1. At the beginning of Part 4 insert the following Article—
9A. In this Part “the parking authority” means—
(a)in relation to off-street parking places operated as “park and ride” or “park and share” parking places, the Department;
(b)in relation to any other off-street parking places, the district council for the district in which the parking places are situated;
(c)in relation to parking places on roads, the Department.”.