Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1639), the Hyde Park and The Regent’s Park (Vehicle Parking) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/993) and the Greenwich Park (Vehicle Parking) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/934).

Regulation 2 amends the Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces Regulations 1997 to reduce the speed limit at which a vehicle may be driven or ridden on a Park road in The Green Park, Hyde Park (other than the Serpentine Road), St James’s Park or The Regent’s Park from 30 mph to 20 mph.

Regulation 3 amends the Hyde Park and The Regent’s Park (Vehicle Parking) Regulations 1995 to increase the parking charges payable in respect of a vehicle parked in a parking place in Hyde Park between 08:30 hours and 18:30 hours, or The Regent’s Park between 09:00 hours and 18:30 hours. The parking charge increases from 35 pence to 50 pence for every fifteen minutes (or part thereof) on a Sunday or holiday and from 60 pence to 70 pence on any other day.

Regulation 4 amends the Greenwich Park (Vehicle Parking) Regulations 2000 to increase the parking charges payable in respect of a vehicle parked in a parking place in Greenwich Park between 09:00 hours and 18:00 hours. The parking charge increases from 30 pence to 50 pence for every fifteen minutes (or part thereof) on a Sunday or holiday and from 30 pence to 35 pence on any other day.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.