Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
ROAD TRAFFIC, ENGLAND
Made
19th December 2006
Laid before Parliament
21st December 2006
Coming into force
6th February 2007
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 144(3)(b) and (14) of the Transport Act 2000(1), makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) (No. 8) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 6th February 2007.
2.—(1) Warrington Borough Council is specified as an approved local authority for the purposes of section 144 of the Transport Act 2000 (civil penalties for bus lane contraventions)(2).
(2) The City of Wolverhampton is specified as an approved local authority for the purposes of section 144 of the Transport Act 2000 (civil penalties for bus lane contraventions)(3).
3.—(1) The Schedule to the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) Order 2005(4) shall be amended as set out in paragraph (2).
(2) After the row in the table relating to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, insert the following row—
| “Warrington Borough Council | S.I. 2006/3421” |
(3) After the row in the table relating to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, insert the following row—
| “Wolverhampton City Council | S.I. 2006/3420” |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
G. Merron
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
19th December 2006
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Bus Lane Contraventions (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2757), made under section 144 of the Transport Act 2000, provide for the enforcement of bus lane restrictions through the imposition, by approved local authorities, of penalty charges in respect of contraventions of such restrictions. This Order specifies Warrington Borough Council (“Warrington”) and Wolverhampton City Council (“Wolverhampton”) as approved local authorities for these purposes.
The Order also makes consequential amendments to the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2755) to add Warrington and Wolverhampton to the list of approved local authorities set out in the Schedule to that Order.
No Regulatory Impact Assessments have been undertaken, since the Order is concerned with the enforcement of existing traffic restrictions and prohibitions and does not therefore constitute an additional burden on business. The costs incurred by local authorities undertaking enforcement are expected to be paid from the penalty charge income.
2000 c.38. See the definition “relevant national authority” in section 144(14).
The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Borough of Warrington) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3421) designates part of the Borough of Warrington as a permitted and special parking area under paragraphs 1(1), 2(1) and 3(3) of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40).
The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (City of Wolverhampton) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3420) designates part of the City of Wolverhampton as a permitted and special parking area under paragraphs 1(1), 2(1) and 3(3) of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40).
S.I. 2005/2755, to which there are no amendments relevant to this Order.