167 Trunk road charging schemes.E+W
This section has no associated Explanatory Notes
(1)A trunk road charging scheme may only be made—
(a)by the Secretary of State in respect of roads for which he [or a strategic highways company] is the traffic authority, or
(b)by the National Assembly for Wales in respect of roads for which it is the traffic authority.
(2)A trunk road charging scheme [under subsection (1)(a)] may only be made in respect of a road if—
(a)the road is carried by a bridge, or passes through a tunnel, of at least 600 metres in length, or
(b)a local traffic authority [, an Integrated Transport Authority][, a combined authority] [, a combined county authority] or Transport for London has requested the charging authority to make the trunk road charging scheme in connection with a charging scheme under this Part, or a scheme under Schedule 23 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999, made or proposed by them.
[(3)A trunk road charging scheme under subsection (1)(b) may only be made in respect of a road if—
(a)the road is carried by a bridge, or passes through a tunnel, of at least 600 metres in length,
(b)the scheme is made for the purpose of reducing or limiting air pollution in the vicinity of the road (which may comprise or include a length of road of the kind described in paragraph (a)), or
(c)a local traffic authority have requested the charging authority to make the scheme in connection with a charging scheme under this Part made or proposed by them.
(4)Subsection (3)(b) does not prevent a scheme made by virtue of subsection (3)(c) from being made for the purpose of reducing or limiting air pollution.]
Textual Amendments
Commencement Information
Marginal Citations