Road Traffic Act 1991

52 The Traffic Director for London

(1) The Secretary of State shall appoint a person to be known as the Traffic Director for London (in this Act referred to as “the Director”).

(2) Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Director.

(3) In addition to the specific duties imposed on him by this or any other enactment, the Director shall have the general duty—

(a) of co-ordinating the introduction and maintenance of traffic management measures taken by highway authorities in relation to priority routes established under this Part of this Act; and

(b) of monitoring the operation of those measures.

(4) The Director shall keep under review the manner in which the London authorities exercise their functions under Part III of the [1991 c. 22.] New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 in relation to priority routes or roads which, in his opinion, are likely to affect traffic using any priority route.

(5) The Secretary of State shall set objectives which he expects the Director to meet in exercising his functions.

(6) The Secretary of State shall publish, in such manner as he considers appropriate, any objectives which he sets under subsection (5) above.

(7) The Director shall exercise his functions—

(a) so as to meet any such objectives, so far as it is reasonably practicable for him to do so; and

(b) in accordance with any directions which the Secretary of State may from time to time see fit to give him.

(8) Any objectives set for the Director under subsection (5) above and any directions given to him under subsection (7) above may be specific or general.

(9) The Secretary of State shall publish, in such manner as he considers appropriate, any directions which he gives to the Director under subsection (7) above.