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(2) Where the Secretary of State has designated one or more roads under subsection (1), the Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, by order designate one or more additional roads for the purpose of facilitating travel—
(a) to and from London Olympic events, or
(b) for other purposes connected with the London Olympics.
(3) The roads designated under this section shall together be known as the Olympic Route Network.
(4) An order under subsection (1) or (2)—
(a) may not be made unless the highway authority, traffic authority or street authority with responsibility for each road designated in the order have been consulted,
(b) shall be made by statutory instrument, and
(c) shall be subject to annulment following a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(5) In the case of an order under subsection (1) or (2) which has the effect (by amending or revoking a previous order) of removing a road from the Olympic Route Network—
(a) subsection (4)(a) shall not apply in respect of the road, but
(b) the person making the order must inform the highway authority, traffic authority or street authority with responsibility for the road.
(1) The persons specified in subsection (2) shall co-operate with the Olympic Delivery Authority for the purpose of—
(a) implementing the Olympic Transport Plan, and
(b) in particular, providing or facilitating transport services in connection with the London Olympics.
(2) Those persons are—
(a) the Mayor of London,
(b) Transport for London,
(c) the Secretary of State in so far as he has functions under or by virtue of—
(i) section 22 of the Crown Lands Act 1851 (c. 42) (duties in relation to royal parks), or
(ii) section 2(1) of the Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926 (c. 36) (management regulations),
(d) the local highway authority for a road,
(e) the street authority for a road, and
(f) the local traffic authority for a road.
(3) If the Secretary of State thinks that a local highway authority, a local traffic authority or a street authority has failed to comply with subsection (1) he may direct the authority to exercise any of its functions for the purpose of—
(a) implementing the Olympic Transport Plan, or
(b) co-operating with the Olympic Delivery Authority for the purpose of providing or facilitating transport services in connection with the London Olympics.
(4) Before giving a direction to Transport for London under subsection (3) the Secretary of State shall notify the Mayor of London.
(5) If the relevant authority fails to comply with a direction under subsection (3) the Secretary of State may—
(a) exercise the function, or
(b) make arrangements to have the function exercised by—
(i) the Olympic Delivery Authority, or
(ii) any other person.
(6) A person exercising a function of an authority in reliance on subsection (5)—
(a) may do anything which the relevant authority could have done, and
(b) may recover from the authority, as if it were a debt, the reasonable cost of exercising the function.
(7) In preparing or revising a transport strategy in accordance with section 142 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) (obligation to publish transport strategy) the Mayor of London shall—
(a) have regard to the Olympic Transport Plan, and
(b) consult the Olympic Delivery Authority.
(8) This section is without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 18(1) of Schedule 1.
(1) This section applies to the exercise by a local highway authority, local traffic authority or street authority of a function if the exercise might reasonably be expected to affect—
(a) the implementation of the Olympic Transport Plan,
(b) any part of the Olympic Route Network,
(c) travel to or from a London Olympic event, or
(d) other travel for a purpose connected with the London Olympics.
(2) An authority may not exercise a function unless—
(a) it has notified the Olympic Delivery Authority, and
(b) either—
(i) the Authority has approved the exercise of the function, or
(ii) the period of thirty days beginning with the date on which the notification is sent to the Authority expires without the Authority sending an objection in writing to the authority, or
(iii) any objection sent under sub-paragraph (ii) has been withdrawn in writing, or
(iv) the Secretary of State, having considered any objection sent under sub-paragraph (ii), has approved the exercise of the function.
(3) The Secretary of State may by order specify circumstances in which subsection (2) shall not apply or shall apply with modifications (whether by reason of urgency or otherwise); and the order may, in particular, define a class of circumstances wholly or partly by reference to the opinion of an authority.
(4) An order under subsection (3)—
(a) shall be made by statutory instrument, and
(b) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(5) The Olympic Delivery Authority—
(a) may take steps to reverse or change the effect of anything done in contravention of subsection (2),
(b) for that purpose, shall have all the powers of the person, and
(c) may recover from the person, as if it were a debt, the reasonable cost of taking action under paragraph (a).
(6) The Secretary of State shall consult the Olympic Delivery Authority before exercising a function relating to a road in a Royal Park if he thinks the exercise will or may affect—
(a) the implementation of the Olympic Transport Plan,
(b) part of the Olympic Route Network,
(c) travel to or from a London Olympic event, or
(d) other travel for a purpose connected with the London Olympics.
(7) Section 183 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) (addition or variation of network services) shall not apply in relation to the provision of network services, within the meaning of that Act, during the London Olympics period.
