(1)Part II of the 1976 Act is amended as follows.
(2)In section 13 (Revision of tolls), after subsection (4)(a), there shall be inserted—
“(aa)the desirability of providing funds for and in meeting expenses incurred in securing any necessary authority or consent for, and in securing the construction and operation of, an additional tunnel crossing of the river Tyne;”.
(3)In section 14 (Application of tolls), in subsection (1)(c), after “subsection” there shall be inserted—
“(i)in providing funds for and in meeting expenses incurred in securing any necessary authority or consent for, and in securing the construction and operation of, an additional tunnel crossing of the river Tyne;
(ii)”.