PART 8Recovery of unpaid parking charges

General

107Power to modify Part

1

The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify this Part for the purpose of—

a

amending the definition of “relevant land” in section 94,

b

adding to, removing or amending any of the conditions to which the right conferred by section 95 is for the time being subject.

2

The power to modify this Part for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1)(b) includes, in particular, power to add to, remove or amend—

a

any provisions that are applicable for the purposes of a condition, and

b

any powers of the Scottish Ministers to prescribe anything for the purposes of a condition by regulations.

108Interpretation of Part

In this Part—

  • “the creditor” means the person who is for the time being entitled to recover unpaid parking charges from the driver of the vehicle,

  • “driver” includes, where more than one person is engaged in the driving of the vehicle, any person so engaged,

  • “keeper” means the person by whom the vehicle is kept at the time the vehicle was parked, which in the case of a registered vehicle is to be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, to be the registered keeper,

  • “notice to driver” means a notice given in accordance with section 98,

  • “notice to keeper” means a notice given in accordance with section 99 or 100 (as the case may be),

  • “registered address” means, in relation to the keeper of a registered vehicle, the address described in section 102(3)(b) (as provided by the Secretary of State in response to the application for the keeper's details required by section 102),

  • “registered keeper”, in relation to a registered vehicle, means the person in whose name the vehicle is registered,

  • “registered vehicle” means a vehicle which is for the time being registered under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994,

  • “vehicle” means a mechanically-propelled vehicle or a vehicle designed or adapted for towing by a mechanically-propelled vehicle.