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(1)The Secretary of State may by order establish a body corporate, to be known as the Public Transport Users' Committee for England.
A body established under this subsection is referred to in this section and sections 125B and 125C as the Committee.
(2)The Secretary of State may by order provide for a body established under subsection (1) to be known by a different name.
(3)An order under subsection (1) may include provision—
(a)about the status and membership of the Committee (including how members are to be appointed);
(b)about the proceedings of the Committee;
(c)about the declaration by members of any financial or other interests, and the recording of such interests;
(d)about officers and staff of the Committee;
(e)about the discharge of functions of the Committee (including provision for the discharge of functions by sub-committees with members who are not all members of the Committee);
(f)about the making of reports by the Committee to—
(i)the Secretary of State, or
(ii)such other person as the Secretary of State may determine;
(g)about the making of payments to or in respect of officers, staff and members of the Committee;
(h)about the payment of pensions and the making of other payments to or in respect of former officers and staff of the Committee;
(i)about the keeping of accounts by the Committee and their audit and submission to the Secretary of State;
(j)about the acquisition and disposal by the Committee of property, rights and liabilities (including land);
(k)authorising the Committee to charge for any services it provides in the discharge of any of its functions;
(l)requiring the Committee to have regard to the policies and activities of such other persons or bodies as the Secretary of State may determine;
(m)for the transfer of staff, property, rights and liabilities to the Committee.
(4)The Secretary of State may make payments to the Committee of such amounts, at such times, and on such conditions (if any) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(5)The Secretary of State may by order make provision for the transfer of staff, property, rights and liabilities from the Committee to any other person.
(6)An order made by virtue of subsection (2) may make such provision, including provision amending, repealing or revoking any provision of this Act or any other enactment (whenever passed or made), as appears to the Secretary of State to be necessary in consequence of the order.
In this subsection “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978).
(7)No order shall be made under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 125A-125C and cross-heading inserted (26.11.2008 for specified purposes) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), ss. 73(1), 134(1)(c)(4)
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