London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006

Transport

10 Olympic Transport Plan

(1) The Olympic Delivery Authority shall prepare and keep under review a plan (“the Olympic Transport Plan”) for addressing transport matters relating to the London Olympics.

(2) The plan shall, in particular, make provision for—

(a) the construction of systems of or facilities for transport,

(b) the provision of transport—

(i) to and from London Olympic events, and

(ii) for other purposes connected with the London Olympics,

(c) the creation and maintenance of the Olympic Route Network,

(d) control of traffic during the London Olympics period,

(e) control of facilities for transport during the London Olympics period,

(f) road closures or restrictions during the London Olympics period,

(g) the monitoring of traffic and facilities for transport during the London Olympics period,

(h) contingency plans,

(i) co-operation between the Authority and other persons, and

(j) guidance from the Authority to local authorities in England in relation to implementation of the plan.

(3) Before preparing or revising the plan the Authority shall consult—

(a) the Secretary of State,

(b) the Mayor of London,

(c) the London Organising Committee,

(d) the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis,

(e) the Commissioner of Police of the City of London,

(f) the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force,

(g) the Association of Chief Police Officers,

(h) the Office of Rail Regulation,

(i) Transport for London,

(j) a local highway authority, local traffic authority or street authority for a road in England which the Authority thinks is likely to be affected by the implementation of the plan, and

(k) such other persons as the Authority thinks appropriate.

(4) In preparing or revising the plan the Authority shall have regard to—

(a) the transport strategy prepared in accordance with section 142 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) (Mayor’s duty to publish transport strategy),

(b) the spatial development strategy prepared in accordance with section 334 of that Act (Mayor’s duty to prepare spatial development strategy), and

(c) the London Development Agency strategy prepared in accordance with section 7A of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (c. 45).

(5) The Authority shall publish the plan and any revision, except if or in so far as they think publication would be undesirable for reasons of security.

11 Olympic Route Network

(1) The Secretary of State may by order designate a road for the purpose of facilitating travel—

(a) to and from London Olympic events, or

(b) for other purposes connected with the London Olympics.

(2) Where the Secretary of State has designated one or more roads under subsection (1), the Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, by order designate one or more additional roads for the purpose of facilitating travel—

(a) to and from London Olympic events, or

(b) for other purposes connected with the London Olympics.

(3) The roads designated under this section shall together be known as the Olympic Route Network.

(4) An order under subsection (1) or (2)—

(a) may not be made unless the highway authority, traffic authority or street authority with responsibility for each road designated in the order have been consulted,

(b) shall be made by statutory instrument, and

(c) shall be subject to annulment following a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(5) In the case of an order under subsection (1) or (2) which has the effect (by amending or revoking a previous order) of removing a road from the Olympic Route Network—

(a) subsection (4)(a) shall not apply in respect of the road, but

(b) the person making the order must inform the highway authority, traffic authority or street authority with responsibility for the road.

12 Co-operation

(1) The persons specified in subsection (2) shall co-operate with the Olympic Delivery Authority for the purpose of—

(a) implementing the Olympic Transport Plan, and

(b) in particular, providing or facilitating transport services in connection with the London Olympics.

(2) Those persons are—

(a) the Mayor of London,

(b) Transport for London,

(c) the Secretary of State in so far as he has functions under or by virtue of—

(i) section 22 of the Crown Lands Act 1851 (c. 42) (duties in relation to royal parks), or

(ii) section 2(1) of the Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926 (c. 36) (management regulations),

(d) the local highway authority for a road,

(e) the street authority for a road, and

(f) the local traffic authority for a road.

(3) If the Secretary of State thinks that a local highway authority, a local traffic authority or a street authority has failed to comply with subsection (1) he may direct the authority to exercise any of its functions for the purpose of—

(a) implementing the Olympic Transport Plan, or

(b) co-operating with the Olympic Delivery Authority for the purpose of providing or facilitating transport services in connection with the London Olympics.

(4) Before giving a direction to Transport for London under subsection (3) the Secretary of State shall notify the Mayor of London.

(5) If the relevant authority fails to comply with a direction under subsection (3) the Secretary of State may—

(a) exercise the function, or

(b) make arrangements to have the function exercised by—

(i) the Olympic Delivery Authority, or

(ii) any other person.

(6) A person exercising a function of an authority in reliance on subsection (5)—

(a) may do anything which the relevant authority could have done, and

(b) may recover from the authority, as if it were a debt, the reasonable cost of exercising the function.

(7) In preparing or revising a transport strategy in accordance with section 142 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) (obligation to publish transport strategy) the Mayor of London shall—

(a) have regard to the Olympic Transport Plan, and

(b) consult the Olympic Delivery Authority.

(8) This section is without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 18(1) of Schedule 1.

13 Functions affecting London Olympics

(1) This section applies to the exercise by a local highway authority, local traffic authority or street authority of a function if the exercise might reasonably be expected to affect—

(a) the implementation of the Olympic Transport Plan,

(b) any part of the Olympic Route Network,

(c) travel to or from a London Olympic event, or

(d) other travel for a purpose connected with the London Olympics.

(2) An authority may not exercise a function unless—

(a) it has notified the Olympic Delivery Authority, and

(b) either—

(i) the Authority has approved the exercise of the function, or

(ii) the period of thirty days beginning with the date on which the notification is sent to the Authority expires without the Authority sending an objection in writing to the authority, or

(iii) any objection sent under sub-paragraph (ii) has been withdrawn in writing, or

(iv) the Secretary of State, having considered any objection sent under sub-paragraph (ii), has approved the exercise of the function.