(1) The Olympic Delivery Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, make an order under section 1, 6, 9 or 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27) (traffic control) in relation to a road forming part of the Olympic Route Network as if it were a traffic authority in respect of that road.
(2) But the Authority may not make an order in reliance on subsection (1) unless its purpose is—
(a) to implement the Olympic Transport Plan, or
(b) to facilitate transport services in connection with the London Olympics.
(3) Part 3 of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (procedure) shall apply to the making of an order by the Olympic Delivery Authority in reliance on subsection (1) as it applies to the making of an order by Transport for London under that Act (subject to any necessary modifications).
(4) A traffic authority may make an order under section 1, 6, 9 or 14 of that Act in relation to any road for a purpose specified in subsection (2).
(5) A local traffic authority may not make an order by virtue of subsection (4) in respect of a road forming part of the Olympic Route Network without the consent of the Olympic Delivery Authority.
(6) Section 3(1) of that Act (restrictions on traffic regulation orders) shall not apply to an order made by virtue of this section.
(1) Despite the provisions of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53) (prosecution and punishment of road traffic offences) the maximum fine in respect of contravention of an order made by virtue of section 14(1) shall be level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18) (civil enforcement) shall apply in relation to a contravention of an order made by virtue of section 14(1) or (4) as it applies in relation to the contraventions specified in Schedule 7 to that Act.
(3) In the application of Part 6 of that Act to a contravention of an order made by virtue of section 14(1) or (4) the provisions of Schedule 9 (level of charges) shall have effect as if—
(a) the references in paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 to Transport for London and the London local authorities were references to the Olympic Delivery Authority,
(b) the requirement in paragraph 2(3) were a requirement for the Olympic Delivery Authority to consult Transport for London and the London local authorities,
(c) the reference in paragraph 3 to the Mayor of London were a reference to the Secretary of State,
(d) paragraph 4 were omitted, and
(e) the reference in paragraph 7 to the enforcement authority were a reference to the Authority.
(4) The Secretary of State may direct the enforcement authority for a road to exercise its powers under Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 in respect of contravention of an order made by virtue of section 14(1) or (4).
(5) If the enforcement authority in relation to a road is Transport for London, the Secretary of State may give a direction under subsection (4) only with the consent of the Mayor of London.
(6) If an enforcement authority in relation to a road fails to comply with a direction under subsection (4), the Olympic Delivery Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, act as the enforcement authority in relation to that road.
(7) If the Authority acts as the enforcement authority in relation to a road by virtue of subsection (6), it may recover from the enforcement authority, as if it were a debt, the reasonable cost of acting.
(8) An expression used in this section and in Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 shall have the same meaning in this section as in that Part.
(1) Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27) (road closures or restrictions for certain events) shall apply in relation to the London Olympics as if—
(a) in subsection (1) for the words “any sporting event, social event or entertainment which is held on a road” there were substituted the words “a London Olympic event”,
(b) subsection (3) were omitted, and
(c) in subsection (5) for the words from “the road” to the end of the subsection there were substituted the words “any road”.
(2) Section 16B of that Act (restrictions on orders under section 16A) shall not apply in relation to a closure under section 16A for the purposes of the London Olympics.
(1) The list of objectives in section 4(1) of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43) (objectives of Office of Rail Regulation and Secretary of State) shall be treated, in relation to the Office of Rail Regulation only, as including the objective of facilitating the provision, management and control of facilities for transport in connection with the London Olympics.
(2) The Office of Rail Regulation shall consult the Olympic Delivery Authority about the duty under section 4(1) of the Railways Act 1993 (as modified by subsection (1)).
In sections 10 to 17—
“highway authority” shall be construed in accordance with Part 1 of the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66) (highway authorities),
“local authority” has the meaning given by section 1(a) of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22),
“local highway authority” has the meaning given by section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980,
“local traffic authority” has the meaning given by section 121A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27),
“the Olympic Route Network” has the meaning given by section 11,
“the Olympic Transport Plan” has the meaning given by section 10(1),
“road” includes part of a road,
“street authority” has the meaning given by section 49 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22) but does not include the Secretary of State, and
“traffic authority” has the meaning given by section 121A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
(1) The Secretary of State shall make regulations about advertising in the vicinity of London Olympic events.
(2) In making the regulations the Secretary of State—
(a) shall aim to secure compliance with obligations imposed on any person by the Host City Contract,
(b) shall have regard to any requests or guidance from the International Olympic Committee, and
(c) shall also have regard to amenity and public safety.
(3) The regulations shall specify, or provide criteria for determining—
(a) the places in respect of advertising in which the regulations apply,
(b) the nature of the advertising in respect of which the regulations apply, and
(c) what is, or is not, to be treated for the purposes of the regulations as advertising in the vicinity of a place.
