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(a) | implementing the Olympic Transport Plan, and |
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(b) | in particular, providing or facilitating transport services in connection |
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with the London Olympics. |
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(b) | Transport for London, |
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(c) | the Secretary of State in so far as he has functions under or by virtue |
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(i) | section 22 of the Crown Lands Act 1851 (c. 42) (duties in relation |
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(ii) | section 2(1) of the Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926 |
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(c. 36) (management regulations), |
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(d) | the local highway authority for a road, |
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(e) | the street authority for a road, and |
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(f) | the local traffic authority for a road. |
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(3) | If the Secretary of State thinks that a local highway authority, a local traffic |
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authority or a street authority has failed to comply with subsection (1) he may |
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direct the authority to exercise any of its functions for the purpose of— |
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(a) | implementing the Olympic Transport Plan, or |
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(b) | co-operating with the Olympic Delivery Authority for the purpose of |
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providing or facilitating transport services in connection with the |
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(4) | Before giving a direction to Transport for London under subsection (3) the |
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Secretary of State shall notify the Mayor of London. |
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(5) | If the relevant authority fails to comply with a direction under subsection (3) |
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the Secretary of State may— |
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(a) | exercise the function, or |
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(b) | make arrangements to have the function exercised by— |
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(i) | the Olympic Delivery Authority, or |
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(6) | A person exercising a function of an authority in reliance on subsection (5)— |
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(a) | may do anything which the relevant authority could have done, and |
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(b) | may recover from the authority, as if it were a debt, the reasonable cost |
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of exercising the function. |
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(7) | In preparing or revising a transport strategy in accordance with section 142 of |
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the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) (obligation to publish transport |
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strategy) the Mayor of London shall— |
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(a) | have regard to the Olympic Transport Plan, and |
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(b) | consult the Olympic Delivery Authority. |
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(8) | This section is without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 18(1) of |
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11 | Functions affecting London Olympics |
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(1) | This section applies to the exercise by a local highway authority, local traffic |
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authority or street authority of a function if the exercise might reasonably be |
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(a) | the implementation of the Olympic Transport Plan, |
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(b) | any part of the Olympic Route Network, |
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(c) | travel to or from a London Olympic event, or |
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(d) | other travel for a purpose connected with the London Olympics. |
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(2) | An authority may not exercise a function unless— |
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(a) | it has notified the Olympic Delivery Authority, and |
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(i) | the Authority has approved the exercise of the function, or |
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(ii) | the period of thirty days beginning with the date on which the |
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notification is sent to the Authority expires without the |
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Authority sending an objection in writing to the authority. |
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(3) | The Secretary of State may by order specify circumstances in which subsection |
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(2) shall not apply or shall apply with modifications (whether by reason of |
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urgency or otherwise); and the order may, in particular, define a class of |
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circumstances wholly or partly by reference to the opinion of an authority. |
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(4) | An order under subsection (3)— |
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(a) | shall be made by statutory instrument, and |
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(b) | shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either |
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(5) | The Olympic Delivery Authority— |
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(a) | may take steps to reverse or change the effect of anything done by a |
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person of which the Authority should have been, and was not, notified |
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(b) | for that purpose, shall have all the powers of the person, and |
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(c) | may recover from the person, as if it were a debt, the reasonable cost of |
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taking action under paragraph (a). |
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(6) | The Secretary of State shall consult the Olympic Delivery Authority before |
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exercising a function relating to a road in a Royal Park if he thinks the exercise |
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(a) | the implementation of the Olympic Transport Plan, |
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(b) | part of the Olympic Route Network, |
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(c) | travel to or from a London Olympic event, or |
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(d) | other travel for a purpose connected with the London Olympics. |
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(7) | Section 183 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) (addition or |
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variation of network services) shall not apply in relation to the provision of |
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network services, within the meaning of that Act, during the London Olympics |
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12 | Traffic regulation orders |
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(1) | The Olympic Delivery Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of |
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State, make an order under section 1, 6, 9 or 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation |
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Act 1984 (c. 27) (traffic control) in relation to a road forming part of the |
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Olympic Route Network as if it were a traffic authority in respect of that road. |
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(2) | But the Authority may not make an order in reliance on subsection (1) unless |
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(a) | to implement the Olympic Transport Plan, or |
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(b) | to facilitate transport services in connection with the London Olympics. |
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(3) | Part 3 of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27) (procedure) |
