113Role of metropolitan district councils
(1)The duties imposed on a Passenger Transport Authority for a passenger transport area by sections 108(1)(a) and (3), 109(1) to (3), 110(1) and 111(3) shall be performed by—
(a)that Authority, and
(b)the councils for the metropolitan districts comprised in the area,
acting jointly.
(2)The duties imposed on a Passenger Transport Authority for a passenger transport area by sections 108(1)(b), 109(4), 110(3) and 112 are also duties of each of the councils for the metropolitan districts comprised in the area.
(3)Section 109(5) applies in the case of a Passenger Transport Authority for a passenger transport area only if the document to which it refers has been prepared and published by—
(a)that Authority, and
(b)the councils for the metropolitan districts comprised in the area,
acting jointly.