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Birmingham Commonwealth Games Act 2020

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(1)The Secretary of State may direct a local authority in England or a combined authority to prepare a Games transport plan.

(2)A “Games transport plan” means a plan that relates to one or more areas in England and addresses transport matters relating to the Games.

(3)An authority directed under subsection (1) must—

(a)comply with the direction;

(b)keep the Games transport plan under review;

(c)if the authority consider it appropriate, revise the plan;

(d)except in so far as the authority consider it undesirable for reasons of security, publish the plan and any revision.

(4)Before preparing or revising the plan, the authority directed under subsection (1) must consult the persons referred to in subsection (5).

(5)The persons are—

(a)the Secretary of State;

(b)the Organising Committee;

(c)in relation to any road likely to be affected by the plan or revision—

(i)the local traffic authority for the road, and

(ii)if different, the local authority in whose area the road is situated;

(d)any chief officer of police whom the authority directed under subsection (1) consider it appropriate to consult;

(e)any transport operator which the authority directed under subsection (1) consider it appropriate to consult;

(f)any other person whom the Secretary of State or the authority directed under subsection (1) consider it appropriate to consult.

(6)Each local traffic authority for a road affected by the plan must exercise their functions with a view to securing the implementation of the plan.

(7)The requirement in subsection (4) may be satisfied by consultation undertaken before the coming into force of this section.

(8)A direction under subsection (1)—

(a)must be in writing, and

(b)may be revoked.

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