Local Transport Act 2008

103 Power of ITAs to make charging schemes

(1) Section 163 of the TA 2000 (charging schemes: preliminary) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3) (authorities by which charging schemes may be made)—

(a) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(bb) jointly by an Integrated Transport Authority and one or more eligible local traffic authorities (“a joint local-ITA charging scheme”),”;

(b) for “or” at the end of paragraph (c) substitute—

“(cc) jointly by an Integrated Transport Authority, one or more eligible local traffic authorities and one or more London traffic authorities (“a joint ITA-London charging scheme”), or”.

(3) After subsection (4) insert—

“(4A) In this Part “eligible local traffic authority” means, in relation to any Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area, a local traffic authority which is a council falling within subsection (4B) for—

(a) an area which lies within the Authority’s area,

(b) an area which adjoins the Authority’s area,

(c) an area which adjoins an area falling within paragraph (b).

(4B) The councils are—

(a) a county council in England,

(b) a council for a non-metropolitan district comprised in an area for which there is no county council,

(c) a metropolitan district council.”.