Paragraph 2

(1)

Section 6 of that Act (delegation etc. of functions with respect to trunk roads) is amended as follows.

(2)

After subsection (1A) of that section insert—

“(1B)
The Minister shall not delegate functions to a council under subsection (1) above with respect to a trunk road or land outside their area but in Wales except after consultation with the Welsh council in whose area it is situated; and subsection (1A) does not apply in relation to a trunk road or land in Wales.”.

(3)

In subsection (6) of that section—

(a)

after “the county council” insert “ (the “responsible council”) ”;

(b)

after first “district council” insert “ or Welsh council (the “contracting council”) ”; and

(c)

for “district” in the second place in which it occurs substitute “ contracting ”.

(4)

In subsection (6A) of that section, for “district council” substitute “ contracting council ” and after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c)
with respect to a trunk road or land in Wales but outside the area—
(i)
of the responsible council; and
(ii)
of the contracting council,
except after consultation with the Welsh council in whose area the trunk road or land is situated.”