Legislation – The Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority Regulations 2025

PART 4Transport

Local transport functions under the Transport Act 200010.

(1)

The functions of the constituent councils as local transport authorities specified in Part 2 (local transport) of the Transport Act 200022 are exercisable by the Combined County Authority in relation to the Area.

(2)

Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the functions specified in paragraph (1) are exercisable by the Combined County Authority instead of by the constituent councils.

(3)

During the transition period the functions specified in paragraph (1) are exercisable by the Combined County Authority concurrently with the constituent councils.

(4)

The functions conferred on the Combined County Authority by paragraph (1) are subject to the following modifications—

(a)

in section 108(1)(b), the reference to “those policies” is a reference to the policies developed under section 108(1)(a) of the Transport Act 2000;

(b)

in section 108(3B), the reference to “their plan” is a reference to the local transport plan prepared under section 108(3);

(c)

in section 109(4), the reference to “their local transport plan” is a reference to the local transport plan prepared under section 108(3).