Part IV Transport
Chapter VII Public-Private Partnership Agreements
The PPP arbiter
225 The PPP arbiter.
1
The Secretary of State may appoint a person to an office to be known as the Public-Private Partnership Agreement Arbiter (in this Chapter referred to as the PPP arbiter).
2
The PPP arbiter shall have the functions conferred or imposed on him by or under this Act.
3
The PPP arbiter shall be a corporation sole by the name of the Public-Private Partnership Agreement Arbiter.
4
If at any time no person holds the office of PPP arbiter, the Secretary of State shall appoint a person to that office if requested in writing to do so by a party to a PPP agreement.
5
A request under subsection (4) above must not include a request for a particular person to be appointed.
6
Before making an appointment under subsection (1) or (4) above, the Secretary of State shall consult such persons as he considers appropriate concerning—
a
the person to be appointed; and
b
the terms of the appointment.
7
The office of PPP arbiter may not be held by—
a
the Mayor;
b
an Assembly member;
c
the Authority or a member of staff of the Authority;
d
Transport for London or a subsidiary of Transport for London;
e
a member of Transport for London or a director of a subsidiary of Transport for London;
f
a member of staff of Transport for London or of a subsidiary of Transport for London; or
g
a director or employee of a PPP company or of a subsidiary of a PPP company or of a company of which a PPP company is a subsidiary.