DSPS Acting Beyond Delegated Authority (DCC)
Dublin Street Parking Services (DSPS, dsps.ie) is the third-party operator that enforces DCC's Parking Control Bye-Laws on behalf of the Council. The delegation of statutory enforcement powers to a private operator must be lawful under the bye-laws and Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975. Demand the delegation instrument: who authorised the specific traffic warden, when, and under what bye-law section.
Legal basis
Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (appointment of traffic wardens); Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws 2024; Roads Act 1993 s.36.
How to identify this in your case
Any DCC FCN issued by a DSPS warden. Particularly strong if the council cannot produce a current warden authorisation card or the bye-law clause authorising third-party enforcement.
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