The Transport Levying Bodies (Amendment) Regulations 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Transport Levying Bodies Regulations 1992 (“the principal regulations”) in consequence of the establishment of new combined authorities (as specified in regulation 4(3)) under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

Regulation 3 inserts two new definitions into regulation 2 of the principal regulations and modifies the definition of “council concerned”. Regulation 4 amends regulation 3 of the principal regulations so as to include, in the list of authorities to which the regulations apply, integrated transport authorities established under section 78 of the Local Transport Act 2008 and specified combined authorities established under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. Regulation 5 amends regulation 4 as to the power of combined authorities to issue levies. Regulation 6 inserts new regulations 7A and 7B into the principal regulations making special provision for levies issued by the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority and by the Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland Combined Authority respectively and makes consequential amendments to regulation 7.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared as this instrument will have no impact on the costs of business and the voluntary sector.