The West Midlands Passenger Transport Area (Designation) Order 1969

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order designates the passenger transport area for the West Midlands and provides for the establishment of the Passenger Transport Authority and the Passenger Transport Executive for that area under Part II of the Transport Act 1968.

The area designated is specified in Schedule 1 to the Order and Article 4 and Schedule 2 provide for the constitution of the Passenger Transport Authority and specify the constituent councils by whom members of the Authority are to be appointed.

By Articles 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 provision is made for the appointment and tenure of office of members of the Authority, for their vacation of office and their disqualification for office in certain circumstances and for the appointment of deputies for members of the Authority.

Article 11 and Schedule 3 make provision as to meetings and proceedings of the Authority.

In Articles 12 to 15 provision is made for the remuneration of the Chairman of the Authority, for the payment of allowances to the Chairman and members of the Authority, for the appointment and remuneration of officers and servants of the Authority and for requiring the Executive to pay the expenses of, and to provide accommodation for, the Authority.

Articles 16 and 17 provide for the establishment of the Passenger Transport Executive and for the proceedings of the Executive.

Certain enactments relating to local authorities are applied to the Authority and the Executive by Article 18.

Provision is made in Article 19 for enabling persons employed by the Authority, the Executive or subsidiaries of the Executive to participate in a local government superannuation fund.

Articles 20 to 23 deal with the appointment of committees, the delegation of functions to the Director General of the Executive, the validity of acts of the Authority and the Executive and the authentication of documents.