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Blackpool Will Be a Vibrant, Inclusive, Healthy, Safe and Prosperous Town THE BOROUGH OF BLACKPOOL (VARIOUS ROADS) (CONSOLIDATION OF WAITING RESTRICTIONS, ON STREET PARKING PLACES, RESIDENTS' PARKING PLACES, AND PROTECTION OF BUS STOPS) ORDER 2003 Blackpool will be a Vibrant, Inclusive, Healthy, Safe and Prosperous Town THE BOROUGH OF BLACKPOOL (VARIOUS ROADS) (CONSOLIDATION OF WAITING RESTRICTIONS, ON STREET PARKING PLACES, RESIDENTS' PARKING PLACES, AND PROTECTION OF BUS STOPS) ORDER 2003 The Council of the Borough of Blackpool (hereinafter referred to as "the Council") in exercise of its powers under Sections 1, 2, 4, 45, 46, 46A, 47, 49, 53, 124 and the Ninth Schedule of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act of 1984"), and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Section 124(l)(c) of and Part III of the Ninth Schedule of the Act of 1984 and the Road Traffic Act 1991 (hereinafter referred to as the "1991 Act") and the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Borough of Blackpool) Order 2003 and of all other powers them enabling hereby make the following Order:- 1) The Orders specified in column one of the First Schedule to this Order are hereby revoked to the extent specified in column two of the First Schedule to this Order on commencement of this Order but save as herein revoked the said Orders remain in full force and effect. 2) IN this Order, except where the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say - "bus lane" means a traffic lane reserved for - (a) Motor vehicles constructed or adapted to carry more than eight passengers (exclusive of the driver); (b) Local buses not so constructed or adapted; and (c) Pedal cycles and taxis where indicated on the sign shown in diagram 958 or 959 and pedal cycles where indicated on the sign shown in diagram 960, 962.2, 963.2_or_J.048.1 and 1048.4 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002. "delivering and collecting" in relation to any goods, includes checking the goods for the purpose of their delivery or collection. "disabled person's badge" shall have the same meaning as in the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000 as amended by the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and has not ceased to be in force. Road Traffic Order - Various Roads - CW/jem "disabled person's vehicle" means a vehicle displaying a disabled persons badge in accordance with the circumstances prescribed in the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000. "driver" in relation to a vehicle waiting in any parking place or in a road or length of road or specified road or street or highway means the person driving the vehicle at the time that it was left in that location. "dual purpose vehicle" has the same meaning as in the sixth Schedule of the Act of 1984. "invalid carriage" means a mechanically propelled vehicle the weight of which unladen does not exceed 254 kilograms and which is specially designed and constructed and not merely adapted for the use of a person suffering from physical default or disability and is used solely by such a person. "owner" has the same meaning as in the Act of 1984 and in relation to a vehicle which is the subject of a hiring agreement or hire purchase agreement includes the person entitled to possession of the vehicle under the agreement. "parking attendant" means a parking attendant as defined in section 63A of the Act of 1984 (which is inserted by Section 44(1) of the 1991 Act). "parking disc" means a device which - (a) is 125 millimetres square and coloured blue; (b) has been issued by a local authority and has not ceased to be valid; and (c) is capable of showing the quarter hour period during which a period of waiting has begun. "penalty charge" and^reduced-penalty charge" means a charge set by the Council under the provisions of Section 66 of the 1991 Act and with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport which is to be paid to the council within 28 days beginning with the date of the notice or 14 days in the case of a reduced penalty charge following the issue of a penalty charge notice. "penalty charge notice" means a notice issued or served by a parking attendant pursuant to the provisions of Section 66 of the 1991 Act containing the particulars therein required. "relevant position" shall have the following meanings:- Road Traffic Order - Various Roads - CW/jem (a) the badge is exhibited on the dashboard or facia of the vehicle; and (b) where the vehicle is not fitted with a dashboard or facia, the badge is exhibited in a conspicuous position on the vehicle, so that the front of the badge is clearly legible from the outside of the vehicle. "telecommunication apparatus" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1984. "ticket machine" means apparatus designed to indicate the time by a clock and to issue parking tickets indicating the payment of a charge and the date and time at which the charge was paid. "traffic sign" means a sign of any size, colour, prescribed or authorised, under or having effect as if, prescribed or authorised under Section 64 of the Act of 1984. The restrictions imposed by this Order shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any restriction or requirement imposed by any regulations made or having effect as if made under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended or by or under any other enactment The masculine includes the feminine and vice versa. Any reference in this Order to a statute or regulation shall be construed to such statute or regulation as the same may have been or may from time to time be amended or re-enacted. 3) IN Articles 7 to 42 inclusive and the Second Schedule of this Order except where the context otherwise requires (and without prejudice to their interpretation in the remainder of this Order) the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively that is to say: "bus" means a passenger vehicle adapted to carry more than 13 persons exclusive of the driver, operating as a local bus service. "bus stop area" means any area of carriageway of a specific road, intended for the waiting of buses, which is comprised within and indicated by a road marking complying with either diagram 1025.1 or 1025.3 and 1025.4 in the Second Schedule to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002. "coach" means a passenger vehicle adapted to carry more than 13 persons exclusive of the driver, operating as a coach service. Road Traffic Order - Various Roads - CW/jem "seasonal period" shall mean the period from Good Friday to the 10th day of November inclusive in each and every year for which the Order is in force unless otherwise indicated. "specified road" means any road or length of road specified in Articles 7 to 42 inclusive and the Second Schedule hereto. "vehicle" shall not be taken to include non-motor vehicles. "waiting limited" shall mean that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle (i) to wait for a period longer than 30 minutes in any one hour (ii) to wait for a period longer than one hour or (iii) to return for a further period if a period of less than one hour has elapsed since the termination of the last period of waiting of the vehicle on the appropriate side or length of road except that (a) where the expression "2 hours in 4 hours" is used in Part I and Part II of the Second Schedule, "waiting Limited" shall mean that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle (i) to wait for a period longer than two hours or (ii) to return for a further period if a period of less than four hours has elapsed since the termination of the last period of waiting of the vehicle on the appropriate side or length of road and (b) where the expression "1 hour no return within 2 hours" is used in Part I and Part II of the Second Schedule, "waiting limited" shall mean that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle (i) to wait for a period longer than 1 hour or (ii) to return for a further period if a period of less than two hours has elapsed since the termination of the last period of waiting of the vehicle on the appropriate side or length of road. 4) IN articles 43 to 66 inclusive and the Third Schedule to this Order, except where the context otherwise requires (and without prejudice to their interpretation in the remainder of this Order) the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively that is to say:- "authorised vehicle" means a vehicle specified in column 6 of the Third Schedule to this Order and shall include electrically propelled vehicles intended for, or adapted for, use on roads. "coach and passenger vehicle" means a vehicle adapted to carrying 13 passengers exclusive of the driver. "disabled driver" means (i) any person driving an invalid carriage or (ii) any person driving an authorised vehicle with a badge issued in accordance with the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000 as amended by the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and has not ceased to be in force. Road Traffic Order - Various Roads - CW/jem "goods vehicle" has the same meaning as Section 138(3) of the Act of 1984.
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