Part II Traffic In London
Parking in London
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The London local authorities and Transport for London (in this section referred to as “the appointing authorities”) shall establish a single joint committee under section 101(5) of the M1Local Government Act 1972 (“the Joint Committee”) before 4th September 2000 or such later date as the Secretary of State may by order specify.
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For the purposes of subsection (1) above, sections 101(5) and 102 of the M2Local Government Act 1972 shall have effect as if Transport for London were a local authority.
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The F1appointing authorities shall—
a
with the consent of the Lord Chancellor, appoint persons to act as parking adjudicators for the purposes of this Part of this Act;
b
provide accommodation and administrative staff for the parking adjudicators; and
c
determine the places at which parking adjudicators are to sit.
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To be qualified for appointment as a parking adjudicator, a person must F5satisfy the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 5-year basis.
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Each parking adjudicator shall be appointed for such term, not exceeding five years, as the F1appointing authorities may specify in relation to his appointment.
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On the expiry of his term of appointment, a parking adjudicator shall be eligible for re-appointment.
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A parking adjudicator may be removed from office only for misconduct or on the ground that he is unable or unfit to discharge his functions but shall otherwise hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
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The expenses of the Joint Committee incurred in the discharge of functions conferred on the F1appointing authorities by this Act shall be defrayed by the F1appointing authorities in such proportions as they may decide or, in default of a decision by them, as may be determined by an arbitrator nominated by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators on the application of the Joint Committee.
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The costs of any reference to arbitration under subsection (8) above shall be borne by the F1appointing authorities in equal shares.
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Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that there has been, or is likely to be, a failure on the part of the F1appointing authorities to agree on the proportions in which the expenses of the Joint Committee are to be defrayed by them under subsection (8) above he may give the Joint Committee such directions as he considers appropriate in order to require it to refer the matter to arbitration under that subsection.
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The Secretary of State shall by regulations make provision as to the procedure to be followed in relation to proceedings before parking adjudicators.
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The regulations may, in particular, include provision—
a
as to the manner in which appeals to parking adjudicators are to be made or withdrawn;
b
authorising an appeal to a parking adjudicator to be disposed of on the basis of written representations unless the appellant requests an oral hearing;
c
prescribing the procedure to be followed before the hearing of an appeal by a parking adjudicator;
d
requiring any such hearing to be held in public except in prescribed circumstances;
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as to the persons entitled to appear and be heard on behalf of the parties;
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requiring persons to attend to give evidence and to produce documents;
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as to evidence at the hearing;
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as to the adjournment of hearings;
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for the award of costs in prescribed circumstances;
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for the settlement of costs, by taxation (and in particular by taxation in a county court) or by some other prescribed method;
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authorising decisions of parking adjudicators to be reserved;
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authorising or requiring parking adjudicators—
i
to revise or set aside decisions;
ii
to revoke or vary orders made by them;
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requiring decisions of, and orders made by, parking adjudicators, to be recorded;
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as to the proof of decisions of, and orders made by, parking adjudicators;
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authorising the correction of clerical errors in records kept in accordance with the requirements of the regulations;
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requiring service of—
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notice of decisions of parking adjudicators;
ii
copies of any orders made by such adjudicators; or
iii
notice of any corrections made by parking adjudicators in their decisions or orders.
C3C2313
Subject to any provision made by the regulations, a parking adjudicator may regulate his own procedure.
C314
If any person who is required to attend a hearing held by a parking adjudicator, or to produce any document to a parking adjudicator in accordance with any regulations under subsection (11) above, fails without reasonable excuse to do so, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
C4C315
Any amount which is payable under an adjudication of a parking adjudicator shall, if a county court so orders, be recoverable by the person to whom the amount is payable, as if it were payable under a county court order.
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Subsection (15) above does not apply to a penalty charge which remains payable following an adjudication under paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to this Act.
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In accordance with such requirements as may be imposed by the Joint Committee, each parking adjudicator shall make an annual report to the Joint Committee on the discharge of his functions.
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The Joint Committee shall make and publish an annual report in writing to the Secretary of State on the discharge by the parking adjudicators of their functions.