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Regulations for congestion charging
16/09/2004
A series of draft
regulations are to be published for consultation
which will help set out the legislative framework
on how road user charging schemes are to be
implemented.
Three sets of
regulations are being published today. These relate
to:
Specifying who would be liable for
charges under any charging scheme
Procedures relating to how penalty
charges will be imposed
Ensuring
accountability through keeping of accounts and
relevant expenses
The consultation
period is 12 weeks from today.
The draft
regulations published today are titled:
Road User
Charging (Liability for Charges) Regulations
Road User
Charging (Penalty Charges) Regulations
Road User
Charging (Keeping of Accounts and Relevant Expenses)
Regulations.
Future draft
regulations to be consulted on include the Road User
Charging (Enforcement and Adjudication) Regulations and
possibly the Road User Charging (Specified Devices)
Regulations.
Regulations are
published under various sections of the Transport
(Scotland) Act 2001 and will apply to any road user
charging scheme made under that Act. Under the Act,
local authorities have the power to introduce schemes
which must be approved by Ministers.