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shall apply to the making of an order by the Olympic Delivery Authority in |
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reliance on subsection (1) as it applies to the making of an order by Transport |
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for London under that Act (subject to any necessary modifications). |
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(4) | A traffic authority may make an order under section 1, 6, 9 or 14 of that Act in |
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relation to any road for a purpose specified in subsection (2). |
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(5) | A local traffic authority may not make an order by virtue of subsection (4) in |
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respect of a road forming part of the Olympic Route Network without the |
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consent of the Olympic Delivery Authority. |
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(6) | Section 3(1) of that Act (restrictions on traffic regulation orders) shall not apply |
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to an order made by virtue of this section. |
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13 | Traffic regulation orders: enforcement |
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(1) | Despite the provisions of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 |
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(c. 53) (prosecution and punishment of road traffic offences) the maximum fine |
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in respect of contravention of an order made by virtue of section 12(1) shall be |
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level 5 on the standard scale. |
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(2) | Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18) (civil enforcement) shall |
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apply in relation to a contravention of an order made by virtue of section 12(1) |
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or (4) as it applies in relation to the contraventions specified in Schedule 7 to |
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(3) | In the application of Part 6 of that Act to a contravention of an order made by |
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virtue of section 12(1) or (4) the provisions of Schedule 9 (level of charges) shall |
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(a) | the references in paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 to Transport for London and the |
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London local authorities were references to the Olympic Delivery |
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(b) | the requirement in paragraph 2(3) were a requirement for the Olympic |
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Delivery Authority to consult Transport for London and the London |
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(c) | the reference in paragraph 3 to the Mayor of London were a reference |
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to the Secretary of State, |
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(d) | paragraph 4 were omitted, and |
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(e) | the reference in paragraph 7 to the enforcement authority were a |
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reference to the Authority. |
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(4) | The Secretary of State may direct the enforcement authority for a road to |
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exercise its powers under Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 in respect |
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of contravention of an order made by virtue of section 12(1) or (4). |
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(5) | If the enforcement authority in relation to a road is Transport for London, the |
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Secretary of State may give a direction under subsection (4) only with the |
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consent of the Mayor of London. |
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(6) | If an enforcement authority in relation to a road fails to comply with a direction |
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under subsection (4), the Olympic Delivery Authority may, with the consent of |
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the Secretary of State, act as the enforcement authority in relation to that road. |
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(7) | If the Authority acts as the enforcement authority in relation to a road by virtue |
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of subsection (6), it may recover from the enforcement authority, as if it were a |
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debt, the reasonable cost of acting. |
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(8) | An expression used in this section and in Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act |
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2004 (c. 18) shall have the same meaning in this section as in that Part. |
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(1) | Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27) (road closures or |
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restrictions for certain events) shall apply in relation to the London Olympics |
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(a) | in subsection (1) for the words “any sporting event, social event or |
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entertainment which is held on a road” there were substituted the |
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words “a London Olympic event”, |
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(b) | subsection (3) were omitted, and |
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(c) | in subsection (5) for the words from “the road” to the end of the |
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subsection there were substituted the words “any road”. |
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(2) | Section 16B of that Act (restrictions on orders under section 16A) shall not |
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apply in relation to a closure under section 16A for the purposes of the London |
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15 | Office of Rail Regulation |
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(1) | The Office of Rail Regulation shall exercise the functions assigned or |
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transferred to it under Part 1 of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43) (provision of |
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railway services) and the Railways Act 2005 (c.14) in a manner which will |
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facilitate the provision, management and control of facilities for transport in |
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connection with the London Olympics. |
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(2) | The Office of Rail Regulation shall consult the Olympic Delivery Authority |
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about the duty under subsection (1). |
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“highway authority” shall be construed in accordance with Part 1 of the |
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Highways Act 1980 (c. 66) (highway authorities), |
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“local authority” has the meaning given by section 1(a) of the Local |
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Government Act 2000 (c. 22), |
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“local highway authority” has the meaning given by section 329(1) of the |
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“local traffic authority” has the meaning given by section 121A of the |
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Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, |
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“the Olympic Route Network” has the meaning given by section 9, |
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“the Olympic Transport Plan” has the meaning given by section 8(1), |
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“road” includes part of a road, |
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“street authority” has the meaning given by section 49 of the New Roads |
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and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22) but does not include the Secretary of |
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“traffic authority” has the meaning given by section 121A of the Road |
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Traffic Regulation Act 1984. |
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