Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

The Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 2)

1.  At the beginning of Part 4 insert the following Article—

“Parking places⁠: introductory

9A.   In this Part “the parking authority” means—

(a) in relation to off-street parking places operated as “park and ride” or “park and share” parking places, the Department;

(b) in relation to any other off-street parking places, the district council for the district in which the parking places are situated;

(c) in relation to parking places on roads, the Department.”.

2.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), in Articles 10 to 14 for “Department” (wherever it occurs) substitute “parking authority”.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to—

(a) Article 10(4) and (6); and

(b) Article 13(8).

3.—(1) Article 10 is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) A district council may acquire by agreement or compulsorily anyland required for the purposes of providing parking places under this Article.”.

(3) In paragraph (3) after “acquire” insert “under paragraph (2A) (in the case of a district council) or (in the case of the Department)”.

(4) In paragraph (9) after “roads” insert “(in the case of the Department)”.

4.  In Articles 25, 26 and 27 for “Department” (wherever it occurs) substitute “parking authority”.

(5) In Schedule 4, at the end insert—

“8.   Paragraphs 1 to 7 apply in relation to orders under Article 13 made by a district council as they apply in relation to orders under that Article made by the Department, but with the substitution for references to the Department of references to the council.”.