Local Transport Act 2008

80 Authorities' 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.