“(1)

The functions conferred on the parking authorities by this section shall be discharged by them through a joint committee (“the Joint Committee”) which has been set up in pursuance of arrangements entered into under section 101(5) of the Local Government Act 19724 and of which the parking authorities and at least two other local authorities are constituent authorities.

(2)

In subsection (1) “local authorities” means authorities which are county or district councils in England or county or county borough councils in Wales in whose areas permitted parking areas or special parking areas have been designated under Schedule 3 to this Act.

(3)

The parking authorities shall—

(a)

with the consent of the Lord Chancellor appoint persons to act as parking adjudicators for the purposes of this Act in relation to the parking area;

(b)

provide or secure the provision of accommodation and administrative staff for parking adjudicators so appointed; and

(c)

determine the places at which such parking adjudicators are to sit.”

“(12A)

The Road Traffic (Parking Adjudicators) (England and Wales) Regulations 19995 shall apply to the parking area as they apply to the areas designated by the Orders listed in the Schedule to those Regulations.”