The Lancashire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025

Local transport functions under the Transport Act 2000

10.—(1) The functions of the constituent councils as local transport authorities specified in Part 2 of the 2000 Act (local transport) are exercisable by the Combined County Authority in relation to the Area.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the functions specified in—

(a) sections 108 to 113(1);

(b) sections 113C to 123(2);

(c) sections 123A to 123X(3);

(d) sections 134C to 134G(4);

(e) sections 135 to 138(5);

(f) sections 138A to 143B(6);

(g) sections 145A to 150(7);

(h) sections 152 and 153(8);

(i) sections 155 to 159(9),

of the 2000 Act are exercisable by the Combined County Authority instead of by the constituent councils.

(3) During the transition period the functions mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) to (i) are exercisable by the Combined County Authority concurrently with the constituent councils.

(4) The functions conferred on the Combined County Authority by paragraph (1) and mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) are subject to the following modifications—

(a) in section 108(1)(b), the reference to “those policies” is a reference to the policies developed under section 108(1)(a) of the 2000 Act;

(b) in section 108(3B), the reference to “their plan” is a reference to the local transport plan prepared under section 108(3) of that Act;

(c) in section 109(4), the reference to “their local transport plan” is a reference to the local transport plan prepared under section 108(3) of that Act.

(1)

Section 108 was amended by sections 7 to 9, 77 and 131 of and paragraphs 41 and 42 of Schedule 4 to and Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), by section 119 and paragraph 96 of Schedule 6 to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20) and by section 56 and paragraphs 124 and 125 of Schedule 4 to, the 2023 Act. Section 109 was amended by section 3 of and paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the Transport (Wales) Act 2006, section 9 of the Local Transport Act 2000, and by section 119 of and paragraph 97 of Schedule 6 to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. Section 112 was amended by sections 10, 11 and 131 of and Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the Local Transport Act 2008, and by section 211 of and paragraph 48 of Schedule 26 to the Equality Act 2010 (c. 15).

(2)

Sections 113C to 113O were inserted by section 1 of the Bus Services Act 2017 (c. 21). Section 114 was amended by section 13 of the Local Transport Act 2008 and sections 2 and 26 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Bus Services Act 2017. Section 115 was amended by section 14 of the Local Transport Act 2008. Section 116 was amended by section 15 of the Local Transport Act 2008. Section 117 was amended by section 16 of the Local Transport Act 2008. Section 118 was amended by section 17 of the Local Transport Act 2008. Section 122 was amended by section 18 of the Local Transport Act 2008.

(3)

Sections 123A to 123X were inserted by section 4 of the Bus Services Act 2017. Section 123A was amended by section 56 of, and paragraphs 124 and 18 of Schedule 4 to the 2023 Act.

(4)

Sections 134C to 134G were inserted by section 7 of the Bus Services Act 2017.

(5)

Section 135 was amended by section 7 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Local Transport Act 2008 and Schedule 3 to the Bus Services Act 2017. Section 136 was amended by S.I. 2013/1644. Section 137 was amended by section 59 of, and Schedule 12 to, the Railways Act 2005 (c. 14) and by S.I. 2013/1644.

(6)

Sections 138A to 138S were inserted by section 9 of the Bus Services Act 2017. Section 139 was amended by section 7 of, and Scheule 1 to, the Local Transport Act 2008 and by S.I. 2013/1644. Section 140 was amended by S.I. 2013/1644. Sections 141A, 143A and 143B were inserted by sections 18(1), 5 and 10 (respectively) of the Bus Services Act 2017.

(7)

Section 145A was inserted by section 1 of the Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (c. 13). Section 146 was amended by section 1 of the Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Act 2002 (c. 4). Section 148 was amended by section 3 of, and paragraphs 10 and 14 of Schedule 2 to, the Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007. Section 149 was amended by section 3 of the Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007. Section 150 was amended by section 3 of the Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007.

(8)

Section 153 was substituted by section 46 of the Local Transport Act 2008 and amended by Schedules 1, 3 and 4 to the Bus Services Act 2017.

(9)

Section 155 was amended by sections 63, 64, 65, 131 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Local Transport Act 2008, sections 2, 5. 6, 15, 17 and 19 of, and Schedules 2 and 4 to, the Bus Services Act 2017, and by S.I. 2009/1885 and S.I. 2013/1844.