Legislation – The East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024

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PART 6Transport

Local transport functions under the Transport Act 200015.

(1)

The functions of the constituent councils as local transport authorities specified in Part 2 of the 2000 Act (local transport) are exercisable by the Combined County Authority in relation to the Area.

(2)

Subject to paragraphs (3) to (5), the functions specified in—

(a)

sections 108 and 10944;

(b)

sections 112 and 113;

(c)

sections 113C to 12345;

(d)

sections 123A to 123X46;

(e)

sections 138A to 143B47; and

(f)

sections 152 to 162,

of the 2000 Act are exercisable by the Combined County Authority instead of by the constituent councils.

(3)

During the transition period—

(a)

the exercise of the functions mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) and (b) by the Combined County Authority requires a unanimous vote in favour by all members of the Combined County Authority appointed by the constituent councils, or substitute members acting in place of those members, to be carried at a meeting of the Combined County Authority;

(b)

the functions mentioned in paragraph (2)(c) to (f) are exercisable by the Combined County Authority concurrently with the constituent councils.

(4)

The functions mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) and (b) 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 2000 Act;

(b)

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

(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),

in accordance with the functions conferred on the Combined County Authority by paragraph (1) of this regulation.

(5)

Any exercise of the functions mentioned in paragraph (2)(d) requires the consent of each constituent council in whose area it is proposed that the functions are to be exercised.

(6)

The functions specified in—

(a)

sections 134C to 13848;

(b)

section 145A49;

(c)

section 146; and

(d)

sections 148 to 150,

of the 2000 Act, are exercisable by the Combined County Authority concurrently with the constituent councils.