(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a transferable function of the Secretary of State, other than an excluded function, is transferred to a strategic highways company.
(2)A transferable function is a function under any enactment which relates to—
(a)highways, or
(b)planning.
(3)An excluded function is a function which—
(a)is exercisable by statutory instrument;
(b)relates to giving consent (however expressed) to the proposed exercise of a function by any other—
(i)highway authority (within the meaning of the Highways Act 1980);
(ii)traffic authority (within the meaning of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984).
(4)Regulations under this section may provide for the function to be exercisable—
(a)concurrently with the Secretary of State;
(b)only with the consent of the Secretary of State;
(c)subject to such other conditions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(5)Regulations under this section may amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify the application of any enactment (but, in the case of an Act, only if the Act was passed before the end of the Session in which this Act is passed).
Commencement Information
I1S. 18 partly in force; s. 18 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 57(1)(a)
I2S. 18 in force at 5.3.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)