# Transport Act 2000, Section 167: Trunk road charging schemes.

Extent: E+W

(1) A trunk road charging scheme may only be made—
(a) by the Secretary of State in respect of roads for which he or a strategic highways company is the traffic authority, or
(b) by the National Assembly for Wales in respect of roads for which it is the traffic authority.
(2) A trunk road charging scheme under subsection (1)(a) may only be made in respect of a road if—
(a) the road is carried by a bridge, or passes through a tunnel, of at least 600 metres in length, or
(b) a local traffic authority , an Integrated Transport Authority, a combined authority , a combined county authority or Transport for London has requested the charging authority to make the trunk road charging scheme in connection with a charging scheme under this Part, or a scheme under Schedule 23 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999, made or proposed by them.
(3) A trunk road charging scheme under subsection (1)(b) may only be made in respect of a road if—
(a) the road is carried by a bridge, or passes through a tunnel, of at least 600 metres in length,
(b) the scheme is made for the purpose of reducing or limiting air pollution in the vicinity of the road (which may comprise or include a length of road of the kind described in paragraph (a)), or
(c) a local traffic authority have requested the charging authority to make the scheme in connection with a charging scheme under this Part made or proposed by them.
(4) Subsection (3)(b) does not prevent a scheme made by virtue of subsection (3)(c) from being made for the purpose of reducing or limiting air pollution.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/38/section/167 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000/section-167
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