9(1)Section 86 (functions of county councils for areas for which there are district councils) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)Omit subsection (1).
(3)In subsection (2), for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “A county council for an area in England for which there are district councils may make recommendations to any of those district councils with respect to the carrying out of—”.
(4)After subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)Where a district council of a district in England for which there is a county council intends to prepare an action plan it must notify the county council that it intends to do so.”
(5)For subsections (3) to (5) substitute—
“(3)Where a county council has been given a notification by a district council under subsection (2A) it must, before the end of the relevant period, provide the district council with proposals for particular measures the county council will take to contribute to the achievement, and maintenance, of air quality standards and objectives in the area to which the plan relates.
(4)A county council that provides proposals under subsection (3) must—
(a)in those proposals, specify a date for each particular measure by which it will be carried out, and
(b)as far as is reasonably practicable, carry out those measures by those dates.
(5)An action plan prepared by a district council of a district in England for which there is a county council must set out any proposals provided to it by the county council under subsection (3) (including the dates specified by the county council by virtue of subsection (4)(a)).”
(6)In subsection (6), in paragraph (a), after “district council” insert “of a district in England for which there is a county council”.
(7)In subsection (7)—
(a)in paragraph (a), omit the words from “above or” to the end;
(b)in paragraph (b)—
(i)omit “or statement”;
(ii)omit “or (4) above”;
(c)in paragraph (c)—
(i)omit “or statement”;
(ii)omit “or (4) above”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 11 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 147(3)
I2Sch. 11 para. 9 in force at 1.5.2022 by S.I. 2022/48, reg. 4(c)