Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “the Act” means the Road Traffic Act 1991;

• “adjudicator” means a parking adjudicator appointed under section 73(3) of the Act;

• “appeal” means an appeal under section 72 of, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to, the Act;

• “FAX” means the making of a facsimile copy of a document by the transmission of electronic signals;

• “hearing” means an oral hearing;

• “proper officer” means a member of the administrative staff provided under section 73(3B)(a)(i)^f1 of the Act appointed to perform the duties of the proper officer under these Regulations; and

• “register” means the register of appeals and decisions kept in pursuance of these Regulations.

In these Regulations, in relation to an appeal or any process connected with an appeal–

• “appellant” means the person making the appeal;

• “disputed decision” means a decision of the parking authority against which an appeal is made under these Regulations;

• “original representations” means the representations made to the parking authority under section 71 of or paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Act; and

• “parking authority” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 82(1) of the Act.

Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to–