Local Transport Act 2008

84 Constitutional arrangements

(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision about the constitutional arrangements of an ITA.

(2) “Constitutional arrangements”, in relation to an ITA, means—

(a) the membership of the ITA (including the number and appointment of members of the ITA and the remuneration of, and pensions or allowances payable to or in respect of, any member of the ITA),

(b) the voting powers of members of the ITA (including provision for different weight to be given to the vote of different descriptions of member),

(c) the executive arrangements of the ITA,

(d) the functions of any executive body of the ITA.

(3) In subsection (2)(c) “executive arrangements” means—

(a) the appointment of an executive,

(b) the functions of the ITA which are the responsibility of an executive,

(c) the functions of the ITA which are the responsibility of an executive and which may be discharged by a committee of the ITA or by a body other than the ITA,

(d) arrangements relating to the review and scrutiny of the discharge of functions,

(e) access to information on the proceedings of an executive of the ITA,

(f) the disapplication of section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) (duty to allocate seats to political groups) in relation to an executive of the ITA or a committee of such an executive,

(g) the keeping of a record of any arrangements relating to the ITA and falling within paragraphs (a) to (f).

(4) The provision which may be made by an order by virtue of subsection (2)(d) includes—

(a) provision setting up or dissolving an executive body of an ITA, or merging two or more executive bodies of an ITA,

(b) provision conferring functions on, or removing functions from, an executive body of an ITA,

(c) provision transferring functions of an ITA to an executive body of the ITA, and transferring functions of an executive body of an ITA to the ITA.

(5) An order may not provide for the budget of an ITA to be agreed otherwise than by the ITA.