Schedule 1: Enforcement action under part 1: procedure Part 2- Civil sanctions Paragraph 8: Assignment of functions to traffic commissioners
Traffic Commissioners have responsibility for the licensing and regulation of those who operate conventional heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and the registration of local bus services. They are appointed by the Secretary of State and operate at arm’s length from the Department for Transport as independent regulators. Paragraph 8 gives the Secretary of State the powers to delegate (by regulation) to Traffic Commissioners the issuing of compliance notices, redress notices, monetary penalties and costs notices. This is intended to give the Secretary of State the flexibility to align the regulation of authorised automated vehicles with that of conventional vehicles.
	Subparagraph (2) sets out that when these powers are exercised by a traffic commissioner, references to 'the Secretary of State’ in this Part (other than section 43(1)) of the Act are to be read as including a traffic commissioner.
	Subparagraph (3) provides the Secretary of State with the power to issue regulations that enable a Traffic Commissioner to review a compliance, redress or monetary penalty notice issued by the Secretary of State, if the person to whom the notice was issued applies for such a review.
	Subparagraph (4) sets out that the right to appeal to the Court (set out in paragraph 7) does not come into effect until the review by the Traffic Commissioner has been completed.
	Subsection (5) requires that money received by a traffic commissioner as a result of regulations under this paragraph must be paid into the Consolidated Fund in such as manner as the Treasury may direct.