{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000/section-177A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000/section-177A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/38",
  "legislation_title": "Transport Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000",
  "path": "section/177A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "177A",
  "heading": "Power to require information",
  "text": "(1) The appropriate national authority may direct a local traffic authority or Integrated Transport Authority, Integrated Transport Authority , combined authority or combined county authority to provide it, within a specified period, with specified information connected with any aspect of the performance or proposed performance of their functions under this Chapter.\n(2) The information that may be specified in such a direction must be information which the authority have in their possession or can reasonably be expected to acquire.\n(3) A direction under this section may be given to two or more authorities or to authorities of a description specified in the direction.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 177A inserted (9.2.2009 for E., 1.4.2009 for W.) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), ss. 117(1), 134(4); S.I. 2009/107, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 1; S.I. 2009/579, art. 2(r)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 177A(1) substituted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 111; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 177A(1) substituted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 144 (with s. 247)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/38/section/177A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:32.082416+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}