Town & Country Planning

East Dunbartonshire Council

INTENTION TO EXERCISE POWERS IN TERMS OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988 ENVIRONMENT ACT 1995

ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLE EMISSIONS) (FIXED PENALTY)

SCOTLAND REGULATIONS 2003

East Dunbartonshire Council as an Authority designated by the Scottish Ministers for the

purposes of the above legislation hereby give notice of its intention to exercise those powers

within the council area of East Dunbartonshire.

These powers extend to all public roads within East Dunbartonshire and will take effect from 12 May 2006

The conferred designation allows the Local Authority to carry out, in accordance with Regulation 9

of the above regulations, tests on vehicles which are in or which are about to pass through or which

have passed through East Dunbartonshire and to issue fixed penalty notices in respect of emissions

offences committed in relation to such vehicles.

The designation also allows the Local Authority to issue fixed penalty notices for stationary idling offences under Section 42 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.