The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Approved Devices, Charging Guidelines and General Provisions) (England) Regulations 2022

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Preliminary

   1. 1. Citation, commencement, extent and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Service by post or electronically

   4. 4. Approved Devices

3. PART 2 Penalty charges for relevant road traffic contraventions

   1. 5. Imposition of penalty charges for relevant road traffic contraventions

   2. 6. Person by whom a penalty charge is to be paid

   3. 7. Evidence of contravention

   4. 8. Criminal proceedings for relevant road traffic contraventions

   5. 9. Penalty charge notices for parking contraventions: service by civil enforcement officers

   6. 10. Penalty charge notices for relevant road traffic contraventions: enforcement authority

   7. 11. Circumstances in which notification of a penalty charge for a parking contravention on a road in a civil enforcement area may be given otherwise than by fixing a notice to the vehicle

   8. 12. Removal of, or interference with, a penalty charge notice

4. PART 3 Immobilisation of vehicles for parking contraventions

   1. 13. Power to immobilise vehicles

   2. 14. Limitations on the power to immobilise vehicles

   3. 15. Release of immobilised vehicles

5. PART 4 Adjudicators

   1. 16. Appointment etc of adjudicators

   2. 17. Adjudication process and remuneration of adjudicators: expenses of the relevant enforcement authorities

   3. 18. Discharge of functions of enforcement authorities relating to adjudicators: in Greater London

   4. 19. Discharge of functions of enforcement authorities relating to adjudicators: outside Greater London

6. PART 5 Enforcement of penalty charges

   1. 20. Notice to owner

   2. 21. Charge certificate

   3. 22. Enforcement of charge certificate

   4. 23. Invalid notices

7. PART 6 Financial provisions

   1. CHAPTER 1 Greater London

      1. 24. Setting the levels of charges applicable in Greater London

      2. 25. Modification of section 55 of the RTRA 1984: London authorities

   2. CHAPTER 2 Outside Greater London

      1. 26. Guidelines for the level of charges applicable outside Greater London

      2. 27. Modification of section 55 of the RTRA 1984: parking contraventions outside Greater London

      3. 28. Income and expenditure in connection with OGL bus lane contraventions

      4. 29. Income and expenditure in connection with OGL moving traffic contraventions

      5. 30. Surpluses to be carried forward

      6. 31. Use of surpluses

8. PART 7 Consequential, Transitional and Savings Provisions

   1. 32. Revocations

   2. 33. Transitional provisions and savings: general

   3. 34. Transitional provisions and savings in connection with the revocation of the 2007 General Regulations: existing contraventions, existing offences and related matters

   4. 35. Transitional provisions and savings: outstanding penalty charges

   5. 36. Transitional provisions and savings in connection with the revocation of the 2007 General Regulations: adjudicators and related reports

   6. 37. Transitional provisions and savings in connection with the revocation of the 2007 General Regulations: arbitration

   7. 38. Transitional provisions and savings in connection with the revocation of the 2007 General Regulations: accounts kept by a London authority

   8. 39. Transitional provisions and savings in connection with the revocation of the 2007 General Regulations: accounts kept by enforcement authorities outside Greater London

   9. 40. Transitional provisions and savings: approved devices

   10. 41. Transitional provisions and savings: charging guidelines

   11. 42. Consequential amendments

9. PART 8 Amendments related to traffic signs that are subject to civil enforcement

   1. 43. Traffic signs that are subject to civil enforcement

10. Signature

11. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Specified requirements for approved devices

       1. 1. The device must include a camera which is—

       2. 2. The device must include a recording system in which—

       3. 3. The device and visual counter must— (a) be synchronised with...

       4. 4. Where the device includes a facility to print a still...

       5. 5. Where the device can record spoken words or other audio...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Penalty charge notices

       1. 1. Meaning of “regulatory matters”

       2. 2. Particulars to be included in a penalty charge notice given under regulation 9

       3. 3. Particulars to be included in a regulation 10 penalty charge notice

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Guidelines for the setting by enforcement authorities of charges for relevant road traffic contraventions etc outside Greater London

       1. PART 1 Guidelines for relevant road traffic contraventions

          1. 1. Penalty charges for relevant road traffic contraventions

          2. 2. Meaning of “higher level contraventions”

       2. PART 2 Guidelines for charges for removal, storage or disposal or release from an immobilisation device

          1. 3. Charges for the removal, storage and disposal of vehicles

          2. 4. Release of vehicle from an immobilisation device under section 79 of the TMA 2004

       3. PART 3 General

          1. 5. Saving for powers of the Secretary of State

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Consequential Amendments

       1. 1. Amendment of regulation 5C of the Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1986

       2. 2. Amendment of article 8A of the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991

       3. 3. Amendment of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2007

       4. 4. Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Judicial Appointments Order 2008

       5. 5. Amendment of the Road User Charging Schemes (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013

       6. 6. Amendment of the West Midlands Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017

       7. 7. Amendment of regulation 18 of the Littering From Vehicles Outside London (Keepers: Civil Penalties) Regulations 2018

       8. 8. Amendment of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       Amendments relating to traffic signs

       1. 1. Amendment of Schedule 3 to the London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2003

       2. 2. Amendment of Part 4 of Schedule 7 to the TMA 2004

12. Explanatory Note