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The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017

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8.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following are exercisable by the Combined Authority in relation to the Area—

(a)the functions of the constituent councils specified in Parts 4 (local passenger transport services) and 5 (financial provisions) of the Transport Act 1985(1); and

(b)the functions of the constituent councils as local transport authorities specified in Part 2 (local transport) of the 2000 Act.

(2) Functions which are exercisable by the constituent councils and contained in regulations made under section 144 of the 2000 Act (civil penalties for bus lane contraventions) are not exercisable by the Combined Authority.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the functions mentioned in paragraph (1) are exercisable by the Combined Authority instead of by the constituent councils.

(4) The functions contained in sections 63 (functions of local councils with respect to passenger transport in areas other than integrated transport areas and passenger transport areas) and 64 (consultation and publicity with respect to policies as to services) of the Transport Act 1985 are exercisable by the Combined Authority jointly with the constituent councils.

(5) The exercise by the Combined Authority of the functions in sections 108 (local transport plans), 109 (further provision about plans: England) and 112 (plans and strategies: supplementary) of the 2000 Act(2) on or before 7th May 2017 requires a unanimous vote in favour by all members of the Combined Authority appointed by the constituent councils, or substitute members acting in place of those members, to be carried at a meeting of the Combined Authority.

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Section 108 was amended by section 3 of and paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Transport (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 5), sections 7 to 9, and paragraphs 41 and 42 of Schedule 4 and Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), and by section 119 of and paragraph 96 of Schedule 6 to the 2009 Act. Section 109 was amended by section 3 of and paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the Transport (Wales) Act 2006, section 9 of the Local Transport Act 2008, and by section 119 of and paragraph 97 of Schedule 6 to the 2009 Act. Section 112 was amended by sections 10 and 11 of and Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the Local Transport Act 2008, and by section 211 of and by paragraph 48 of Schedule 26 to the Equality Act 2010.

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