London Government Act 1963

11 Experimental traffic schemes

(1) The Greater London Council as well as the Minister of Transport shall have power to make an experimental traffic order under section 28 of the Road Traffic Act 1962 with respect to any road in Greater London, being—

(a) a road other than a trunk road ; or

(b) a trunk road with respect to which that Minister has consented to the making of the order in question.

(2) The Minister of Transport shall not make an order under the said section 28 with respect to any road in Greater London which is not a trunk road except for the purpose of—

(a) the revocation or variation, after giving notice to the Greater London Council, of any order by that Council under that section ; or

(b) securing the object of any direction given to that Council by that Minister by virtue of subsection (3) of this section with which that Council have failed to comply.

(3) The provisions of section 10(6) and (7) of this Act shall have effect for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section as if—

(a) any reference in those provisions to, or to an order made by the Greater London Council under, subsection (1) of that section were a reference to, or to an order made by that Council by virtue of, subsection (1) of this section;

(b) any reference to an order of the Minister of Transport under section 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1960 were a reference to an order of that Minister under the said section 28.

(4) An order made by the Greater London Council under the said section 28 may include provision whereby a specified officer, or some person authorised in that behalf by a specified officer, of the Council may, if it appears to that officer or person essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic and after consulting with the appropriate commissioner of police and giving such public notice as the Minister of Transport may direct, modify or suspend the order or any provision thereof.

(5) Before the Greater London Council make any order under the said section 28 they shall—

(a) except where the order is made in pursuance of a direction by the Minister of Transport by virtue of subsection (3) of this section, consult with the appropriate commissioner of police ; and

(b) give such public notice as that Minister may direct.

(6) The Minister of Transport may repay to the Greater London Council any expenses incurred by that Council in connection with any order made by them under the said section 28.

(7) The powers with respect to the carrying out of experimental traffic schemes conferred by section 35 of the Road Traffic Act 1960 on the commissioner of police of the metropolis shall be exercisable only within Greater London; and the authority for the giving of any consent or direction under subsection (1) or (5) of that section shall be the Greater London Council instead of the Minister of Transport; but the Greater London Council shall not give their consent to any such scheme affecting a trunk road except with the agreement of that Minister ; and in the case of any particular scheme that Minister may after consultation with the Greater London Council direct that Council to consent thereto within a specified period or to withhold their consent therefrom.