The Combined Authorities (Consequential Amendments) Order 2014

Article 2

SCHEDULE Amendments to the Transport Act 1968

1.  The Transport Act 1968 is amended as follows.

2.—(1) Section 9 (areas, authorities and executives) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)(a)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (i), for “Greater Manchester” there is substituted “a metropolitan county which is or is included in a combined authority area”;

(b) sub-paragraph (ia) is omitted.

(3) After subsection (1)(a) there is inserted—

“(aa) any reference to a “combined authority” is to an authority established under section 103(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 for an area which is or includes a metropolitan county;

(ab) any reference to a “combined authority area” is to an area for which a combined authority is established;”.

(4) In subsection (1)(b), for sub-paragraph (ia) there is substituted—

“(ia) in relation to a combined authority area, the combined authority;”.

(5) In subsections (2), (3) and (5), for “the area of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority” there is substituted “a combined authority area”.

(6) Subsection (5A) is omitted.

3.  In section 9A (general functions), in subsections (3), (5), (6)(a) and (b), (7) and (8), after “integrated transport area” there is inserted “, combined authority area”.

4.  In section 10 (general powers of Executive), in subsections (1), (3) and (5), after “integrated transport area” there is inserted “, a combined authority area”.

5.  In section 10A (further powers of Executive), in subsection (1) after “integrated transport area” there is inserted “or combined authority area”.

6.  In section 12 (borrowing powers of Executive), in subsection (1), after “integrated transport area” there is inserted “, a combined authority area”,

7.  In section 14 (accounts of Executive), in subsection (1), after “integrated transport area” there is inserted “, a combined authority area”.

8.  In section 15 (further functions of Authority), in subsections (1) and (6), after “integrated transport area” there is inserted “, a combined authority area”.

9.  In section 16 (annual report etc), in subsection (1), after “integrated transport area” there is inserted “, combined authority area”.

10.  In section 20 (duty relating to rail services), in subsection (2), after “integrated transport area” there is inserted “, a combined authority area”.

11.  In section 23 (consents), in subsections (1), (2) and (3), after “integrated transport area” there is inserted “, a combined authority area”.