London Borough of Merton

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON (FREE PARKING PLACES) (DISABLED PERSONS) (NO *.)TRAFFIC ORDER 200X

PROVISION OF DISABLED PERSONS PARKING PLACES

• 1 Notice is hereby given that the Council of the London Borough of Merton under the powers conferred by Sections 6 and 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) and the Traffic Management Act 2004 propose to make the above mentioned Order.
• 2 The general effect of the Order will be to: -
  • a designate parking places in the roads listed on the Schedule to this Notice in which vehicles authorised by the Order may be left for any period during the permitted hours without charge;
  • b provide that the parking place will operate at all times, unless otherwise stated;
  • c specify, in respect of the parking place, that disabled persons’ vehicles displaying, in the relevant position, a disabled persons badge (commonly referred to as “the Blue Badge”) issued by any local authority under the provisions of the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2000 may be left therein; and
  • d provide that certain vehicles may wait in the parking places in certain circumstances, e.g. to allow persons to board or alight (maximum 2 minutes), etc.
• 3 A copy of the proposed Order, and of the Council’s Statement of Reasons for proposing to make the Order and a plan which indicates each length of road to which the Order relates can be inspected at Merton Link, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey.
• 4 Any person desiring to comment on the proposed Order should send a statement in writing, and the grounds thereof if an objection to the Environment and Regeneration Department at the Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5DX, quoting reference ES/SGE, no later than 17 April 2009.