Part 2Vehicles

Nuisance parking offences: fixed penalty notices

9Fixed penalty notices: supplementary

(1)

For the purposes of this section, “this group of sections” means sections 6 to 8 and this section.

(2)

In this group of sections—

“local authority” means—

(a)

a district council in England;

(b)

a county council in England for an area for which there is no district council;

(c)

a London borough council;

(d)

the Common Council of the City of London;

(e)

the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(f)

a county or county borough council in Wales;

“appropriate person” means—

(a)

in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)

in relation to Wales, the National Assembly for Wales;

“authorised officer”, in relation to a local authority, means an employee of the authority who is authorised in writing by the authority for the purposes of giving notices under section 6.

(3)

Any order or regulations under this group of sections must be made by statutory instrument.

(4)

Any such order or regulations may make different provision for different purposes (including different provision in relation to different authorities or different descriptions of authority).

(5)

A statutory instrument containing an order or regulations made by the Secretary of State under this group of sections is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.