Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019

2 Parking code: procedure

(1) Before preparing a code under section 1, the Secretary of State must consult—

(a) persons who appear to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of those who provide, operate or manage private parking facilities,

(b) persons who appear to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of those who use, or may use, private parking facilities, and

(c) such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(2) After preparing a code under section 1, the Secretary of State must lay the code before Parliament.

(3) If, within the 40-day period, either House of Parliament resolves not to approve the code—

(a) the code is not to be issued, and

(b) the Secretary of State must prepare another code under section 1.

(4) If no such resolution is passed within that period, the Secretary of State must issue the code.

(5) A code issued under subsection (4) comes into force at the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which it is issued.

(6) In this section “the 40-day period” means the period of 40 days beginning with the day on which the code is laid before Parliament (or, if it is not laid before each House of Parliament on the same day, the later of the 2 days on which it is laid).

(7) In calculating the 40-day period, no account is to be taken of any period during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which both Houses are adjourned for more than 4 days.