Part 5Integrated Transport Authorities etc
Chapter 2Arrangements relating to Integrated Transport Authorities
Establishment of new ITA by order
I180Authorities' review: new ITA
1
Any two or more of the following authorities—
a
a council for a county in England comprised in an area for which there is no ITA,
b
a council for a district in England comprised in an area for which there is no ITA,
may undertake a review of the effectiveness and efficiency of transport within an area satisfying the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) (a “review area”).
2
A review area must include—
a
if the review is being undertaken by a county council, the whole of one or more of the districts in the county (or, if there are no districts in the county, the whole of the county);
b
if the review is being undertaken by a district council, the whole of the district.
3
A review area may also include—
a
the whole of any county the council for which is not taking part in the review;
b
the whole of any district the council for which is not taking part in the review.
4
Where two or more authorities, having undertaken a review under subsection (1), conclude that the designation of an area as an integrated transport area, and the establishment of an ITA for that area, would improve—
a
the exercise of statutory functions relating to transport in the area, and
b
the effectiveness and efficiency of transport within the area,
they must prepare and publish a scheme for the establishment of an ITA for the area (in this section referred to as a “proposed integrated transport area”).
5
A proposed integrated transport area—
a
must consist of the whole or any part of the review area, and
b
may, if the appropriate authority consents, include one or more other counties or districts,
but it must be an area which is capable of being designated by an order under section 78.
6
In subsection (5) the appropriate authority is—
a
in the case of a county or non-metropolitan district comprised in an area for which there is a county council, the county council;
b
in the case of a non-metropolitan district comprised in an area for which there is no county council, the district council;
c
in the case of a metropolitan district, the district council.