London Regional Transport Act 1984

8(1)In this paragraph and paragraph 9 below—

  • "the consultative body" means the body established by the Greater London Council under section 14 of the 1969 Act (users' consultative body) ; and

  • "the Area Committee" means the Area Transport Users' Committee referred to in section 41(1)(a) of this Act.

(2)For the purpose of preparing for the transition from the law in force immediately before the appointed day to the provisions o£ sections 40 and 41 of this Act—

(a)the consultative body shall send to the Executive ; and

(b)the Area Committee shall send to the Railways Board ;

copies of any relevant representations or reference pending before them at the passing of this Act or made to them on or after the passing of this Act.

(3)For the purpose mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) above, where in relation to any relevant representations or reference so pending or made that body or Committee determine that it is not desirable to make any recommendation under section 14(1) of the 1969 Act or (as the case may be) under section 56(4) of the 1962 Act, that body or Committee shall send to the Executive or (as the case may be) to the Railways Board written notification of that determination.

(4)In this paragraph " relevant representations " means—

(a)representations made to the consultative body as mentioned in section 14(1)(a) of the 1969 Act; and

(b)representations made to the Area Committee as mentioned in section 56(4)(a) of the 1962 Act;

other than representations which that body or Committee have determined not to consider as being representations appearing to them to be frivolous.

(5)In this paragraph " relevant reference " means any reference made—

(a)to the consultative body by the Greater London Council or by the Executive under section 14(1)(b) of the 1969 Act; or

(b)to the Area Committee by the Secretary of State or by the Railways Board under section 56(4)(b) of the 1962 Act.

(6)London Regional Transport and the Railways Board shall each send to the Passengers' Committee—

(a)copies of any representations of which copies have been sent to them in pursuance of sub-paragraph (2) above which are pending before the consultative body or (as the case may be) the Area Committee at the appointed day ; and

(b)copies of any relevant reference pending before the consultative body or (as the case may be) the Area Committee at the appointed day.

(7)Any representations of which a copy is sent to the Passengers' Committee in accordance with sub-paragraph (6)(a) above shall be treated for the purposes of section 40(5)(a) of this Act as having been made to that Committee as there mentioned.

(8)Any reference of which a copy is sent to the Passengers' Committee in accordance with sub-paragraph (6)(b) above shall be treated for the purposes of section 40(5)(b) of this Act as having been made to that Committee and (where it was made by the Greater London Council) as having been so made by London Regional Transport.

(9)For the purposes of this paragraph, any representations or reference made to the consultative body or (as the case may be) to the Area Committee before any relevant time are to be regarded as pending before that body or Committee at that time if that body or Committee have not before that time—

(a)made, and sent to the Executive under section 14(1) of the 1969 Act or (as the case may be) to the Railways Board under section 56(4) of the 1962 Act, any recommendation with respect to the matter which is the subject of the representations or (as the case may be) of the reference; or

(b)determined that it is not desirable to make any such recommendation with respect to that matter and, in the case of any such determination on or after the passing of this Act, sent written notification of that determination to the Executive or the Railways Board in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) above.

(10)In sub-paragraph (9) above " relevant time " means—

(a)for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) above, the passing of this Act; and

(b)for the purposes of sub-paragraph (6) above, the appointed day.