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Traffic Management Act 2004

2004 c. 18 · Enacted 22 July 2004 · Extends to England and Wales

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An Act to make provision for and in connection with the designation of traffic officers and their duties; to make provision in relation to the management of road networks; to make new provision for regulating the carrying out of works and other activities in the street; to amend Part 3 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and Parts 9 and 14 of the Highways Act 1980; to make new provision in relation to the civil enforcement of traffic contraventions; to amend section 55 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; and for connected purposes.[22nd July 2004]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Traffic Officers
  2. Traffic officers for England and for Wales
  3. 1Traffic officers: introduction
  4. 2Designation of traffic officers
  5. Jurisdiction and powers of traffic officers
  6. 3Jurisdiction of traffic officers
  7. 4Powers to direct traffic officers
  8. 5The special powers of a traffic officer
  9. 6Powers to stop or direct traffic
  10. 7Powers to place temporary traffic signs
  11. 8Power to confer further special powers on traffic officers
  12. 9Removal of certain vehicles by traffic officers
  13. Miscellaneous and supplementary
  14. 10Offences
  15. 11Uniform
  16. 12Power to charge for traffic officer services provided on request
  17. 13Power to acquire land
  18. 14Financial assistance to authorised persons
  19. 15Interpretation of Part 1
  20. Part 2: Network management by local traffic authorities and strategic highways companies
  21. General duties relating to network management
  22. 16The network management duty
  23. 17Arrangements for network management
  24. 18Guidance to network management authorities
  25. 19Power to require information relating to network management
  26. Enforcement of network management duties
  27. 20Intervention notices
  28. 21Intervention orders
  29. 22Appointment of traffic director: supplementary
  30. 23Monitoring and reporting
  31. 24Intervention in activities of network management authority
  32. 25Exercise of network management authority functions
  33. 26Application of sections 20 to 25 to network management authorities exercising functions jointly
  34. 27Criteria for making intervention orders
  35. 28Guidance to traffic directors
  36. 29Traffic directors in London
  37. 30Recovery of costs from network management authorities
  38. 31Interpretation of Part 2
  39. Part 3: Permit Schemes
  40. 32Meaning of “permit scheme”
  41. 33Preparation of permit schemes
  42. 33AImplementation of permit schemes of strategic highway companies and local highway authorities in England
  43. 34Implementation of local highway authority permit schemes: Wales
  44. 35Implementation of other permit schemes
  45. 36Variation and revocation of permit schemes
  46. 37Permit regulations
  47. 38Crown application
  48. 39Interpretation of Part 3
  49. Part 4: Street works
  50. Enforcement
  51. 40Increase in penalties for summary offences under 1991 Act
  52. 41Fixed penalty offences
  53. Co-ordination of works by street authority
  54. 42Duty of street authority to co-ordinate works
  55. Direction-making powers
  56. 43Directions relating to timing of street works
  57. 44Directions as to placing of apparatus
  58. Records and information
  59. 45The street works register
  60. 46Records of location of apparatus Not yet in force
  61. 47Duties relating to the location of unexpected apparatus Not yet in force
  62. 48Duty to inspect records Not yet in force
  63. Miscellaneous
  64. 49Notices of street works
  65. 50Qualifications of supervisors and operatives Not yet in force
  66. 51Restriction on works following substantial road works
  67. 52Restriction on works following substantial street works
  68. 53Notices requiring remedial works relating to reinstatements Not yet in force
  69. 54Duty to notify street authority of reinstatement
  70. 55Power of street authority to require undertaker to re-surface street Not yet in force
  71. 56Re-surfacing: regulations and guidance Not yet in force
  72. 57Contributions to costs of re-surfacing by undertaker Not yet in force
  73. 58Inspection fees
  74. 59Guidance about inspections
  75. Part 5: Highways and roads
  76. Strategic roads in London
  77. 60Strategic roads in London: initial designation by Secretary of State
  78. 61Orders of the Greater London Authority changing what are strategic roads
  79. 62London borough council exercising powers under Highways Act 1980 so as to affect strategic roads
  80. 63London borough council exercising powers under Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 so as to affect strategic roads
  81. Enforcement of certain offences under the Highways Act 1980 Not yet in force
  82. 64Fixed penalty offences under the Highways Act 1980 Not yet in force
  83. Records of objects placed in highway Not yet in force
  84. 65Duty of strategic highways company or local highway authority to keep records of objects in highway Not yet in force
  85. Skips, scaffolding, building materials and excavations: charges for occupation of highway etc. Not yet in force
  86. 66Builders' skips: charge for occupation of highway for unreasonable period Not yet in force
  87. 67Builders' skips: charge determined by reference to duration of occupation of highway Not yet in force
  88. 68Scaffolding, building materials and excavations: charge for occupation of highway for unreasonable period Not yet in force
  89. 69Scaffolding, building materials and excavations: charge determined by reference to duration of occupation of highway Not yet in force
  90. 70Sections 66 to 69: supplementary Not yet in force
  91. Guidance as to safety precautions
  92. 71Guidance to local highway authorities as to safety precautions
  93. Part 6: Civil enforcement of traffic contraventions
  94. Civil penalties for road traffic contraventions
  95. 72Civil penalties for road traffic contraventions
  96. 73Contraventions subject to civil enforcement
  97. 74Civil enforcement areas
  98. 75Power to require authority to apply for civil enforcement powers
  99. 76Civil enforcement officers
  100. 77Setting the level of penalty charges
  101. Notification, adjudication and enforcement
  102. 78Notification of penalty charge
  103. 78ANotification of penalty charge: parking contraventions in England
  104. 79Immobilisation of vehicle where penalty charge payable
  105. 80Representations and appeals
  106. 81Adjudicators
  107. 82Enforcement of penalty charges
  108. 83Certificated bailiffs Repealed
  109. Additional contraventions in special enforcement areas
  110. 84Designation of special enforcement areas
  111. 85Prohibition of double parking etc.
