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2.—(1) The River Tyne (Tunnels) Order 2005(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 41 (power to make byelaws)—
(a)in paragraph (1) for “employees of the undertaker” substitute “tunnel staff”;
(b)after paragraph (2)(c) insert—
“(ca)conferring functions, including discretionary functions, on the undertaker or tunnel staff;”;
(c)in paragraph (2)(g) for “an appointed person” (in both places) substitute “tunnel staff”;
(d)in paragraph (2)(i) for “an appointed person” substitute “tunnel staff”;
(e)in paragraph (2)(j) for “an appointed person” substitute “tunnel staff”;
(f)in paragraph (2)(k) for “an appointed person” substitute “tunnel staff”;
(g)for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) Byelaws under this article may make provision about the charging and payment of tolls, which may, in particular, include provision—
(a)specifying vehicles or journeys in respect of which tolls are to be paid, and requiring payment to be made by or on behalf of the registered keeper of a vehicle or another specified person with responsibility for a vehicle or journey;
(b)allowing discounts for pre-payment of tolls;
(c)for a scheme for the registration of vehicles by or on behalf of disabled persons, which may impose terms and conditions on registration, including limits as to the number of vehicles that may be registered for exemption by or on behalf of each individual participating in the scheme;
(d)about the publication of information about tolls; and
(e)about the display of signs.”; and
(h)in paragraph (19) for the definition of “appointed person” substitute—
““tunnel staff” means persons designated as tunnel staff by byelaws under this Order;”.
(3) In article 42—
(a)in paragraph (9) after “or during an agreed period” insert “and may allow discounts for advance payment”;
(b)after paragraph (10)(d) insert—
“(da)a vehicle being used for coastguard purposes;”; and
(c)for paragraph (10)(e) substitute—
“(e)a vehicle which is registered as exempt in accordance with a scheme provided for in byelaws under article 41(3)(c) for the registration of vehicles by or on behalf of disabled persons;”.
(4) In paragraph 2(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 14 (level of tolls), after “in any period of 12 months” insert “(disregarding revisions of the classifications of vehicles in respect of which different tolls are payable)”.
S.I. 2005/2222, amended by S.I. 2011/3040 and S.I. 2017/1011.
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