Section 1 Interpretation.I1

In this Act the following terms shall have the following meanings, that is to say—

• F1“constituent council” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a mayoral combined authority—

     1. (i)

        a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the authority, or

     2. (ii)

        a district council whose area is within the area of the authority;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a mayoral CCA—

     1. (i)

        a county council for an area within the area of the authority, or

     2. (ii)

        a unitary district council for an area within the area of the authority;

     and here “unitary district council” means the council for a district for which there is no county council;

• “key route network road” means a highway or proposed highway designated for the time being as a key route network road—

  1. (a)

     by a mayoral combined authority under section 107ZA of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, or

  2. (b)

     by a mayoral CCA under section 24 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

• F2““local implementation plan”, in relation to a London council, means the plan prepared by the council under section 145 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;”;

• “local road traffic” means traffic consisting of mechanically propelled vehicles on roads for which the Secretary of State is not the traffic authority;

• ““London council” means a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London;”;

• F3“mayoral CCA” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 — see section 57 of that Act);

• “mayoral combined authority” has the same meaning as in Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 — see section 120 of that Act;

• ““the Mayor of London’s transport strategy” means the transport strategy prepared and published under section 142 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;”.

• “principal council” means any council which is a local traffic authority;

• “traffic authority” and “local traffic authority” have the meaning given by section 121A of the M1Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.