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General transport functions

2Wales Transport Strategy

(1)The Assembly must prepare and publish a document to be known as the Wales Transport Strategy.

(2)The Strategy must set out—

(a)the policies developed by the Assembly under section 1(1)(a), and

(b)how the Assembly proposes to discharge its duty under section 1(1)(b).

(3)The Assembly must keep the Strategy under review and may from time to time revise it.

(4)If the Assembly revises the Strategy, it must publish (as it considers appropriate)—

(a)the whole Strategy as revised, or

(b)the revised parts.

(5)In preparing or revising the Strategy the Assembly must consult—

(a)each local authority in Wales;

(b)each county council or district council in England whose area abuts Wales;

(c)any other persons it considers appropriate.

(6)The Strategy and any revision of it do not have effect until approved by the Assembly.

(7)The Assembly must not delegate its function under subsection (6).