1996 No. 1553
DEREGULATION
The Deregulation (Parking Equipment) Order 1996
Made 13th June 1996
Coming into force 13th September 1996

Whereas:
(a) the Secretary of State is of the opinion that certain provisions of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 impose burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of a trade, business, profession or otherwise and that by amending or repealing the provisions concerned and by making certain other provision it is possible to remove or reduce the burdens without removing any necessary protection;
1984 c. 27. Section 35 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 was inserted by section 1 of the Parking Act 1989 (c. 16) (“the 1989 Act”); section 35A was inserted by section 2 of the 1989 Act; section 46 was amended by paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the 1989 Act; section 47 was amended by paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the 1989 Act; section 51 was substituted by section 2 of the Road Traffic Regulation (Parking) Act 1986 (c. 27) (“the 1986 Act”) and amended by paragraph 4 of the Schedule to the 1989 Act; section 115 was amended by section 2 of the 1986 Act and paragraph 7 of the Schedule to the 1989 Act; paragraph 13 of Schedule 10 was amended by paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the 1989 Act; other amendments have been made which are not relevant for the purposes of this Order.
(b) he has consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by his proposals and such other persons as he considers appropriate;
(c) it appears to the Secretary of State that it is appropriate, following that consultation, to proceed with the making of this Order;
(d) a document setting out the Secretary of State’s proposals has been laid before Parliament as required by section 3 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 4 of that Act has expired;
1994 c. 40.
(e) the Secretary of State has had regard to the representations made during that period;
(f) a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of those representations and has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order:—