Local Transport Act 2008

82 Authorities' review of arrangements

(1) Any one or more of the authorities falling within subsection (2) may undertake a review of one or more of the matters mentioned in subsection (3).

(2) An authority falls within this subsection if it is—

(a) an ITA,

(b) a district council for an area comprised in an integrated transport area,

(c) a county council for an area comprised in an integrated transport area,

(d) a county council or district council for an area which could be comprised in a proposed integrated transport area.

(3) The matters are—

(a) those in relation to which an order may be made under any of sections 84 to 91,

(b) in relation to an ITA or any executive body of the ITA existing at the time of the review, any matter concerning the ITA or the executive body which the ITA has power to determine.

(4) A review under this section must relate to one or more integrated transport areas or proposed integrated transport areas.

(5) Where one or more authorities, having undertaken a review under subsection (1), conclude that the exercise of the power to make an order under any one or more of sections 84 to 91 would improve—

(a) the exercise of statutory functions relating to transport in an integrated transport area or proposed integrated transport area, or

(b) the effectiveness and efficiency of transport within such an area,

they must prepare and publish a scheme relating to the power to make that order or those orders.

(6) In this section a “proposed integrated transport area” means one which may be designated by an order under section 90 (ITA boundary changes).