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(1)The transport strategy of an STB is a document containing the STB's proposals for the promotion and encouragement of sustainable, safe, integrated, efficient and economic transport facilities and services to, from and within the area of the STB.
(2)The transport facilities and services mentioned in subsection (1) are—
(a)those required to meet the needs of persons (including pedestrians) living or working in, or visiting, the area of the STB, and
(b)those required for the transportation of freight.
(3)An STB may include in its transport strategy any other proposals it considers appropriate that relate to transport to, from or within its area.
(4)An STB must publish its transport strategy.
(5)If an STB revises its transport strategy, the STB must publish the strategy as revised.
(6)In preparing or revising its transport strategy an STB must carry out a public consultation.
(7)In carrying out a public consultation under subsection (6), the STB must ensure that such of the following persons as the STB considers appropriate (taking into account the proposals to be contained in the strategy) have a reasonable opportunity to respond to the consultation—
(a)the Secretary of State;
(b)a combined authority;
[F2(ba)a combined county authority;]
(c)another STB;
(d)an ITA;
(e)a Passenger Transport Executive;
(f)Transport for London;
(g)a person to whom a licence is granted under section 8 of the Railways Act 1993 (licences authorising persons to be operator of railway assets);
(h)[F3a strategic highways company appointed under section 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015];
(i)a local highway authority (within the meaning of the Highways Act 1980);
(j)a county council in England;
(k)a unitary district council;
(l)a London borough council.
(8)In preparing or revising its transport strategy an STB must (among other matters) have regard to—
(a)the promotion of economic growth in its area,
(b)the social and environmental impacts in connection with the implementation of the proposals contained in the strategy,
(c)any current national policy relating to transport that has been published by or on behalf of Her Majesty's Government, and
(d)the results of the public consultation mentioned in subsection (6).
(9)The Secretary of State must have regard to proposals contained in the transport strategy of an STB that appear to the Secretary of State to further the objective of economic growth in the area of the STB in determining—
(a)national policies relating to transport (so far as relevant in relation to such proposals), and
(b)how such policies are to be implemented in relation to the area of the STB.
(10)The constituent authorities of an STB must exercise transport functions with a view to securing the implementation of the proposals contained in the STB's transport strategy.
(11)In this Part “transport strategy”, in relation to an STB, means the transport strategy prepared or revised by an STB under this section by virtue of the function in section 102H(1)(a).]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 5A inserted (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), ss. 21, 25(2)
F2S. 102I(7)(ba) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 183 (with s. 247)
F3Words in s. 102I(7)(h) substituted (12.7.2023) by The Strategic Highways Company (Name Change and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/677), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(2)
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