144 Civil penalties for bus lane contraventions

144  Civil penalties for bus lane contraventions

(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌý The relevant national authority may by regulations make provision for or in connection with—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the imposition of penalty charges in respect of bus lane contraventions, and

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the payment of such penalty charges.

(2)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Regulations under subsection (1) may provide for the imposition of penalty charges—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý by approved local authorities, or

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý both by approved local authorities and by Transport for London or London local authorities or both.

(3)ÌýÌýÌýÌý An authority is an approved local authority if—

[(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý an order designating the whole or any part of its area as a civil enforcement area for parking contraventions has been made under paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 8 to the Traffic Management Act 2004], and

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the relevant national authority has made an order specifying it as an approved local authority for the purposes of this section.

(4)ÌýÌýÌýÌý A bus lane contravention is a contravention of any such provision of—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý a traffic regulation order,

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý an experimental traffic order, or

(c)ÌýÌýÌýÌý a temporary traffic

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