The Sub-national Transport Body (Transport for the North) Regulations 2017

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 102T of the Local Transport Act 2008, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 0000

Transport, England

Local Government, England

The Sub-national Transport Body (Transport for the North) Regulations 2017

Made

2017

Coming into force

1st April 2018

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 102E, 102G, 102H, 102J, 102K, 102L and 102S of the Local Transport Act 2008(1).

The Secretary of State, having regard to a proposal made under section 102F(3)(a) of the Local Transport Act 2008, considers that the making of these Regulations will facilitate the development and implementation of transport strategies in the area to which these Regulations relate, and that the objective of economic growth in the area would be furthered by the development and implementation of such strategies.

The Secretary of State is satisfied that the area to which these Regulations relate meets the condition set out in section 102E(4) of the Local Transport Act 2008.

The constituent authorities for the area to which these Regulations relate, after consulting in accordance with section 102F(5) of the Local Transport Act 2008, have made a proposal for there to be a sub-national transport body for that area and have consented to the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 102F(3)(b) of that Act.

Consent has been obtained to the provisions made in these Regulations under section 102J of the Local Transport Act 2008 from those local authorities from which it is required under section 102J(6)(a) of that Act.

A draft of these Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 102T of the Local Transport Act 2008.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations:

(1)

2008 c. 26; these sections were inserted by the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c.1), section 21.