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(1) | The Olympic Delivery Authority shall prepare and keep under review a plan |
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(“the Olympic Transport Plan”) for addressing transport matters relating to the |
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(2) | The plan shall, in particular, make provision for— |
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(a) | the construction of systems of or facilities for transport, |
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(b) | the provision of transport— |
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(i) | to and from London Olympic events, and |
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(ii) | for other purposes connected with the London Olympics, |
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(c) | the creation and maintenance of the Olympic Route Network, |
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(d) | control of traffic during the London Olympics period, |
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(e) | control of facilities for transport during the London Olympics period, |
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(f) | road closures or restrictions during the London Olympics period, |
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(g) | the monitoring of traffic and facilities for transport during the London |
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(i) | co-operation between the Authority and other persons, and |
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(j) | guidance from the Authority to local authorities in England in relation |
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(3) | Before preparing or revising the plan the Authority shall consult— |
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(a) | the Secretary of State, |
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(c) | the London Organising Committee, |
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(d) | the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, |
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(e) | the Commissioner of Police of the City of London, |
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(f) | the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force, |
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(g) | the Association of Chief Police Officers, |
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(h) | the Office of Rail Regulation, |
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(i) | Transport for London, |
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(j) | a local highway authority, local traffic authority or street authority for |
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a road in England which the Authority thinks is likely to be affected by |
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the implementation of the plan, and |
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(k) | such other persons as the Authority thinks appropriate. |
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(4) | In preparing or revising the plan the Authority shall have regard to— |
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(a) | the transport strategy prepared in accordance with section 142 of the |
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Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) (Mayor’s duty to publish |
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(b) | the spatial development strategy prepared in accordance with section |
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334 of that Act (Mayor’s duty to prepare spatial development strategy), |
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(c) | the London Development Agency strategy prepared in accordance |
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with section 7A of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (c. 45). |
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(5) | The Authority shall publish the plan and any revision, except if or in so far as |
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they think publication would be undesirable for reasons of security. |
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(1) | The Secretary of State may by order designate a road for the purpose of |
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(a) | to and from London Olympic events, or |
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(b) | for other purposes connected with the London Olympics. |
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(2) | Where the Secretary of State has designated one or more roads under |
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subsection (1), the Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, by |
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order designate one or more additional roads for the purpose of facilitating |
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(a) | to and from London Olympic events, or |
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(b) | for other purposes connected with the London Olympics. |
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(3) | The roads designated under this section shall together be known as the |
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(4) | An order under subsection (1) or (2)— |
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(a) | may not be made unless the highway authority, traffic authority or |
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street authority with responsibility for each road designated in the |
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order have been consulted, |
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(b) | shall be made by statutory instrument, and |
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(c) | shall be subject to annulment following a resolution of either House of |
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(5) | In the case of an order under subsection (1) or (2) which has the effect (by |
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amending or revoking a previous order) of removing a road from the Olympic |
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(a) | subsection (4)(a) shall not apply in respect of the road, but |
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(b) | the person making the order must inform the highway authority, traffic |
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authority or street authority with responsibility for the road. |
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(1) | The persons specified in subsection (2) shall co-operate with the Olympic |
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Delivery Authority for the purpose of— |
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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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12 | 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, or |
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(iii) | any objection sent under sub-paragraph (ii) has been |
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(iv) | the Secretary of State, having considered any objection sent |
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under sub-paragraph (ii), has approved the exercise of the |
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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 in |
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contravention of subsection (2), |
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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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13 | 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 (procedure) shall |
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apply to the making of an order by the Olympic Delivery Authority in reliance |
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on subsection (1) as it applies to the making of an order by Transport for |
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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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