(3) The Secretary of State may by order specify circumstances in which subsection (2) shall not apply or shall apply with modifications (whether by reason of urgency or otherwise); and the order may, in particular, define a class of circumstances wholly or partly by reference to the opinion of an authority.

(4) An order under subsection (3)—

(a) shall be made by statutory instrument, and

(b) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(5) The Olympic Delivery Authority—

(a) may take steps to reverse or change the effect of anything done in contravention of subsection (2),

(b) for that purpose, shall have all the powers of the person, and

(c) may recover from the person, as if it were a debt, the reasonable cost of taking action under paragraph (a).

(6) The Secretary of State shall consult the Olympic Delivery Authority before exercising a function relating to a road in a Royal Park if he thinks the exercise will or may affect—

(a) the implementation of the Olympic Transport Plan,

(b) part of the Olympic Route Network,

(c) travel to or from a London Olympic event, or

(d) other travel for a purpose connected with the London Olympics.

(7) Section 183 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) (addition or variation of network services) shall not apply in relation to the provision of network services, within the meaning of that Act, during the London Olympics period.

14 Traffic regulation orders

(1) The Olympic Delivery Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, make an order under section 1, 6, 9 or 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27) (traffic control) in relation to a road forming part of the Olympic Route Network as if it were a traffic authority in respect of that road.

(2) But the Authority may not make an order in reliance on subsection (1) unless its purpose is—

(a) to implement the Olympic Transport Plan, or

(b) to facilitate transport services in connection with the London Olympics.

(3) Part 3 of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (procedure) shall apply to the making of an order by the Olympic Delivery Authority in reliance on subsection (1) as it applies to the making of an order by Transport for London under that Act (subject to any necessary modifications).

(4) A traffic authority may make an order under section 1, 6, 9 or 14 of that Act in relation to any road for a purpose specified in subsection (2).

(5) A local traffic authority may not make an order by virtue of subsection (4) in respect of a road forming part of the Olympic Route Network without the consent of the Olympic Delivery Authority.

(6) Section 3(1) of that Act (restrictions on traffic regulation orders) shall not apply to an order made by virtue of this section.

15 Traffic regulation orders: enforcement

(1) Despite the provisions of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53) (prosecution and punishment of road traffic offences) the maximum fine in respect of contravention of an order made by virtue of section 14(1) shall be level 5 on the standard scale.

(2) Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18) (civil enforcement) shall apply in relation to a contravention of an order made by virtue of section 14(1) or (4) as it applies in relation to the contraventions specified in Schedule 7 to that Act.

(3) In the application of Part 6 of that Act to a contravention of an order made by virtue of section 14(1) or (4) the provisions of Schedule 9 (level of charges) shall have effect as if—

(a) the references in paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 to Transport for London and the London local authorities were references to the Olympic Delivery Authority,

(b) the requirement in paragraph 2(3) were a requirement for the Olympic Delivery Authority to consult Transport for London and the London local authorities,

(c) the reference in paragraph 3 to the Mayor of London were a reference to the Secretary of State,

(d) paragraph 4 were omitted, and

(e) the reference in paragraph 7 to the enforcement authority were a reference to the Authority.

(4) The Secretary of State may direct the enforcement authority for a road to exercise its powers under Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 in respect of contravention of an order made by virtue of section 14(1) or (4).

(5) If the enforcement authority in relation to a road is Transport for London, the Secretary of State may give a direction under subsection (4) only with the consent of the Mayor of London.

(6) If an enforcement authority in relation to a road fails to comply with a direction under subsection (4), the Olympic Delivery Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, act as the enforcement authority in relation to that road.

(7) If the Authority acts as the enforcement authority in relation to a road by virtue of subsection (6), it may recover from the enforcement authority, as if it were a debt, the reasonable cost of acting.

(8) An expression used in this section and in Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 shall have the same meaning in this section as in that Part.

16 Road closures

(1) Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27) (road closures or restrictions for certain events) shall apply in relation to the London Olympics as if—

(a) in subsection (1) for the words “any sporting event, social event or entertainment which is held on a road” there were substituted the words “a London Olympic event”,

(b) subsection (3) were omitted, and

(c) in subsection (5) for the words from “the road” to the end of the subsection there were substituted the words “any road”.

(2) Section 16B of that Act (restrictions on orders under section 16A) shall not apply in relation to a closure under section 16A for the purposes of the London Olympics.

17 Office of Rail Regulation

(1) The list of objectives in section 4(1) of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43) (objectives of Office of Rail Regulation and Secretary of State) shall be treated, in relation to the Office of Rail Regulation only, as including the objective of facilitating the provision, management and control of facilities for transport in connection with the London Olympics.

(2) The Office of Rail Regulation shall consult the Olympic Delivery Authority about the duty under section 4(1) of the Railways Act 1993 (as modified by subsection (1)).

18 Interpretation

In sections 10 to 17—

• “highway authority” shall be construed in accordance with Part 1 of the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66) (highway authorities),

• “local authority” has the meaning given by section 1(a) of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22),

• “local highway authority” has the meaning given by section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980,

• “local traffic authority” has the meaning given by section 121A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27),

• “the Olympic Route Network” has the meaning given by section 11,

• “the Olympic Transport Plan” has the meaning given by section 10(1),

• “road” includes part of a road,

• “street authority” has the meaning given by section 49 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22) but does not include the Secretary of State, and

• “traffic authority” has the meaning given by section 121A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.