MPs were considering the London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill[1]. The amendment[2] rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment 20, Pageâ11,âlineâ31âleave out Clause 15.
  
  Clause 15[3] which remained in the Bill following this vote was titled ''Gated roads'' and stated:
  
  :(1)	Any person who opens, closes or otherwise operates or interferes with a relevant barrier without lawful excuse shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
  :(2)	In subsection (1) a "relevant barrier" means any barrier lawfully placed in, on or over a highway by or on behalf of a traffic authority in London for the purpose of preventing or restricting the passage of vehicles or any class of vehicles into, out of or along a highway. 
  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-12/londonlocalauthoritiesandtransportforlondon.html Parliament's webpage on the London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmpribus/pb130710.htm Amendment sheet for the Commons consideration of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill] 
  * [3] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/privbill/201213/llatfl2/100085/12001--b.htm#15 Clause 15 of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill as at the time of the vote]
  
  
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