Statutory Instruments
ROAD TRAFFIC
Made
7th November 2007
Laid before Parliament
12th November 2007
Coming into force
7th December 2007
This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1(1), 2(1) and 3(3) of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic Act 1991(1).
Hertfordshire County Council has applied to the Secretary of State for an Order to be made under paragraphs 1(1) and 2(1) of that Schedule with respect to part of its area.
The Secretary of State has consulted the Chief Constable of Hertfordshire in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 1(3) and 2(3) of that Schedule.
Accordingly the Secretary of State for Transport makes this Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Hertfordshire) (Borough of Watford) (Amendment) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 7th December 2007.
2. The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Hertfordshire) (Borough of Watford) Order 1997(2) is amended by omitting Part II of Schedule 2 to the Order.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Rosie Winterton
Minister of State
Department for Transport
7th November 2007
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Hertfordshire) (Borough of Watford) Order 1997 (“the Principal Order”). The Principal Order designated the Borough of Watford with the exception of certain lengths of trunk road (“the designated area”) as a permitted parking area and a special parking area.
This Order amends Schedule 2 of the Principal Order by removing Part II, which provided that paragraphs 1(4)(ab) and 2(4)(bb) of Schedule 3 (“the Schedule”) to the Road Traffic Act 1991 would not apply in relation to the designated area.
Paragraph 1(4)(ab) provides that it is not an offence to contravene an order made under section 35 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c.27) (“the 1984 Act”) (use of parking places provided under s32 or 33) in the designated area. Paragraph 2(4)(bb) provides that it is not an offence to contravene an order made under section 61 of the 1984 Act (prohibition of vehicles in loading areas), so far as it applies to stationary vehicles, in the designated area. Contravention of the provisions of any such order in the designated area will now instead give rise to a penalty charge in accordance with paragraph 3(2) of the Schedule.
1991 c.40. Schedule 3 was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (Amendment of Schedule 3) (England and Wales) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/500) as regards England and Wales, and further amended by the Road Traffic Act (Special Parking Areas) (England) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/859) as regards England.