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| London borough councils and the London traffic control system. |
216. After section 74 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 there shall be inserted-
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| "London borough councils and the London traffic control system. |
74A. - (1) If a London borough council requests Transport for London to provide any new traffic light installations for a road in Greater London which is neither a GLA road nor a trunk road, Transport for London shall approve and carry out the work unless it considers that there are reasonable grounds for refusing to do so.
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(2) If Transport for London and a London borough council so agree, Transport for London may make a scheme transferring to the council-
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(a) any part of the London traffic control system, and |
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(b) the power to maintain and operate that part of the system. |
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(3) The council for a London borough may, with the approval of Transport for London, buy, own, maintain and operate new traffic light installations for any road in the borough other than a trunk road.
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(4) Where the powers conferred by subsection (2) or (3) above are exercised, the London borough council concerned shall, as respects the traffic signs comprised in-
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(a) the part of the London traffic control system transferred by the scheme under subsection (2) above, or |
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(b) the traffic light installations referred to in subsection (3) above, |
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be treated (to the exclusion of Transport for London) as the traffic authority for all roads in Greater London (other than trunk roads) on or near which those traffic signs are placed.
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(5) Any exercise of the powers conferred by subsections (1) to (3) above is subject to the agreement of financial arrangements between Transport for London and the council concerned.
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(6) In this section-
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"the London traffic control system" means the traffic control system which Transport for London has power to operate by virtue of the functions transferred to it by section 215 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999; |
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"traffic control system" means a system for controlling the movement of vehicular traffic or of pedestrians by means of traffic light installations; |
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"traffic light installations" means- |
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(a) traffic signs which are light signals for controlling the movement of vehicular traffic or of pedestrians; or
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(b) any installations or apparatus used in connection with the operation of any such traffic signs.
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(7) For the purposes of this section-
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(a) the City of London shall be treated as if it were a London borough; |
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(b) the Common Council shall be treated as if it were the council for a London borough; and |
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(c) the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple shall be treated as forming part of the City." |
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| Transfer of traffic control systems between Secretary of State and Transport for London. |
217. After section 74A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 there shall be inserted-
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| "Transfer of traffic control systems between Secretary of State and Transport for London. |
74B. - (1) If the Secretary of State and Transport for London so agree, the Secretary of State may make a scheme transferring to Transport for London-
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(a) the traffic control system for a trunk road in Greater London; and |
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(b) the power to maintain and operate that system. |
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(2) If Transport for London and the Secretary of State so agree, Transport for London may make a scheme transferring to the Secretary of State-
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(a) the London traffic control system; and |
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(b) the power to maintain and operate that system. |
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(3) If, in a case where a traffic control system has been transferred under this section, the transferee and the transferor so agree, the transferee may make a scheme transferring back to the transferor the system and the power to maintain and operate it.
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(4) A scheme under subsection (1), (2) or (3) above may make provision for the transferee to be treated (to the exclusion of the transferor), as respects the traffic signs comprised in the traffic control system transferred, as the traffic authority for specified roads in Greater London on or near which those traffic signs are placed.
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(5) Any exercise of the powers conferred by subsections (1) to (3) above is subject to the agreement of financial arrangements between the Secretary of State and Transport for London.
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(6) Any reference in this section to a traffic control system includes a reference to part of a traffic control system.
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(7) Expressions used in this section and in section 74A above have the same meaning in this section as they have in that section."
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| Traffic authority for certain traffic signs in Greater London. |
218. After section 74B of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 there shall be inserted-
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| "The traffic authority for traffic signs. |
74C. - (1) This section has effect for the purposes of any provisions of this Act relating to traffic signs.
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(2) In the application of those provisions to traffic signs in Greater London which are light signals for controlling the movement of vehicular traffic or of pedestrians, Transport for London shall at all times be deemed to be the traffic authority for all roads in Greater London other than trunk roads.
