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PART IV |
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TRANSPORT |
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CHAPTER I |
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TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY |
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The general transport duty |
| General transport duty. |
126. - (1) The Mayor shall develop and implement policies for the promotion and encouragement of safe, integrated, efficient and economic transport facilities and services to, from and within Greater London.
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(2) The powers of the Authority under this Part shall be exercised for the purpose of securing the provision of the transport facilities and services mentioned in subsection (1) above.
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(3) The transport facilities and services mentioned in subsection (1) above include facilities and services for pedestrians and are-
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(a) those required to meet the needs of persons living or working in, or visiting, Greater London, and |
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(b) those required for the transportation of freight. |
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The transport strategy |
| The Mayor's transport strategy. |
127. - (1) The Mayor shall prepare and publish a document to be known as the "transport strategy" containing-
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(a) his policies under section 126(1) above, and |
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(b) his proposals for discharging the duty under section 126(2) above. |
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(2) In addition to containing the proposals and policies required by subsection (1) above, the transport strategy-
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(a) shall contain the Mayor's proposals for the provision of transport which is accessible to persons with mobility problems, and |
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(b) may contain any other proposals which he considers appropriate. |
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(3) Where the Mayor revises the transport strategy he shall publish it as revised.
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(4) In this Act, references to the transport strategy include, except where the context otherwise requires, a reference to the transport strategy as revised.
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| Directions by the Secretary of State. |
128. - (1) Where the Secretary of State considers that-
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(a) the transport strategy (or any part of it) is inconsistent with national policies relating to transport, and |
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(b) the inconsistency is detrimental to any area outside Greater London, |
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he may direct the Mayor to make such revisions of the transport strategy in order to remove the inconsistency as may be specified in the direction.
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(2) Where the Secretary of State gives the Mayor a direction under subsection (1) above, the Mayor shall revise the transport strategy in accordance with the direction.
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| Duties of London borough councils etc. |
129. - (1) In exercising any function-
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(a) a London borough council, |
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(b) the Common Council, and |
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(c) any body or person exercising statutory functions in relation to Greater London or any part of Greater London, |
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is to have regard to the transport strategy.
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(2) The Mayor may issue guidance in writing about the implementation of the transport strategy to any council, body or person falling within subsection (1) above.
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(3) A council, body or person to whom guidance has been issued under subsection (2) above is to have regard to the guidance in exercising any function.
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Local implementation plans |
| Preparation of the plan. |
130. - (1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Mayor has published the transport strategy under section 127 above, each London borough council shall prepare a plan (a "local implementation plan") containing its proposals for the implementation of the transport strategy in its area.
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(2) In preparing a local implementation plan under subsection (1) above, each London borough council shall consult-
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(a) the relevant Commissioner or, if the council considers it appropriate, both Commissioners, |
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(b) Transport for London, |
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(c) such organisations representative of disabled persons as the council considers appropriate, |
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(d) each other London borough council whose area is, in the opinion of the council preparing the local implementation plan, likely to be affected by the plan, and |
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(e) any other body or person required to be consulted under this section by virtue of a direction given to the council by the Mayor under section 138 below. |
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(3) Each local implementation plan shall include-
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(a) a timetable for implementing the different proposals in the plan, and |
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(b) the date by which all the proposals contained in the plan will be implemented. |
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(4) For the purposes of this section and sections 131 to 138 below, the Common Council shall be treated as if it were a London borough council.
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(5) In subsection (2)(a) above, the "relevant Commissioner" means-
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(a) in relation to a local implementation plan prepared by the Common Council, the Commissioner of Police for the City of London, and |
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(b) in relation to a local implementation plan prepared by a council other than the Common Council, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. |
