5.—(1) Section 73 shall be modified as follows.
(2) In subsection (3) paragraphs (b) and (c) shall be omitted.
(3) The following subsections shall be inserted after subsection (3)—
“(3A) A parking adjudicator appointed under this section is authorised to act as a parking adjudicator in relation to the permitted parking area and the special parking area.
(3B) The parking authority—
(a)shall provide or enter into arrangements for the provision of accommodation and administrative staff for parking adjudicators acting in relation to either of those areas;
(b)may enter into arrangements with the Joint Committee appointed under subsection (1) for the remuneration of such parking adjudicators; and
(c)shall determine the places where they are to sit.
(3C) Any accommodation provided under subsection (3B)(a) above is to be treated as including the principal office of the adjudicator acting in relation to the permitted parking area or the special parking area.”
(4) After subsection (12) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(12A) Any regulations made under subsection (11) above shall apply, with necessary modifications, to the procedure to be followed in relation to proceedings before parking adjudicators who are acting under authority conferred by subsection (3A) of this section.”
(5) In subsections (17) and (18) for the words “Joint Committee”, in each place where those words occur, there shall be substituted “parking authority”.