The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Approved Devices, Charging Guidelines and General Provisions) (England) Regulations 2022

Transitional provisions and savings in connection with the revocation of the 2007 General Regulations: adjudicators and related reports

36.—(1) Regulation 17(6) of the 2007 General Regulations and the relevant requirements continue to have effect in relation to any period which—

(a) ended immediately before the commencement date, and

(b) in respect of which a relevant adjudicator would have been required to submit an annual report to the relevant enforcement authorities if the 2007 General Regulations had not been revoked by these Regulations.

(2) Paragraph (3) applies where a period in respect of which a relevant adjudicator would have been required to submit an annual report under regulation 17(6) of the 2007 General Regulations (a “reporting period”)—

(a) began before the commencement date, but

(b) had not ended immediately before that date.

(3) Where this paragraph applies—

(a) the adjudicator must submit a report to the relevant enforcement authorities in respect of the period which—

(i) begins with the first day of the reporting period, and

(ii) ends immediately before the commencement date, and

(b) the relevant requirements continue to have effect for that purpose as they had effect for the purposes of regulation 17(6) immediately before the commencement date.

(4) Regulation 17(7) of the 2007 General Regulations continues to have effect in relation to any period which—

(a) ended immediately before the commencement date, and

(b) in respect of which the relevant enforcement authorities would have been required to make an annual report to the Secretary of State if the 2007 General Regulations had not been revoked by these Regulations.

(5) Paragraph (6) applies where a period in respect of which the relevant enforcement authorities would have been required to submit an annual report to the Secretary of State under regulation 17(7) of the 2007 General Regulations (an “RA reporting period”)—

(a) began before the commencement date, but

(b) had not ended immediately before that date.

(6) Where this paragraph applies, the relevant authorities must submit and publish a report to the Secretary of State on the discharge by the relevant adjudicators of their functions during the period which—

(a) begins with the first day of the RA reporting period, and

(b) ends immediately before the commencement date.

(7) In this regulation—

“relevant adjudicator” means an adjudicator who—

(a)

was appointed under regulation 17 of the 2007 General Regulations, and

(b)

held office immediately before the commencement date;

“the relevant requirements” means the requirements imposed by the relevant authorities for the purposes of regulation 17(6) of the 2007 General Regulations, as they had effect immediately before the commencement date.