Local Transport Act 2008

83 Secretary of State’s power to direct a review of arrangements

(1) The Secretary of State may direct one or more of the authorities falling within subsection (2) (including two or more authorities of the same description) to undertake a review of one or more of the matters mentioned in subsection (3).

(2) An authority falls within this subsection if it is—

(a) an ITA,

(b) a district council for an area comprised in an integrated transport area,

(c) a county council for an area comprised in an integrated transport area,

(d) a county council or district council for an area which could be comprised in any proposed integrated transport area to which the direction relates.

(3) The matters are—

(a) those in relation to which an order may be made under any of sections 84 to 91,

(b) in relation to an ITA or any executive body of the ITA existing at the time of the direction, any matter concerning the ITA or the executive body which the ITA has power to determine.

(4) The Secretary of State may give a direction only if the Secretary of State considers that the review and any scheme are likely to improve—

(a) the exercise of statutory functions relating to transport in an integrated transport area or proposed integrated transport area, or

(b) the effectiveness and efficiency of transport within such an area.

(5) A direction under this section must relate to one or more integrated transport areas or proposed integrated transport areas.

(6) A direction may require the preparation and publication of a scheme relating to the power to make an order under any of sections 84 to 91.

(7) If a direction is given to two or more authorities the review must be undertaken jointly by all the authorities subject to the direction.

(8) The provision which may be made by a direction includes provision for—

(a) the timetable for the review and for the preparation and publication of a scheme,

(b) the procedures to be followed in carrying out the review,

(c) particular issues which the review and any scheme must address,

(d) the implementation of any scheme.

(9) An authority to which a direction is given must, in carrying out the review and preparing any scheme, do so in the manner that they consider most likely to improve—

(a) the exercise of statutory functions relating to transport in an integrated transport area or proposed integrated transport area, and

(b) the effectiveness and efficiency of transport within such an area.

(10) An authority which is carrying out a review and preparing any scheme in accordance with a direction may include in the review and any scheme—

(a) any matter (whether or not it is the subject of the direction) in relation to which an order may be made under any of sections 84 to 91, and

(b) where the review is carried out by an ITA, whether alone or jointly, any matter concerning the ITA which the ITA has power to determine.

(11) In relation to the dissolution of an integrated transport area (see section 91) the references in subsections (4) and (9) to an integrated transport area have effect as references to the territory comprised in a dissolved integrated transport area.

(12) In this section “proposed integrated transport area” means one which may be designated by an order under section 90 (ITA boundary changes).