The Transport Levying Bodies (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Power to issue levies

5.—(1) Regulation 4 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) after “to which these Regulations apply” there is inserted “by virtue of paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of regulation 3”.

(3) After paragraph (1) there is inserted—

“(1A) An integrated transport authority and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority each have power to issue to a council concerned, and in accordance with these Regulations, a levy in respect of each chargeable financial year to enable it to meet relevant expenditure.

(1B) In paragraph (1A) “relevant expenditure” means—

(a) in relation to an integrated transport authority, all those liabilities falling to be discharged by it for which provision is not otherwise made;

(b) in relation to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, all those liabilities falling to be discharged by it which are reasonably attributable to the exercise of—

(i) its functions arising by virtue of Part 3 of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011; or

(ii) any other of its functions relating to transport,

for which provision is not otherwise made.”