  112. 86Prohibition of parking at dropped footways etc.
  113. Supplementary
  114. 87Guidance to local authorities
  115. 87APower to prohibit use of devices etc: parking contraventions in England
  116. 88Financial provisions
  117. 89Regulations and orders
  118. 90Application to Crown and visiting forces
  119. 91Consequential amendments
  120. 92Minor definitions
  121. 93Index of defined expressions
  122. Part 7: Miscellaneous and General
  123. 94Power to inspect blue badges
  124. 95Application of surplus income from parking places
  125. 96Wales
  126. 97Financial provision
  127. 98Repeals
  128. 99Commencement, transitionals and savings
  129. 100Short title and extent
  130. Schedule 1: Increase in maximum fines for certain summary offences under the 1991 Act
  131. Schedule 2: Schedule 4A to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
  132. Schedule 3: Schedule 4B to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
  133. Schedule 4: Schedule 3A to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
  134. Schedule 5: Schedule 22A to the Highways Act 1980 Not yet in force
  135. Schedule 6: Schedule 22B to the Highways Act 1980 Not yet in force
  136. Schedule 7: Road traffic contraventions subject to civil enforcement
  137. Part 1: Parking contraventions
  138. Parking contraventions
  139. 1Paragraph 1
  140. Contraventions relating to parking places in Greater London
  141. 2Paragraph 2
  142. Other parking contraventions in Greater London
  143. 3Paragraph 3
  144. Parking contraventions outside Greater London
  145. 4Paragraph 4
  146. Power to add further offences
  147. 5Paragraph 5
  148. Part 2: Bus lane contraventions
  149. Bus lane contraventions
  150. 6Paragraph 6
  151. Part 3: London lorry ban contraventions
  152. London lorry ban contraventions
  153. 7Paragraph 7
  154. Part 4: Moving traffic contraventions
  155. Moving traffic contraventions
  156. 8Paragraph 8
  157. 8ATraffic signs subject to civil enforcement in England
  158. Traffic signs subject to civil enforcement in Wales
  159. 9Paragraph 9
  160. Power to amend tables
  161. 10Paragraph 10
  162. Schedule 8: Civil enforcement areas and enforcement authorities
  163. Part 1: In Greater London
  164. Civil enforcement of parking contraventions relating to parking places
  165. 1Paragraph 1
  166. Civil enforcement of other parking contraventions
  167. 2Paragraph 2
  168. Variation of civil enforcement area by Mayor of London
  169. 3Paragraph 3
  170. Civil enforcement of bus lane contraventions Not yet in force
  171. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  172. Civil enforcement of London lorry ban contraventions Not yet in force
  173. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  174. Civil enforcement of moving traffic contraventions: London local authorities Not yet in force
  175. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  176. Civil enforcement of moving traffic contraventions: Transport for London Not yet in force
  177. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  178. Part 2: Outside Greater London
  179. Designation of civil enforcement areas for parking contraventions
  180. 8Paragraph 8
  181. Designation of civil enforcement areas for bus lane contraventions
  182. 9Paragraph 9
  183. Designation of civil enforcement areas for moving traffic contraventions
  184. 10Paragraph 10
  185. Schedule 9: Civil enforcement: setting the level of charges
  186. Part 1: Charges to which this Schedule applies
  187. Charges to which this Schedule applies
  188. 1Paragraph 1
  189. Part 2: Charges applicable in Greater London
  190. Charges to be set by Transport for London or London local authorities
  191. 2Paragraph 2
  192. Supervisory role of Mayor of London
  193. 3Paragraph 3
  194. Reserve powers of Secretary of State
  195. 4Paragraph 4
  196. Publication of levels of charges
  197. 5Paragraph 5
  198. Discharge of functions by London local authorities
  199. 6Paragraph 6
  200. Part 3: Charges applicable outside Greater London
  201. Charges to be set by enforcement authority
  202. 7Paragraph 7
  203. Guidelines given by appropriate national authority
  204. 8Paragraph 8
  205. Publication of levels of charges
  206. 9Paragraph 9
  207. Schedule 10: Civil enforcement: special enforcement areas
  208. Designation of special enforcement areas in Greater London
  209. 1Paragraph 1
  210. Variation of special enforcement area by Mayor of London
  211. 2Paragraph 2
  212. Designation of special enforcement areas outside Greater London
  213. 3Paragraph 3
  214. Schedule 11: Civil enforcement: consequential amendments
  215. Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
  216. 1Paragraph 1
  217. 2Paragraph 2
  218. 3Paragraph 3
  219. 4Paragraph 4
  220. Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992
  221. 5Paragraph 5
  222. London Local Authorities Act 1995
  223. 6Paragraph 6
  224. London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2003
  225. 7Paragraph 7
  226. Schedule 12: Repeals
  227. 1Civil enforcement
  228. 2Other repeals