Part III Road user charging and workplace parking levy

Chapter I Road user charging

Charging schemes

I1167 Trunk road charging schemes.

1

A trunk road charging scheme may only be made—

a

by the Secretary of State in respect of roads for which he F3or a strategic highways company is the traffic authority, or

b

by the National Assembly for Wales in respect of roads for which it is the traffic authority.

2

A trunk road charging scheme F6under subsection (1)(a) may only be made in respect of a road if—

a

the road is carried by a bridge, or passes through a tunnel, of at least 600 metres in length, or

b

a local traffic authority F1, an Integrated Transport AuthorityF2, a combined authorityF4, a combined county authority or Transport for London has requested the charging authority to make the trunk road charging scheme in connection with a charging scheme under this Part, or a scheme under Schedule 23 to the M1Greater London Authority Act 1999, made or proposed by them.

F53

A trunk road charging scheme under subsection (1)(b) may only be made in respect of a road if—

a

the road is carried by a bridge, or passes through a tunnel, of at least 600 metres in length,

b

the scheme is made for the purpose of reducing or limiting air pollution in the vicinity of the road (which may comprise or include a length of road of the kind described in paragraph (a)), or

c

a local traffic authority have requested the charging authority to make the scheme in connection with a charging scheme under this Part made or proposed by them.

4

Subsection (3)(b) does not prevent a scheme made by virtue of subsection (3)(c) from being made for the purpose of reducing or limiting air pollution.