Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18)

Part 6 E+W Civil enforcement of traffic contraventions

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 6 applied (with modifications) (temp.) (5.10.2009) by London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (c. 12), ss. 15(2)(3), 40(2) (with s. 40(6)); S.I. 2009/2577, art. 2

C2 Pt. 6 amendment to earlier affecting provision 2006 c. 12, s. 15 15A (as amended) (14.2.2012) by London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Act 2011 (c. 22), ss. 5(2)-(6), 10(1)

C3 Pt. 6 applied by 2006 c. 12, s. 16(3) (as inserted (14.2.2012) by London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Act 2011 (c. 22), ss. 6(4), 10(1))

Civil penalties for road traffic contraventions E+W

76 Civil enforcement officers E+W

(1) A local authority may provide for the enforcement of road traffic contraventions for which it is the enforcement authority by individuals to be known as civil enforcement officers.

(2) A civil enforcement officer must be—

(a) an individual employed by the authority, or

(b) where the authority have made arrangements with any person for the purposes of this section, an individual employed by that person to act as a civil enforcement officer.

(3) Civil enforcement officers—

(a) when exercising specified functions must wear such uniform as may be determined by the enforcement authority in accordance with guidelines issued by the appropriate national authority, and

(b) must not exercise any of those functions when not in uniform.

(4) In subsection (3)(a) “specified” means specified by regulations made by the appropriate national authority.

(5) A parking attendant appointed under section 63A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27) by a local authority that is an enforcement authority—

(a) is a civil enforcement officer in relation to parking contraventions for which that authority is the enforcement authority, and

(b) may be appointed a civil enforcement officer in relation to other road traffic contraventions for which they are the enforcement authority.

[F1 (6) In this section “ local authority ” includes a non-metropolitan district council. ]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 76(6) inserted (26.1.2009) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), ss. 127(2), 134(2)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 76 in force at 26.10.2006 for W. by S.I. 2006/2826, art. 2(1)(2)(c)

I2 S. 76 in force at 23.7.2007 for E. by S.I. 2007/2053, arts. 1(2), 2(1)(2)(c) (with art. 4) (as amended (17.3.2008) by S.I. 2008/757, art. 3)