Traffic Management Act 2004

Valid from 31/03/2008

Civil enforcement of other parking contraventions E+W

2 (1) The Secretary of State may, on an application by a London authority, make an order designating the whole or part of the authority's area as a civil enforcement area for parking contraventions within paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 (contraventions other than those relating to parking places). E+W

(2) An application may be made—

(a) by Transport for London, to the extent that the civil enforcement area is to consist of GLA roads;

(b) by a London local authority, to the extent that the civil enforcement area is to consist of roads other than GLA roads.

(3) Before making an order under this paragraph the Secretary of State shall consult the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis or the Commissioner of Police for the City of London or, if appropriate, both of them.

(4) An order in force immediately before the commencement of this Part of this Act designating an area in Greater London as a special parking area under section 76 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40) has effect on and after the commencement of this Part of this Act as if it were an order under this paragraph designating that area as a civil enforcement area for such parking contraventions as are mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).

(5) References in this Part of this Act to the enforcement authority in relation to such contraventions in Greater London are—

(a) as respects parking, or any matter connected with or relating to parking, on or adjacent to a GLA road, to Transport for London;

(b) as respects parking, or any matter connected with or relating to parking, on or adjacent to a road other than a GLA road, to the London local authority in whose area the road is situated.