24.—(1) The functions of the constituent councils in relation to each of their civil enforcement areas are exercisable by the Combined Authority in relation to the Enforcement Area.
(2) The functions are exercisable by the Combined Authority (in relation to the Enforcement Area) concurrently with each constituent council (in relation to its civil enforcement area).
(3) For the purposes of this article, the Combined Authority is to be treated as an approved local authority(1) for the Enforcement Area, and references in the 2005 Regulations to an approved local authority or to the combined area of such an authority are to be construed accordingly.
(4) In this article—
(a)“the 2005 Regulations” means the Bus Lane Contraventions (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005(2);
(b)“civil enforcement area” means an area falling within Schedule 8 to the Traffic Management Act 2004 (civil enforcement areas and enforcement authorities)(3) and which falls within a constituent council’s area;
(c)“Enforcement Area” means the area comprising the civil enforcement areas of the constituent councils.
(5) Any exercise of the functions conferred by paragraph (1) requires the consent of each member of the Combined Authority appointed by a constituent council pursuant to paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 to the 2014 Order or the substitute member acting in their place.
Under section 144(3) of the 2000 Act an authority is an approved local authority if an order has been made designating the whole or any part of its area as a civil enforcement area for parking contraventions, and the Secretary of State has made an order specifying it as an approved local authority.