Legislation – The North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024

PART 1
General

1 Citation, commencement, and extent

2 Interpretation

PART 2
Establishment

3 Dissolution of the combined areas of Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland and Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland and the abolition of their respective combined authorities

4 Abolition of the Joint Transport Committee

5 Establishment of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority

6 Constitution of the Combined Authority

PART 3
Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights, Assets and Liabilities and associated provision

7 Transfer of property, assets, rights and liabilities

8 Transfer of functions

9 Continuity provision

10 Extension of financial year of the Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland Combined Authority and the Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority

11 Statutory Officers

12 Pension liabilities

PART 4
Election of Mayor

13 Cancellation of the election for the mayor of the Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority in 2024

15 The Mayor’s first and subsequent terms of office

16 Modification of the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017

17 Political adviser

PART 5
Transport

18 Passenger Transport Executive

19 Transfer of functions etc. relating to transport

20 Adaptation of enactments

21 Agreements between authorities and strategic highways companies

22 Permit schemes

23 Promoting road safety

24 Grants to bus service operators

25 Bus lane contraventions

26 Funding in respect of transport functions – levy

27 Power to pay grant – general

28 Modification of the 2000 Act – implementation of the local transport plan

PART 6
Education, Skills and Training

29 Adult education functions of the Secretary of State transferred to the Combined Authority in relation to the Combined Area

30 Functions of the Secretary of State to be exercisable concurrently with the Combined Authority in relation to the Combined Area

31 Conditions on the exercise of functions mentioned in articles 29 and 30

32 Modification of provisions in ASCLA

33 Functions of the constituent councils to be exercised concurrently with the Combined Authority

PART 7
Housing, regeneration and planning

34 Conferral of functions corresponding to functions that the Homes and Communities Agency has in relation to the Combined Area

35 Acquisition and appropriation of land for planning and public purposes

36 Application of provisions of the HA 1985, the 1990 Act and the 2008 Act

37 Spatial development strategy

38 Adaptation of enactments in consequence of article 37

PART 8
Mayoral development corporations

39 Mayoral development corporations

40 Application of provisions in the 2011 Act

41 Mayoral development corporation: incidental provisions

PART 9
Mayoral functions and funding

43 Joint committees

45 Conferral of the Business Rate Supplements functions

46 Modification of BRSA in consequence of article 45

PART 10
Additional functions and incidental provision

47 Other functions

48 Incidental provisions

49 Modification of section 13 of the 1989 Act

50 Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013

51 Data sharing

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Constitution

SCHEDULE 2 Adaptation of certain transport-related legislation

SCHEDULE 3 Modification of provisions in ASCLA in their application in relation to the Combined Authority

SCHEDULE 4 Modification of the 2008 Act

SCHEDULE 5 Spatial development strategy

SCHEDULE 6 Modification of the application of Part 8 of the 2011 Act

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PART 5Transport

Permit schemes22.

(1)

The functions of the constituent councils as local highway authorities specified in the following provisions of the TMA are exercisable by the Combined Authority in relation to the Combined Area—

(a)

section 33 (preparation of permit schemes38);

(b)

section 33A (implementation of permit schemes of strategic highways companies and local highway authorities in England)39; and

(c)

section 36 (variation and revocation of permit schemes)40.

(2)

The functions of the constituent councils as permit authorities specified in the 2007 Regulations are exercisable by the Combined Authority in relation to the Combined Area.

(3)

The functions mentioned in paragraphs (1) and (2) are exercisable by the Combined Authority concurrently with the constituent councils.

(4)

Part 3 of the TMA (permit schemes) applies in relation to the preparation, implementation, variation and revocation of permit schemes by the Combined Authority as it applies in relation to the preparation, implementation, variation and revocation of permit schemes by a constituent council, subject to the modifications in Part 2 of Schedule 2.

(5)

The 2007 Regulations apply in relation to the content, preparation, operation, variation and revocation of permit schemes by the Combined Authority as they apply in relation to the content, preparation, operation, variation and revocation of permit schemes by a constituent council.

(6)

For the purposes of paragraph (5), references in the 2007 Regulations to a Permit Authority are to be read as including references to the Combined Authority.

(7)

In this article—

(a)

“the 2007 Regulations” means the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 200741;

(b)

“local highway authority” has the meaning given by section 329(1) of the 1980 Act;

(c)

“permit authority” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the 2007 Regulations;

(d)

“permit scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 32 of the TMA.

(8)

The exercise of the functions referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) requires the consent of each Constituent Council Member whose constituent council’s area contains any part of the land in relation to which the function is to be exercised.