For section 109A there were substituted—

“109AApproval of regional plan

(1)

A corporate joint committee must submit its regional transport plan to the Welsh Ministers for their approval.

(2)

If the Welsh Ministers refuse to approve the plan—

(a)

they must give the corporate joint committee a statement of their reasons for its refusal, and

(b)

the corporate joint committee must prepare another regional transport plan and submit the plan to the Welsh Ministers for their approval.

(3)

If the Welsh Ministers approve a plan under this section, the plan has effect when the approval is given.

(4)

The Welsh Ministers may approve a regional transport plan under this section if (but only if) they consider—

(a)

that the plan is consistent with the Wales Transport Strategy, and

(b)

that the policies contained in the plan are adequate for implementation in the corporate joint committee’s area of the Strategy.”