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Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
ROAD TRAFFIC, ENGLAND
Made
30th August 2007
Laid before Parliament
4th September 2007
Coming into force
2nd October 2007
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 144(3)(b) and (14) of the Transport Act 2000(1), makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 2nd October 2007.
2. The following authorities are specified as approved local authorities for the purposes of section 144 of the Transport Act 2000 (civil penalties for bus lane contraventions):
(a) Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (2)
(b) Staffordshire County Council (3).
3.—(1) The Schedule to the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) Order 2005(4) shall be amended as set out in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) After the row in the table relating to Slough Borough Council, insert the following row—
| “Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | S.I. 2007/2535” |
(3) After the row in the table relating to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, insert the following row—
| “Staffordshire County Council | S.I. 2007/2534” |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Rosie Winterton
Minister of State
Department for Transport
30th August 2007
(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 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and Staffordshire County Council as approved local authorities 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 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and Staffordshire 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.
The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Metropolitan Borough of Solihull) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2535) designates part of the Borough of Solihull as a permitted and special parking area under paragraphs 1(1), 2(1) and 3(3) of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40). Back [2]
The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Staffordshire) (Staffordshire Moorlands and East Staffordshire) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2534) designates part of Staffordshire Moorlands and East Staffordshire as a permitted and special parking area under paragraphs 1(1), 2(1) and 3(3) of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40 Back [3]
S.I. 2005/2755, to which there are no amendments relevant to this Order. Back [4]
The Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Order 2007