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Vehicle Emissions and Air Quality

 

 

Meeting: 09/02/2021 - Executive (Item 130)

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The report sets out policy proposals to introduce an enforcement regime with respect to vehicle emissions. The report follows recommendations from the Licensing and Safety Committee on the 24th October 2019 who Resolved that ‘the Committee recommended officers consider the implications of adopting the delegated powers for dealing with idling vehicles, including taxis’

Minutes:

RESOLVED that

 

      i.        the Council should as a matter of Policy enforce the provisions Road

Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 in so far as they relate to

idling of vehicles and where appropriate to do so to issue fixed penalty

notices in accordance with The Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed

penalty) England Regulations 2002;

 

     ii.        In accordance with the Council’s Constitution (Part 2: Section 6, Table 1 c)

that the Executive Director - Delivery authorises relevant officers to enforce

the provisions;

 

    iii.        the Public Protection Manager on behalf of the Council seeks ‘Designation’

status under Part 2 of the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions)(Fixed Penalty)

Regulations 2002 from the Secretary of State in order that it may enforce the

‘emissions offences’ set out in Regulation 61 and 61A Road Vehicles

(Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 as amended;

 

   iv.        In accordance with the Councils Constitution (Part 2: Section 6, Table 1 (c)

that the Executive Director - Delivery authorises relevant officers to enforce

the provisions set out in C above should the relevant ‘Designation’ be

granted by the Secretary of State.