PART 1Strategic highways companies

Oversight

I112Monitor: general duties

1

F1The Office of Rail and Road must exercise its functions under sections 10 and 11 in the way that it considers most likely to promote—

a

the performance, and

b

the efficiency,

of the strategic highways company.

2

The Office must also, in exercising those functions, have regard to—

a

the interests of users of highways,

b

the safety of users of highways,

c

the economic impact of the way in which the strategic highways company achieves its objectives,

d

the environmental impact of the way in which the strategic highways company achieves its objectives,

e

the long-term maintenance and management of highways, and

f

the principles in subsection (3).

3

The principles are that—

a

regulatory activities should be carried out in a way which is transparent, accountable, proportionate and consistent, and

b

regulatory activities should be targeted only at cases in which action is needed.