1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Traffic Management (Proceedings before Adjudicators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 15th November 2006.
(2) In these Regulations—
“disputed decision” means the decision against which an appeal is brought under these Regulations;
“FAX” means the making of a facsimile copy of a document by the transmission of electronic signals;
“hearing” means an oral hearing;
“the Order” means the Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005;
“original representations” means the representations to the Department under Article 9(1), or Article 25(3), of the Order;
“proper officer” means a member of the administrative staff provided under Article 31(1)(a) of the Order appointed to perform the duties of the proper officer under these Regulations;
“register” means the register in which appeals and decisions are recorded in accordance with regulation 10(2); and
“the 1954 Act” means the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1).