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| Offences. |
49. - (1) A person commits an offence if he parks a vehicle in contravention of a prohibition or restriction imposed by virtue of section 46.
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(2) A person commits an offence if-
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(a) he is the driver or other person in charge of a vehicle which has been permitted to remain at rest in contravention of any prohibition or restriction imposed by virtue of section 46, and |
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(b) he fails to move the vehicle when ordered to do so by a constable in uniform. |
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(3) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for the act or omission in question.
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(4) Possession of a current disabled person's badge shall not itself constitute a reasonable excuse for the purposes of subsection (3).
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(5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
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(6) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) shall be liable on summary conviction to-
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(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, |
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(b) a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale, or |
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| Interpretation. |
50. In sections 46 to 49-
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"disabled person's badge" means a badge issued, or having effect as if issued, under any regulations for the time being in force under section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970; |
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"driver" means, in relation to a vehicle which has been left on any road, the person who was driving it when it was left there; |
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"parking" means leaving a vehicle or permitting it to remain at rest; |
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"traffic sign" has the meaning given in section 142(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (in relation to England and Wales and Scotland) and in Article 28 of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (in relation to Northern Ireland); |
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"vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 99(5) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (in relation to England and Wales and Scotland) and Article 47(4) of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (in relation to Northern Ireland). |
