Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 593

The Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) Order 2006

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2006 No. 593

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

ROAD TRAFFIC, ENGLAND

The Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) Order 2006

	Made	7th March 2006
	Laid before Parliament	10th March 2006
	Coming into force	4th April 2006

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:

Citation and commencement
    1.This Order may be cited as the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 4th April 2006.

Specification of Bracknell Forest Borough Council as an approved local authority
    2.Bracknell Forest Borough Council is specified as an approved local authority for the purposes of section 144 of the Transport Act 2000 (civil penalties for bus lane contraventions)[2].

Amendment to the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) Order 2005
    3.—(1) The Schedule to the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) Order 2005[3] shall be amended as set out in paragraph (2).

    (2) After the row in the table relating to Bournemouth Borough Council there shall be inserted the following row—

"Bracknell Forest Borough Council

S.I. 2006/592"

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Karen Buck
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport

7th March 2006

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Bus Lane Contraventions (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement)[a] (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 Bracknell Forest Borough Council ("Bracknell") 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 to add Bracknell to the list of approved local authorities set out in the Schedule to that Order.

No Regulatory 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 defrayed by penalty charge income.

Notes:

[1]2000 c.38. See the definition "relevant national authority" in section 144(14).back

[2]The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Borough of Bracknell Forest) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/592) designates part of the borough of Bracknell Forest as a permitted and special parking area under paragraphs 1(1) and 2(1) 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

[a]Amended by Correction Slip.Page 3, in the Explanatory Note, first paragraph, line one: "(Penalty Charges, Adjustment and Enforcement)" should read, "(Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement)".back

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