# The Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2002, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1995 Act” means the Environment Act 1995;
“the 1986 Regulations” means the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986;
“appropriate authority”—
(a) in relation to a fixed penalty notice, means the local authority on whose behalf the notice is issued;
(b) in relation to an authorised person, means the local authority by which he is authorised;
“authorised person”—
(a) in relation to the investigation or prosecution of an emissions offence means a person authorised under regulation 6(1);
(b) in relation to the investigation or prosecution of a stationary idling offence means a person authorised under regulation 6(3);
“designated local authority” means a local authority that is for the time being designated under regulation 4(1);
“emissions offence” means using on a road a motor vehicle which does not comply with a requirement of regulation 61 or 61A (emissions of smoke etc) of the 1986 Regulations;
“fixed penalty notice” means a notice under regulation 10 or 13;
“notice requesting a hearing” means a notice of a description referred to in regulation 18(1);
“stationary idling offence” means a contravention of, or failure to comply with so much of regulation 98 (stopping of engine when stationary) of the 1986 Regulations as relates to the prevention of exhaust emissions;
(2) Unless the context otherwise provides, any reference in these Regulations—
(a) to a numbered section is a reference to the section of the 1995 Act bearing that number; and
(b) to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation in these Regulations bearing that number.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2002/0110423887/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-road-traffic-vehicle-emissions-fixed-penalty-england-regulations-2002/regulation-2
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