Local Government Act 1974

6 Subject to paragraph 8 below, on and after 1st April 1975 the power of the Secretary of State—

(a) to make advances to a local highway authority under section 235(1) of the [1959 c. 25.] Highways Act 1959 (for the purposes of, or in connection with, highways, road-ferries and the provision of facilities associated with highways), and

(b) to make grants to a Passenger Transport Executive under section 20(8) of the [1968 c. 73.] Transport Act 1968 (towards expenditure incurred by the Executive for certain areas in pursuance of agreements with the Railways Board for the provision of railway passenger services), and

(c) to make grants to any person under section 56(1) of the Transport Act 1968 (towards capital expenditure incurred or to be incurred in the provision, improvement or development of facilities for public passenger transport),

shall cease to be exercisable except in cases where it appears to the Secretary of State that, notwithstanding the grants for which provision is made in Part I of this Act, the whole or any part of any expenditure in respect of which any such advances or grants as are referred to in paragraph (a), paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) above could be made should not fall on the local highway authority, Passenger Transport Executive or other person concerned.