Part 2 Bus services
F1CHAPTER 1F1Bus services improvement partnerships
F1Partnership plans and schemes
F13LMulti-authority bus services improvement partnerships
(1)
Two or more local transport authorities may act jointly to make a partnership plan and scheme (or schemes) under this chapter.
(2)
In those circumstances, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference in this chapter (other than this section) to—
(a)
a local transport authority, in relation to a partnership plan or a partnership scheme or to a proposed plan or scheme, is a reference to the authorities acting jointly,
(b)
the area of a local transport authority is a reference to the combined areas of the authorities,
(c)
the relevant general policies of a local transport authority is a reference to the relevant general policies of each local transport authority.
(3)
Where two or more local transport authorities act jointly to make a partnership plan or scheme, they must continue to act jointly in relation to the plan or scheme in all respects.