PART 1Strategic highways companies

Functions

4Route strategies

(1)

The Secretary of State must from time to time direct a strategic highways company to prepare proposals for the management and development of particular highways in respect of which the company is appointed (“a route strategy”).

(2)

A route strategy must relate to such period as the Secretary of State may direct.

(3)

The strategic highways company must—

(a)

comply with a direction given to it under subsection (1), and

(b)

publish the route strategy in such manner as the company considers appropriate.

(4)

A direction under subsection (1) must be published by the Secretary of State in such manner as he or she considers appropriate.