(1)Section 39 of the M1Road Traffic Act 1988 (powers of Secretary of State and local authorities as to giving road safety information and training) shall be amended as follows.
(2)For subsection (2) (duty of local authority to prepare and carry out measures to promote road safety etc) there shall be substituted—
“(2)Each relevant authority—
(a)if it is a local authority, must prepare and carry out a programme of measures designed to promote road safety, or
(b)if it is Transport for London, may prepare and carry out such a programme,
and may contribute towards the cost of measures for promoting road safety taken by other authorities or bodies.”
(3)In subsection (3) (duty of local authority to carry out and act upon studies into accidents arising out of the use of vehicles on roads in their area, other than trunk roads) for the words preceding paragraph (a) there shall be substituted “ Each relevant authority— ”.
(4)In paragraph (a) of that subsection (the duty to carry out the studies)—
(a)after use of vehicles there shall be inserted—
“(i)if it is a local authority,”;
(b)after other than there shall be inserted “ GLA roads or ”; and
(c)at the end there shall be added “or
(ii)if it is Transport for London, on GLA roads or parts of GLA roads,”.
(5)After subsection (3) there shall be inserted—
“(3A)The duties imposed by subsection (3) above are without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2) above and—
(a)in the case of a local authority, are to be discharged in pursuance of their duty under subsection (2)(a) above; and
(b)in the case of Transport for London, are to be discharged by exercising their powers under subsection (2)(b) above.”
(6)In subsection (4) (definitions) the following definitions shall be inserted at the appropriate places—
“GLA road has the same meaning as in the M2Highways Act 1980 (see sections 329(1) and 14D(1) of that Act);”;
relevant authority means a local authority or Transport for London;.
(1)In section 1 of the M3Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997 (interpretation) the following definitions shall be inserted at the appropriate places—
“ local implementation plan, in relation to a London council, means the plan prepared by the council under section 145 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;;”
“ London council means a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London;;”
“ the Mayor of London’s transport strategy means the transport strategy prepared and published under section 142 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;.”
(2)Section 2 of that Act (duty of principal councils to make reports) shall be amended as follows.
(3)In subsection (3) (information or proposals which relate to levels of local road traffic and are required by guidance under subsection (6)) in paragraph (b), after guidance under subsection (6) there shall be inserted “ or (in the case of a report prepared by a London council) directions under subsection (6A) ”.
(4)After subsection (4), there shall be inserted—
“(4A)A report under this section prepared by a London council must take account of the Mayor of London’s transport strategy and the council’s local implementation plan; and—
(a)any targets specified in such a report pursuant to subsection (2), and
(b)any proposals contained in such a report pursuant to subsection (3),
must be in conformity with that strategy and that plan.”
(5)After subsection (6) there shall be inserted—
“(6A)The Mayor of London may give directions or issue guidance to London councils in relation to any matter in relation to which the Secretary of State may issue guidance under subsection (6).
(6B)The Mayor of London must not give any direction or issue any guidance under subsection (6A) which conflicts with guidance under subsection (6).
(6C)A London council preparing a report under this section—
(a)shall comply with any directions given under subsection (6A), and
(b)shall have regard to any guidance issued under that subsection.”
(6)In subsection (7)(a) (report to be sent to the Secretary of State) after Secretary of State there shall be inserted “ and, if the council is a London council, send a copy of the report to the Mayor of London ”.
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