The West Midlands Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017

Agreements between authorities and strategic highways companies

4.—(1) The functions of the constituent councils specified in section 6 of the 1980 Act (powers to enter into agreements with the Minister or strategic highways companies relating to the exercise of functions with respect to trunk roads etc)(1) are exercisable by the Combined Authority in relation to the combined area.

(2) The functions of the constituent councils as local highway authorities specified in section 8 of the 1980 Act (power to enter into agreements with local highway authorities and strategic highways companies for the doing of certain works)(2) are exercisable by the Combined Authority in relation to Combined Authority roads.

(3) The functions referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) are exercisable by the Combined Authority concurrently with the constituent councils.

(4) In this article “local highway authority” has the meaning given by section 329(1) of the 1980 Act(3).

(1)

Section 6 was amended by sections 8 and 102 of, and Schedules 4 and 17 to, the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), section 22 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), and S.I. 1995/1986.

(2)

Section 8 was amended by section 8 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Act 1985, section 22 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, and section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Infrastructure Act 2015.

(3)

This definition in section 329(1) of the 1980 Act was amended by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to the Infrastructure Act 2015.