Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18)

Part 2 Network management by local traffic authorities

General duties relating to network management

19 Power to require information relating to network management

(1) The appropriate national authority may direct a local traffic authority to provide it, within a specified period, with specified information connected with any aspect of the performance of their duties under sections 16 and 17.

(2) The information that may be specified in such a direction—

(a) must be information which the authority have in their possession or can reasonably be expected to acquire; and

(b) includes, in particular, information relating to—

(i) the management of a local traffic authority’s road network; or

(ii) the use of their road network by different kinds of traffic or the effects of that use.

(3) A direction under this section may be given to two or more local traffic authorities or to local traffic authorities of a description specified in the direction.

(4) A direction under this section given to a London authority must be copied to the Mayor.