Traffic attendants

Traffic attendants
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1
The Department may provide for the enforcement by individuals of contraventions specified in Schedule 1 in relation to which the Department is the enforcement authority.
1A
A district council may provide for the enforcement by individualsof contraventions specified in Schedule 1 in relation to which the council is the enforcement authority.
1B
The individuals referred to in paragraphs (1) and (1A) are to beknown as traffic attendants.
2
A traffic attendant must be—
a
an individual employed by an enforcement authority ; or
b
where an enforcement authority has made arrangements with any person for the purposes of this Article, an individual employed by that person to act as a traffic attendant.
2A
In relation to any function conferred by this Order on anenforcement authority, a reference to a traffic attendant is a reference to a traffic attendant employed by, or in pursuance of arrangements made by, that enforcement authority under paragraph (2).
3
Traffic attendants—
a
when exercising specified functions shall wear such uniform as the enforcement authority may determine; and
b
shall not exercise any of those functions when not in uniform.
4
In paragraph (3)(a) “specified functions” means—
a
functions under Article 5 (issue of penalty charge notice by traffic attendant);
b
functions under section 14(4BA) or 14A(5) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 53) (enforcement powers relating to disabled persons' badges); and
c
such other functions as may be prescribed.
Arts. 3-28: transfer of functions (1.4.2015) by Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 3), arts. 1(3)(8) (with art. 1(5))
Art. 3(1)(1A)(1B) substituted for art. 3(1) (1.4.2015) by Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 3), art. 1(8), Sch. para. 7(2)
Words in art. 3(2) substituted (1.4.2015) by Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 3), art. 1(8), Sch. para. 7(3)
Art. 3(2A) inserted (1.4.2015) by Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 3), art. 1(8), Sch. para. 7(4)
Words in art. 3(3) substituted (1.4.2015) by Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 3), art. 1(8), Sch. para. 7(5)