In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Road Traffic Act 1991;

• “appeal” means an appeal under section 72 of, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to, the Act;

• “the adjudicator” means a parking adjudicator appointed under section 73(3)(a) of the Act;

• “document exchange” means a document exchange which is for the time being a document exchange approved by the Lord Chancellor under order 65, rule 5(4) of the Rules of the Supreme Court 19653;

• “FAX” means the making of a facsimile copy of a document by the transmission of electronic signals;

• “hearing” means an oral hearing;

• “proper officer” means a member of the administrative staff provided under section 73 of the Act appointed to perform the duties of the proper officer under these Regulations; and

• “register” means the register of appeals and decisions kept in pursuance of these Regulations.

In these Regulations, in relation to an appeal or any process connected with an appeal,—

• “appellant” means the person making the appeal;

• “disputed decision” means the decision against which an appeal is brought under these Regulations;

• “the local authority” (except in regulation 3) means the local authority who made the disputed decision; and

• “the original representations” means the representations to the local authority under section 71 of, or paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to, the Act.