7.—(1) Section 82 shall be modified as follows.
(2) For subsection (1) there shall be substituted—
“(1) In this section and sections 66, 69 to 74, 78 and 79 of, and Schedule 6, to this Act—
“designated parking place” means a parking place in a permitted parking area—
whose use as a parking place has been authorised by an order made under section 32(1)(a) or (b) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; or
which has been designated as a parking place by an order made under section 45(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;
“immobilisation device” has the same meaning as in section 104(9) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;
“the Joint Committee” has the meaning given by section 73(1) of this Act;
“the London authorities” means the councils of the London boroughs and the Common Council of the City of London;
“parking attendant” has the same meaning as in section 63A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;
“parking authority” means—
in relation to a parking place which was provided or authorised under section 32(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the local authority as defined by section 32(4)(a) in relation to the parking place;
in any other case, the traffic authority (other than the Secretary of State) as defined by section 121A of that Act.
“penalty charge” means a penalty charge which is payable by virtue of paragraph 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to this Act;
“permitted parking area” means the area designated as a permitted parking area by the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Hampshire, City of Winchester) Order 1996;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;
“special parking area” means an area designated as a special parking area by the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Hampshire, City of Winchester) Order 1996; and
“vehicle hiring agreement” and “vehicle-hire firm” have the same meanings as in section 66 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988(1) (hired vehicles).”
(3) In subsection (5) for the words “the London authority concerned” there shall be substituted“the parking authority”.
(4) Subsections (6) and (7) shall be omitted.