Appeals

7Appeals against parking charges

(1)

This section applies if the parking code contains guidance recommending that all parking appeals are dealt with by a single person who is independent of persons providing private parking facilities.

(2)

The Secretary of State may, for the purpose of enabling or facilitating persons to act in accordance with that guidance, enter into an agreement with any person who appears to the Secretary of State to be so independent for that person to deal with parking appeals.

(3)

An agreement under this section may provide—

(a)

for payments to be made by the Secretary of State in respect of dealing with parking appeals;

(b)

for the person to have power to charge fees, payable by persons providing private parking facilities, for dealing with parking appeals;

(c)

for the maximum amount of any fee chargeable by virtue of paragraph (b).

(4)

A person authorised by an agreement under this section to deal with parking appeals may not authorise any other person to perform that function.

(5)

In this section “parking appeals” means appeals against parking charges imposed by, or on behalf of, persons providing private parking facilities.