Part III Road user charging and workplace parking levy

Chapter I Road user charging

Making of charging schemes

I1168 Charging schemes to be made by order.

1

A charging scheme under this Part is made by order of the charging authority or of the charging authorities (acting jointly).

2

The charging authority or the charging authorities (acting jointly) may by order vary a charging scheme under this Part and the charging authority or any of the charging authorities may by order revoke such a scheme; but where a trunk road charging scheme is made at the request of a local traffic authority F1, an Integrated Transport AuthorityF4, a combined authorityF6, a combined county authority or Transport for London, it shall not be varied or revoked unless the local traffic authority F2or the Integrated Transport AuthorityF5, the Integrated Transport Authority F7, the combined authority or the combined county authority, or Transport for London, have been consulted about its variation or revocation.

3

The appropriate national authority may make regulations about orders making, varying or revoking charging schemes under this Part, including (in particular)—

a

provision specifying the form of orders,

b

provision about the publication of proposals for orders making or varying such charging schemes and the making and consideration of objections to such proposals, and

c

provision about the publication of notice of orders and of their effect.

4

Before making regulations under subsection (3) which relate to joint local-London charging schemes F3or joint ITA-London charging schemes the Secretary of State shall consult the Greater London Authority about the regulations so far as they so relate.