Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 3 modified (3.2.1997) by S.I. 1996/2650, art. 5(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II
Sch. 3 modified (3.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/56, art. 6(2), Sch. 4 Pt. II
Sch. 3 modified (27.10.1997) by S.I. 1997/2304, art. 6(2), Sch. 2 Pt. II
Sch. 3 modified (1.7.2002) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Dorset) (District of East Dorset) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1485), art. 6(2), Sch. 2 Pt. II
Sch. 3 modified (1.7.2002) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Dorset) (District of West Dorset) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1486), art. 6(2), Sch. 2 Pt. II
Sch. 3 modified (S.) (1.7.2002) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Perth and Kinross Council) Designation Order 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/398), art. 5(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II
C2Sch. 3: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. I
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 wholly in force at 16.6.1997; Sch. 3 in force at 1.10.1991 for England and Wales by S.I.1991/2054, art. 3, Sch. and at 16.6.1997 for Scotland by S.I. 1997/1580, art. 2(b)
2(1)Where an application for an order under this sub-paragraph is made to the Secretary of State—
(a)with respect to the whole, or any part, of their area, by a county council in England F1. . .;
[F2(aa)with respect to the whole, or any part, of their area, by a county council or county borough council in Wales;]
(b)with respect to the whole, or any part, of their area, by a metropolitan district council;
(c)with respect to the whole, or any part, of their area, by a [F3council constituted under section 2 of th Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994] in Scotland; or
(d)with respect to the whole, or any part, of the Isles of Scilly, by the Council of the Isles of Scilly,
he may make an order designating the whole, or any part, of the area to which the application relates as a special parking area.
F4(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)Before making an order under sub-paragraph (1) above, the Secretary of State shall consult the appropriate chief officer of police.
(4)While an order under sub-paragraph (1) above is in force, the following provisions shall cease to apply in relation to the special parking area designated by the order—
(a)section 5 of the M1Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (contravention of a traffic regulation order under section 1 of that Act to be an offence), so far as it relates to the contravention of any provision of such an order prohibiting or restricting the waiting, or the loading and unloading, of vehicles;
(b)section 11 of the Act of 1984 (contravention of, or failure to comply with, experimental traffic order under section 9 of that Act), so far as it relates to the contravention of, or failure to comply with, any provision of such an order prohibiting or restricting the waiting, or the loading and unloading, of vehicles;
[F5(ba)section 16(1) of the Act of 1984 F6 (contravention of temporary orders under section 14 of that Act to be an offence) so far as it relates to the contravention of any provision of an order or notice under section 14 of that Act prohibiting or restricting the waiting, or the loading and unloading, of vehicles;
(bb)section 61(5) of the Act of 1984 (prohibition of vehicles in loading areas) so far as it applies in relation to stationary vehicles;.]
(c)section 129(6) of the M2Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (parking of a motor vehicle wholly or partly on a cycle track to be an offence);
(d)section 19 of the M3Road Traffic Act 1988 (parking of heavy vehicles on verges, central reservations and footpaths etc. to be an offence);
(e)section 21 of the Act of 1988 (prohibition of driving or parking on cycle tracks), so far as it makes it an offence to park a motor vehicle wholly or partly on a cycle track.
(5)The Secretary of State may by order amend sub-paragraph (4) above by adding further provisions (but only in so far as they apply in relation to stationary vehicles).
(6)Before making an order under sub-paragraph (5) above, the Secretary of State shall consult—
(a)such representatives of chief officers of police; and
(b)such associations of local authorities (if any);
as he considers appropriate.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(a) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 22(1), 66(8), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 43(a), Sch. 18 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, arts. 3, 4, Sch. 1, Sch. 2
F2Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(aa) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(1), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 43(b) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1
F3Words in Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(c) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 171; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)
F4Sch. 3 para. 2(2) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 22(1), 66(8), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 43(c), Sch. 18 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, arts. 3, 4, Sch. 1, Sch. 2
F5Sch. 3 para. 2(4)(ba)(bb) inserted (E.W.) (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/500, art. 2(3) and insertion of para. 2(4)(ba) extended to (S.) (4.10.1998) by S.I. 1998/2018, art. 2
F6I.e. of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c.27). Section 14 was substituted by the Road Traffic (Temporary Provisions) Act 1991 (c.26), Schedule 1.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 3 para. 2 wholly in force at 16.6.1997; Sch. 3 para. 2 wholly in force at 01.10.1991 for England and Wales only by S.I. 1991/2054, art. 3, Sch. and at 16.6.1997 for Scotland by S.I. 1997/1580, art. 2(b)
Marginal Citations