Article 2 Amendments to the West Midlands Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017

(1)

The West Midlands Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 2 (interpretation)—

(a)

omit the definition of “Combined Authority roads”; and

(b)

before the definition of “the Mayor”, insert—

““key route network roads” means highways or proposed highways in the combined area designated as key route network roads pursuant to section 107ZA(1)^f1 (designation of key route network roads) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; and”.

(3)

In article 8(1) and (2) (permit schemes), for “Combined Authority roads”, in both places where those words appear, substitute “key route network roads”.

(4)

In article 9(1) (apparatus affected by highway, bridge or transport works), for “Combined Authority roads”, substitute “key route network roads”.

(5)

Omit Schedule 1 (Combined Authority roads).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2009 c. 20. Section 107ZA was inserted by section 63(4) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55); and was amended by paragraph 10 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 2 and 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 11 to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23).