37Use of fixed digital RSC

37 Use of fixed digital RSC

For the purposes of sections 80, 80A, 81, 83A(1) and 84(7) of the Act, the prescribed manner of use of a fixed digital RSC is that—

(a) the speed calculation unit (if any) has been tested in accordance with regulation 35 within 12 months before the occasion of its use; and

(b) the vehicle detectors have been placed in position as specified by a manufacturer of fixed digital RSCs or by a person who distributes or maintains them; and

(c) the speed calculation unit (if any) has been sealed in accordance with regulation 36; and

(d) a person placing or removing the speed calculation unit or the fixed digital RSC or switching on or resetting the fixed digital RSC after it has been inoperable for any reason—

(i) checks the time, date and location code and makes any corrections that may be necessary to ensure that the correct data is recorded in the digital file; and

(ii) checks that the vehicle detectors are correctly responding to the movement of vehicles at the location; and

(iii) ensures that, when the speed calculation unit (if any) and the fixed digital RSC are installed and left unattended, they are kept in one or more locked housings.