1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Regional Transport Planning (Wales) Order 2014 and it comes into force on 4 September 2014.
(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.
2. In this Order—
“the 2000 Act” (“Deddf 2000”) means the Transport Act 2000;
“collective area” (“cydardal”) means the collective geographical area of the local transport authorities who join together to produce a local transport plan;
“local transport authority” (“awdurdod trafnidiaeth lleol”) means a county council or a county borough council in Wales;
3.—(1) The application of section 108 of the 2000 Act in respect of the preparation of local transport plans by local transport authorities is modified in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) A local transport authority may—
(a)prepare a local transport plan in respect of part only of its area;
(b)jointly with one or more local transport authorities, prepare a local transport plan in respect of an area comprising all or any part or parts of their collective area.
4. The Regional Transport Planning (Wales) Order 2006(1) is hereby revoked.
Edwina Hart
Minister for The Economy, Science and Transport, one of the Welsh Ministers
7 August 2014