3.—[F1(1) The Department may provide for the enforcement by individuals of contraventions specified in Schedule 1 in relation to which the Department is the enforcement authority.
(1A) A district council may provide for the enforcement by individualsof contraventions specified in Schedule 1 in relation to which the council is the enforcement authority.
(1B) The individuals referred to in paragraphs (1) and (1A) are to beknown as traffic attendants.]
(2) A traffic attendant must be—
(a)an individual employed by [F2an enforcement authority] ; or
(b)where [F2an enforcement authority] has made arrangements with any person for the purposes of this Article, an individual employed by that person to act as a traffic attendant.
[F3(2A) In relation to any function conferred by this Order on anenforcement authority, a reference to a traffic attendant is a reference to a traffic attendant employed by, or in pursuance of arrangements made by, that enforcement authority under paragraph (2).]
(3) Traffic attendants—
(a)when exercising specified functions shall wear such uniform as the [F4enforcement authority] may determine; and
(b)shall not exercise any of those functions when not in uniform.
(4) In paragraph (3)(a) “specified functions” means—
(a)functions under Article 5 (issue of penalty charge notice by traffic attendant);
(b)functions under section 14(4BA) or 14A(5) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 53) (enforcement powers relating to disabled persons' badges); and
(c)such other functions as may be prescribed.
F1Art. 3(1)(1A)(1B) substituted for art. 3(1) (1.4.2015) by Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 3), art. 1(8), Sch. para. 7(2)
F2Words in art. 3(2) substituted (1.4.2015) by Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 3), art. 1(8), Sch. para. 7(3)
F3Art. 3(2A) inserted (1.4.2015) by Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 3), art. 1(8), Sch. para. 7(4)
F4Words in art. 3(3) substituted (1.4.2015) by Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 3), art. 1(8), Sch. para. 7(5)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Arts. 3-28: transfer of functions (1.4.2015) by Off-street Parking (Functions of District Councils) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 3), arts. 1(3)(8) (with art. 1(5))