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(3) Without prejudice to the powers of the traffic authority for the road in question, Transport for London shall also be deemed to be the traffic authority for any road in Greater London for which they are not in fact the traffic authority for the purposes of the exercise by them as respects that road under section 73(1A) above of any powers exercisable by the traffic authority for that road.
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(4) Subsections (2) and (3) above are subject to any provision to the contrary made by or under section 74A or 74B of this Act."
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219. - (1) In section 73(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (functions of London authorities under sections 73 and 74 to be exercised by the joint committee of London authorities) the words "and section 74 of this Act" shall cease to have effect.
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(2) For section 74 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (fixing of certain parking and other charges for London) there shall be substituted-
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| "Fixing of certain parking and other charges for London. |
74. - (1) It shall be the duty-
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(a) of Transport for London, so far as relating to trunk roads or GLA roads, and |
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(b) of the London local authorities, so far as relating to other roads, |
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to set the levels of additional parking charges to apply in London.
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(2) Different levels may be set for different areas in London and for different cases or classes of case.
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(3) Transport for London and the London local authorities shall submit to the Secretary of State for his approval, the levels of additional parking charges which they propose to set under subsection (1) above.
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(4) If-
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(a) Transport for London or, as the case may be, the London local authorities fail to discharge their duty under subsection (1) above; or |
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(b) the Secretary of State does not approve the levels of additional parking charges proposed by the London local authorities, |
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the levels of additional parking charges for the roads referred to in paragraph (a) or (as the case may be) paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above shall be set by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
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(5) It shall be the duty of Transport for London and the London local authorities to impose additional parking charges at the levels set in accordance with the provisions of this section.
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(6) Transport for London and the London local authorities shall publish, in such manner as the Mayor of London may determine, the levels of additional parking charges which they have set.
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(7) The functions conferred on London local authorities by this section shall be discharged by the Joint Committee.
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(8) No person who represents Transport for London on the Joint Committee shall take any part in any proceedings of the Joint Committee so far as relating to the discharge by the Joint Committee of any functions under this section.
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(9) In this section "additional parking charges" means-
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(b) charges made by London authorities for the removal, storage and disposal of vehicles; and |
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(c) charges in respect of the release of vehicles from immobilisation devices fixed under section 69 of this Act." |
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| Special parking areas. |
220. - (1) Section 76 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (special parking areas) shall be amended as follows.
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(2) After subsection (1) (applications by London authorities for orders designating special parking areas) there shall be inserted-
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"(1A) An application for an order under subsection (1) above may only be made-
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(a) by Transport for London, to the extent that the special parking area is to consist of GLA roads or trunk roads; or |
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(b) by a London local authority, to the extent that the special parking area is to consist of roads other than GLA roads and trunk roads." |
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(3) The amendment made by this section does not affect the continuing validity of any order, or any application for an order, made before the coming into force of this section.
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221. - (1) Section 82 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (interpretation of Part II) shall be amended as follows.
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(2) In subsection (1), for the definition of "London authority" there shall be substituted-
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(a) as respects parking, or any matter connected with or relating to parking, on a GLA road, Transport for London;
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(b) as respects parking, or any matter connected with or relating to parking, on any road other than a GLA road or a trunk road, any council of a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London;".
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(3) In subsection (1), the following definitions shall be inserted at the appropriate places-
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""GLA road", subject to subsection (1C) below, has the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980 (see sections 329(1) and 14D(1) of that Act);"; |
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""London local authority" means any council of a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London;"; |
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""the Mayor's transport strategy" means the transport strategy prepared and published by the Mayor of London under section 124 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;". |
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(4) After subsection (1) there shall be inserted-
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"(1A) Any functions conferred or imposed on the Greater London Authority by or under this Part of this Act shall be functions of the Authority which are exercisable by the Mayor acting on behalf of the Authority.
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(1B) Subsection (1A) above does not apply in relation to any function expressly conferred or imposed on, or made exercisable by, the London Assembly."
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