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| Variation of special parking areas by the Mayor. |
246. After section 76 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (special parking areas) there shall be inserted-
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| "Variation of special parking areas by Mayor of London. |
76A. - (1) At any time when an order under section 76 above designating the whole or any part of a London authority's area as a special parking area is in force, the Mayor of London may by order under this subsection amend the order so as to vary the area which for the time being constitutes the special parking area.
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(2) No order may be made under subsection (1) above without the consent of every London local authority which is the traffic authority for a road which the order has the effect of bringing within, or removing from, the special parking area concerned.
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(3) An order under subsection (1) above must not be such as to bring within a special parking area-
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(a) any area specified in an order under this paragraph made by the Secretary of State; or |
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(b) the whole or any part of a Royal Park, except with the consent of the Secretary of State. |
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(4) No area may be specified in an order under subsection (3)(a) above unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is expedient, on grounds of national security, that no part of that area should be included in a special parking area.
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(5) In this section "Royal Park" means any park to which the Parks Regulation Act 1872 applies (see sections 1 and 3 of the Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926)."
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| Interpretation of parking provisions. |
247. - (1) Section 82 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (interpretation of Part II) shall be amended as follows.
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(2) In subsection (1), for the definition of "London authority" there shall be substituted-
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""London authority" means- |
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(a) as respects parking, or any matter connected with or relating to parking, on a GLA road, Transport for London;
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(b) as respects parking, or any matter connected with or relating to parking, on any road other than a GLA road or a trunk road, any council of a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London;".
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(3) In subsection (1), the following definitions shall be inserted at the appropriate places-
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""GLA road", subject to subsection (1C) below, has the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980 (see sections 329(1) and 14D(1) of that Act);"; |
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""London local authority" means any council of a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London;"; |
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""the Mayor's transport strategy" means the transport strategy prepared and published by the Mayor of London under section 127 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;"; |
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""Minister of the Crown" has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;." |
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(4) After subsection (1) there shall be inserted-
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"(1A) Any functions conferred or imposed on the Greater London Authority by or under this Part of this Act shall be functions of the Authority which are exercisable by the Mayor acting on behalf of the Authority.
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(1B) Subsection (1A) above does not apply in relation to any function expressly conferred or imposed on, or made exercisable by, the London Assembly."
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(5) In subsection (6) (power to make orders or regulations to be exercisable by statutory instrument) after "conferred by this Part" there shall be inserted "on a Minister of the Crown".
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School crossing patrols, parking attendants and traffic wardens |
| School crossing patrols. |
248. - (1) Section 26 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (arrangements for patrolling school crossings) shall be amended as follows.
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(2) In subsection (2) (definition of the appropriate authority)-
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(a) in paragraph (a) (places not in the metropolitan police district or the City) for "not in the metropolitan police district and not in the City of London" there shall be substituted "outside Greater London"; and |
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(b) for paragraph (c) (places in the metropolitan police district) there shall be substituted- |
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"(c) as respects places in a London borough, shall be the council for the borough,". |
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(3) In subsection (4) (duty of certain authorities to have regard to representations made by other local authorities in their area) in paragraph (a)-
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(a) the words "and the commissioner of police of the metropolis", "or him" and "or metropolitan police district" shall cease to have effect; and |
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(b) after "in the county" there shall be inserted "or". |
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(4) After subsection (4) there shall be inserted-
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"(4A) Before making arrangements under subsection (1) above for the patrolling of places where children cross GLA roads, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London must consult Transport for London and take account of any representations made by Transport for London."
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(5) In subsection (5) (agreements between council of a county etc and the police authority)-
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(a) after "council of the county" there shall be inserted ", London borough"; and |
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(b) after "in the county" there shall be inserted ", London borough". |
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(6) In consequence of the preceding provisions of this section, section 27 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (expenses under section 26 in metropolitan police district) shall cease to have effect.
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| Parking attendants. |
249. - (1) Section 63A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (parking attendants) shall be amended as follows.
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(2) In subsection (4) (parking attendants in Greater London to wear uniform prescribed by Secretary of State when exercising prescribed functions) for "Secretary of State" there shall be substituted "Greater London Authority".
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(3) In subsection (5) (definition of "local authority" etc) at the end there shall be added "except that Transport for London shall also be a local authority".
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(4) After subsection (5), there shall be inserted-
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"(6) For the purposes of this section, the area of Transport for London is Greater London."
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| Exercise by traffic wardens of functions of parking attendants. |
250. - (1) Section 95 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (appointment of traffic wardens) shall be amended as follows.
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(2) After subsection (4) (which confers power to employ traffic wardens to act as parking attendants at certain street parking places) there shall be inserted-
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"(4A) For the purposes of subsection (4) above, Transport for London is a local authority."
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