Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the order)

The Bus Lane Contraventions (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2757), made under section 144 of the Transport Act 2000, provide for the enforcement of bus lane restrictions through the imposition, by approved local authorities, of penalty charges in respect of contraventions of such restrictions. By amending the Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2755), this order specifies the following authorities as approved local authorities for the purposes of that section 144:

(a)

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council;

(b)

the Cheshire East Borough Council;

(c)

the Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council;

(d)

The Cornwall Council;

(e)

The Derbyshire County Council;

(f)

The Devon County Council;

(g)

The Borough Council of Dudley;

(h)

The County Council of Durham;

(i)

the Council of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne;

(j)

The North Lincolnshire Borough Council;

(k)

The Nottinghamshire County Council;

(l)

The Rutland District Council;

(m)

The St. Helens Borough Council; and

(n)

The Walsall Borough Council.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.