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Section 12 Miscellaneous amendmentsI1I2

England and Wales

(1)

The Transport Act 2000 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 123B (assessment)—

(a)

for subsection (3)(b) substitute—

“(b)

whether the proposed scheme would contribute to the implementation—

(i)

by neighbouring local transport authorities of those authorities’ policies under section 108(1)(a), and

(ii)

by neighbouring relevant local authorities of other policies affecting local services that those authorities have adopted and published,”, and

(b)

in subsection (7)—

(i)

omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (b), and

(ii)

after that paragraph insert—

“(ba)

a Transport Partnership created under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005, or”.

(3)

In section 123E (consultation)—

(a)

in subsection (4), after paragraph (da) (inserted by section 10) insert—

“(db)

the Welsh Ministers if, in the opinion of the authority or authorities, any part of Wales would be affected by the proposed scheme,”, and

(b)

in subsection (5)—

(i)

omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (e), and

(ii)

after that paragraph insert—

“(ea)

a Transport Partnership created under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005, or”.

(4)

In section 162(1) (interpretation of Part 2), at the appropriate place insert—

  • ““council in Scotland” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 41(5)

I2

S. 12 in force at 26.1.2026 by S.I. 2026/46, reg. 2(j)