Part 2 - Use of parking places
Specified parking places
3. - (1) Each area of land specified by name in column 1 of Schedule 1 may be used subject to the provisions of this Order as a parking place for such classes of vehicles during such hours on such days as are specified in relation to that area in Schedule 1.
(2) The Council shall have the power to close any specified parking place, or part thereof, or suspend on a temporary basis the use of the parking place where such suspension is considered reasonably necessary.
Vehicles of a specified class
4. Where in Schedule 1 a parking place is described as available for vehicles of a specified class, the driver of a vehicle shall not permit it to wait in that parking place unless it is of the specified class.
Position in which a vehicle may wait
5. The driver of a vehicle shall not permit it to wait in a parking place other than in a position wholly within a parking bay where such has been marked out.
Parking bays for disabled persons’ vehicles
6. - (1) The driver of a vehicle, other than a disabled person’s vehicle, shall not permit it to wait in a parking bay indicated by a sign or surface marking as being reserved for a disabled person’s vehicle.
(2) A vehicle displaying a valid Blue Badge shall be entitled to one extra hour of free parking in addition to the time allowed following payment of the appropriate charge in accordance with the scale of charges specified in Schedule 2.
Parking bays for electric vehicles
7. - (1) The driver of a vehicle, other than an electric vehicle, shall not permit it to wait in a parking bay indicated by a sign or surface marking as being reserved for an electric vehicle.
(2) An electric vehicle waiting in a parking bay indicated by a sign or surface marking as being reserved for an electric vehicle shall do so only if it is connected to an electric vehicle charging post.
Maximum period for which a vehicle may wait
8. The driver of a vehicle shall not permit it to wait in a parking place for longer than the maximum period permitted for waiting specified in column 5 of Schedule 1 in relation to that parking place.
Use of parking place other than for parking
9. - (1) The use of part of the parking places specified in Schedule 1 for advertising is authorised in accordance with a licence issued by Belfast City Council.
(2) The use of part of the parking places specified in Schedule 1 for displaying information to the public is authorised in accordance with a licence issued by Belfast City Council.
(3) The use of part of the parking places specified in Schedule 1 for the collection of recyclable materials is authorised in accordance with a licence issued by Belfast City Council.
Issue of licences
10. - (1) A registered charity may apply to the council for the issue of a licence authorising the use of part of a parking place specified in Schedule 1 for the collection of recyclable materials.
(2) A person may apply to us for the issue of a licence authorising the use of part of a parking place specified in Schedule 1 for advertising.
(3) A person may apply to us for the issue of a licence authorising the use of part of a parking place specified in Schedule 1 for displaying information to the public.
(4) A person may apply to us for the issue of a licence authorising the use of part of a parking place specified in Schedule 1 for any reasonable use or purpose or in such circumstances as we consider reasonable.
(5) Belfast City Council may require an applicant in any particular case to submit such additional information or documents as we determines are necessary to determine the application.
(6) On receipt of an application made under paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) we, upon being satisfied that the use of part of the parking place referred to in that application for the purpose referred to in that application will not materially affect or materially interfere with the provision of parking spaces in that parking place, may issue a licence in accordance with Article 13(15) of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 authorising the use by the applicant of part of that parking place for that purpose.
In this article
“registered charity” means a charity registered in the register of charities required to be kept by the Charity Commission by virtue of section 16(1) of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(3) .
Surrender and revocation of licences
11. - (1) A person to whom a licence is issued (“a licensee”) may surrender a licence to us at any time.
(2) We may serve on the licensee a notice revoking a licence, stating the reasons for the revocation if it appears to us that one of the events set out in paragraph (4) has occurred, and the revocation shall take effect on the expiration of the period of one month from the service of that notice.
(3) A notice under paragraph (2) shall be served by delivering it to the person to whom it is addressed at their proper address, or by sending it to such address by telefacsimile or other electronic means, or by post.
(4) The events referred to in paragraph (2) are -
- (a) if the licensee fails to comply with any condition of the licence;
- (b) if we consider the withdrawal of the licence is necessary for the purpose of the exercise of its statutory functions.
