2007 No. 2838
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
ROAD TRAFFIC, ENGLAND
The Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Order 2007
Made 27th September 2007
Laid before Parliament 2nd October 2007
Coming into force 6th November 2007

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 144(3)(b) and (14) of the Transport Act 2000, makes the following Order:
2000 c.38. See the definition “relevant national authority” in section 144(14).

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 6th November 2007.

2 Specification of approved local authorities
The following authority is specified as an approved local authority for the purposes of section 144 of the Transport Act 2000 (civil penalties for bus lane contraventions):
(a) Gloucestershire County Council.
The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Gloucestershire) (Cheltenham, Cotswold, Gloucester, Stroud and Tewksbury) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2837) designates part of the County of Gloucestershire as a permitted parking area and special parking area under paragraphs 1(1), 2(1) and 3(3) of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40).

3 Amendment to the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) Order 2005
1 The Schedule to the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) Order 2005 shall be amended as set out in paragraph (2).
S.I. 2005/2755.
2 After the row in the table relating to Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, insert the following row—

“Gloucestershire County Council	S.I. 2007/2837”

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Rosie Winterton Minister of State Department for Transport 27th September 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Bus Lane Contraventions (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2757), made under section 144 of the Transport Act 2000, provide for the enforcement of bus lane restrictions through the imposition, by approved local authorities, of penalty charges in respect of contraventions of such restrictions. This Order specifies Gloucestershire as an approved local authority for these purposes.
The Order also makes a consequential amendment to the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2755) to add Gloucestershire County Council to the list of approved local authorities set out in the Schedule to that Order.
No impact assessment has been undertaken, since the Order is concerned with the enforcement of existing traffic restrictions and prohibitions and does not therefore constitute an additional burden on business. The costs incurred by local authorities undertaking enforcement are expected to be paid from the penalty charge income.