The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Aberdeen City Council) Designation Order 2003

6.—(1) Section 82 shall be modified as follows.

(2) For subsection (1) there shall be substituted–

“(1) In this section and sections 66, 69 to 74 and 79 of, and Schedule 6 to, this Act–

“hiring agreement” and “vehicle hire firm” have the same meanings as in section 66 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988(1);

“immobilisation device” has the same meaning as in section 104(9) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(2);

“parking area” means the area designated as a permitted parking area and a special parking area by the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Aberdeen City Council) Designation Order 2003(3);

“parking attendant” has the same meaning as in section 63A(4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

“parking authority” means–

(a)

in relation to a parking place which was provided or authorised under section 32(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the local authority as defined by section 32(4)(a) of that Act in relation to the parking place;

(b)

in any other case, the traffic authority (other than the Scottish Ministers) as defined by section 121A(5) of that Act;

“penalty charge” means a penalty charge which is payable by virtue of paragraph 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to this Act;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers; and

“traffic commissioner” means the traffic commissioner appointed for the Scottish Traffic Area under section 4 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(6).”.

(3) In subsection (5), for the words “London authority concerned” there shall be substituted “parking authority”.

(4) In subsection (7), for the words “either House of Parliament” there shall be substituted “the Scottish Parliament”.

(1)

1988 c. 53.

(2)

1984 c. 27.

(3)

S.S.I. 2003/70.

(4)

Section 63A was inserted by the 1991 Act, section 44(1).

(5)

Section 121A was inserted by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22).

(6)

1981 c. 14.