Part II

Local transport

Local transport plans and bus strategies

Role of metropolitan district councils
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1
The duties imposed on a Passenger Transport Authority for a passenger transport area by sections 108(1)(a) and (3), 109(1) to (3), 110(1) and 111(3) shall be performed by—
a
that Authority, and
b
the councils for the metropolitan districts comprised in the area,
acting jointly.
2
The duties imposed on a Passenger Transport Authority for a passenger transport area by sections 108(1)(b), 109(4), 110(3) and 112 are also duties of each of the councils for the metropolitan districts comprised in the area.
3
Section 109(5) applies in the case of a Passenger Transport Authority for a passenger transport area only if the document to which it refers has been prepared and published by—
a
that Authority, and
b
the councils for the metropolitan districts comprised in the area,
acting jointly.