The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2016

PART 4 Transport

Highways functions

9.—(1) The functions of the constituent councils under the following provisions of the 1980 Act are exercisable by the GMCA in relation to the Area—

(a) section 6(1)(powers to enter into agreements with the Minister or strategic highways companies relating to the exercise of functions with respect to trunk roads etc); and

(b) section 8(2)(power to enter into agreements with local highway authorities and strategic highways companies for the doing of certain works).

(2) The functions are exercisable concurrently with the constituent councils.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), section 8(3) of the 1980 Act has effect as if the words “another highway authority” and “that other highway authority” were replaced with “the GMCA”.

Road Safety

10.—(1) The functions of the constituent councils under section 39(2) and (3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988(3) (duties of local authorities to prepare and carry out a programme of measures designed to promote road safety, and carry out studies into accidents arising out of the use of vehicles on certain roads within their areas) are exercisable by the GMCA in relation to the Area.

(2) The functions are exercisable concurrently with the constituent councils.

Grants to bus service operators

11.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), the GMCA shall have in relation to the Area a function corresponding to the function in section 154(1) of the 2000 Act (grants to bus service operators) which the Secretary of State has in relation to England.

(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), section 154(1) of the 2000 Act shall have effect as if “with the approval of the Treasury” were omitted.

(3) Grants made under paragraph (1) must be—

(a) calculated in accordance with such method as may be provided by any regulations made by the Secretary of State by virtue of section 154(2) of the 2000 Act; and

(b) subject to sub-paragraph (a), of such amount and subject to such conditions (including conditions requiring their repayment in specified circumstances) as may be determined by the Secretary of State by virtue of section 154(3) of the 2000 Act and notified to the GMCA.

(4) Grants must not be made under paragraph (1) to the extent that eligible bus services operate outside the Area.

(5) In this article, “eligible bus services” has the meaning given by section 154(5) of the 2000 Act.

(1)

Section 6 was amended by section 8 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Act 1985 (c.51), section 22 of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), section 1 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to, the Infrastructure Act 2015, and S.I. 1995/1986.

(2)

Section 8 was amended by section 22 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, section 8 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Act 1985, and section 1 of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to, the Infrastructure Act 2015.

(3)

1988 c. 52. Section 39 was amended by section 168 of, and paragraph 121(3) of Schedule 8 to, the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22), and by section 279 of the 1999 Act.