The Secretary of State for Transport Order 1976

Functions of the Secretary of State exercisable jointly with the planning Minister

3.—(1) Schedule 2 to this Order shall have effect for securing that, in the exercise in England and Wales of certain functions of the Secretary of State relating to highways, the Secretary of State concerned shall, unless he is also the planning Minister, act jointly with that Minister.

(2) In this Article and in the said Schedule 2 “the planning Minister” means the Secretary of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to England or Wales, as the case may be.