PART 6Transport

Agreements between authorities and strategic highways companies16

1

The following functions are exercisable by the Combined County Authority in relation to the Area—

a

the functions of the constituent councils specified in section 6 of the 1980 Act (powers to enter into agreements with the Minister or strategic highways companies relating to the exercise of functions with respect to trunk roads etc)50;

b

the functions of the constituent councils as local highway authorities specified in section 8 of the 1980 Act (power to enter into agreements with local highway authorities and strategic highways companies for the doing of certain works)51.

2

The functions mentioned in paragraph (1) are exercisable concurrently with the constituent councils.

3

Any exercise of the functions conferred by paragraph (1) requires the consent of each constituent council in whose area it is proposed that the functions are to be exercised.