Part II Local transport

Local transport plans and bus strategies

F1113Role of councils in relation to policies etc of ITAs, combined authorities & CCAs

(1)

A metropolitan district council that is within the area of an Integrated Transport Authority (the “ITA”)—

(a)

must carry out its functions so as to implement the policies developed by the ITA in accordance with section 108(1)(b);

(b)

must, in carrying out its functions in accordance with paragraph (a)—

(i)

comply with the duties set out in section 108(2ZB), and

(ii)

have regard to the proposals contained in the applicable local transport plan;

(c)

must—

(i)

cause a copy of the applicable local transport plan to be made available for inspection (at all reasonable hours) at such places as it thinks fit,

(ii)

give notice, by such means as it thinks expedient for bringing the applicable local transport plan to the attention of the public, as to the places at which a copy of it may be inspected, and

(iii)

supply a copy of the applicable local transport plan (or any part of it) to any person on request, either free of charge or at a charge representing no more than the cost of providing the copy.

(2)

A constituent council of a combined authority or a combined county authority—

(a)

must carry out its functions so as to implement the policies developed by the combined authority or combined county authority in accordance with section 108(1)(b);

(b)

must, in carrying out its functions in accordance with paragraph (a)—

(i)

comply with the duties set out in section 108(2ZB), and

(ii)

have regard to the proposals contained in the applicable local transport plan;

(c)

must—

(i)

cause a copy of the applicable local transport plan to be made available for inspection (at all reasonable hours) at such places as it thinks fit,

(ii)

give notice, by such means as it thinks expedient for bringing the applicable local transport plan to the attention of the public, as to the places at which a copy of it may be inspected, and

(iii)

supply a copy of the applicable local transport plan (or any part of it) to any person on request, either free of charge or at a charge representing no more than the cost of providing the copy.

(3)

In this section—

“applicable local transport plan”—

(a)

in relation to a metropolitan district council that is within the area of an Integrated Transport Authority, means the local transport plan of the ITA;

(b)

in relation to a constituent council of a combined authority or combined county authority, means the local transport plan of that authority;

“constituent council”—

(a)

in relation to a combined authority, means—

  1. (i)

    a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the authority, or

  2. (ii)

    a district council whose area is within the area of the authority;

(b)

in relation to a combined county authority, means—

  1. (i)

    a county council for an area within the area of the authority, or

  2. (ii)

    a unitary district council for an area within the area of the authority;

and here “unitary district council” means a district council whose area does not form part of the area of a county council.

(4)

In any enactment, a reference—

(a)

to section 108(1)(b) includes subsection (2)(a) of this section;

(b)

to section 108(2ZA) includes subsection (2)(b)(i) of this section;

(c)

to section 108(3B) includes subsection (2)(b)(ii) of this section;

(d)

to section 109(4) includes subsection (2)(c) of this section.