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Section 9A Exercise of transport functionsF1

(1)

A relevant transport authority must—

(a)

have regard to any plans published or shared with the authority by an English new town development corporation that may be relevant to the exercise of the authority’s functions, and

(b)

co-operate with an English new town development corporation in the development and implementation of the corporation’s plans.

(2)

If the Secretary of State considers that a relevant transport authority has failed to comply with the duty in subsection (1), the Secretary of State may direct the authority to exercise its functions in such a way as to comply with that duty.

(3)

If a relevant transport authority fails to comply with a direction under subsection (2), the Secretary of State may by regulations provide for any function of the transport authority that has an effect on the area of the new town for which the development corporation was established to be exercisable by the development corporation.

(4)

Regulations under subsection (3) may make provision for the function to be exercisable by the development corporation either generally or subject to such conditions or limitations as may be specified in the regulations.

(5)

Regulations under subsection (3) may make provision for the function to be exercisable by the development corporation—

(a)

instead of by the relevant transport authority,

(b)

concurrently with the relevant transport authority, or

(c)

jointly with the relevant transport authority.

(6)

Regulations under subsection (3) may—

(a)

make different provision for different purposes;

(b)

include consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision.

(7)

The Secretary of State may, in connection with regulations under subsection (3), make one or more schemes for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities between the corporation and the relevant transport authority to which the regulations relate (see also section 9B (transfer schemes: general provisions)).

(8)

In this section—

  • “English new town development corporation” means a new town development corporation established for the purposes of a new town in England;

  • “relevant transport authority” means any of the following for an area in England—

    1. (a)

      a local transport authority within the meaning of Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000 (see section 108(4) of that Act),

    2. (b)

      a local highway authority within the meaning of the Highways Act 1980 (see section 329 of that Act), or

    3. (c)

      a local traffic authority within the meaning of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (see section 121A(5) of that Act).

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Ss. 9A, 9B and cross-headings inserted (17.6.2026) by Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34), ss. 104(1), 118(4) (with s. 116); S.I. 2026/641, reg. 2(b)