(4) The regulations may apply in respect of advertising of any kind including, in particular—
(a) advertising of a non-commercial nature, and
(b) announcements or notices of any kind.
(5) The regulations may apply in respect of advertising in any form including, in particular—
(a) the distribution or provision of documents or articles,
(b) the display or projection of words, images, lights or sounds, and
(c) things done with or in relation to material which has or may have purposes or uses other than as an advertisement.
(6) The regulations shall specify, or provide criteria for determining, the period of time during which they apply; and—
(a) the regulations shall apply only for such time as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the purpose of securing compliance with obligations imposed on any person by the Host City Contract, and
(b) the regulations may apply during different periods in respect of different places.
(7) The regulations shall permit, subject to any specified conditions, advertising undertaken or controlled by—
(a) any person specified in the regulations as appearing to the Secretary of State to have responsibility in accordance with the Host City Contract for the control of advertising in relation to the London Olympics (“a responsible body”), or
(b) any person authorised by a responsible body (whether or not subject to terms and conditions and whether or not in accordance with a sponsorship or other commercial agreement).
(8) The regulations—
(a) may prohibit action of a specified kind or in specified circumstances,
(b) may impose obligations on persons who—
(i) take action in relation to an advertisement, or
(ii) have an interest in or responsibility for a product or service to which an advertisement relates,
(c) may impose obligations on persons who own, occupy or have responsibility for the management of land, premises or other property,
(d) may, in particular, impose on a person an obligation to take steps to ensure—
(i) that other persons do not take action of a particular kind;
(ii) that a situation is not permitted to continue, and
(e) shall have effect despite any consent or permission granted (whether before or after the commencement of the regulations) by any landowner, local authority or other person.
(1) Regulations under section 19—
(a) may, to a specified extent or for specified purposes, disapply or modify specified enactments relating to planning or the control of advertising,
(b) may apply (with or without modifications) or make provision similar to any enactment (including, but not limited to, provisions of Chapter III of Part VIII of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) (control of advertising) and regulations under that Chapter)),
(c) may provide for exceptions (in addition to those referred to in section 19(7)) which may be expressed by reference to the nature of advertising, its purpose, the circumstances of its display or any other matter (which may include the consent of a specified person),
(d) may make provision for application, with any specified modifications or exceptions, to the Crown,
(e) may make provision which applies generally or only for specified purposes or in specified circumstances,
(f) may make different provision for different purposes or circumstances, and
(g) may apply in relation to advertising whether or not it consists of the result or continuation of activity carried out before the regulations come into force.
(2) Regulations under section 19—
(a) shall be made by statutory instrument, and
(b) may not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
(3) Before making regulations under section 19 the Secretary of State shall consult—
(a) such authorities, with responsibilities for planning in respect of places to which the regulations apply or may apply, as he thinks appropriate,
(b) one or more persons who appear to the Secretary of State to represent interests within the advertising industry which are likely to be affected by the regulations,
(c) such other persons, who appear to the Secretary of State to represent interests likely to be affected by the regulations, as he thinks appropriate,
(d) the Olympic Delivery Authority, and
(e) the London Organising Committee.
(4) If regulations under section 19 would be treated as a hybrid instrument for the purposes of the standing orders of either House of Parliament, they shall proceed in that House as if they were not a hybrid instrument.
(1) A person commits an offence if he contravenes regulations under section 19.
(2) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that the contravention of the regulations occurred—
(a) without his knowledge, or
(b) despite his taking all reasonable steps to prevent it from occurring or (where he became aware of it after its commencement) from continuing.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine, or
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £20,000.
(4) A court by or before which a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) may require him to pay to a police authority or to the Olympic Delivery Authority sums in respect of expenses reasonably incurred in taking action under section 22(1) in relation to the matters to which the offence relates.
(1) A constable or enforcement officer may—
(a) enter land or premises on which they reasonably believe a contravention of regulations under section 19 is occurring (whether by reason of advertising on that land or premises or by the use of that land or premises to cause an advertisement to appear elsewhere);
(b) remove, destroy, conceal or erase any infringing article;
(c) when entering land under paragraph (a), be accompanied by one or more persons for the purpose of taking action under paragraph (b);
(d) use, or authorise the use of, reasonable force for the purpose of taking action under this subsection.
(2) The power to enter land or premises may be exercised only at a time that a constable or enforcement officer thinks reasonable having regard to the nature and circumstances of the contravention of regulations under section 19.
(3) Before entering land or premises a constable or enforcement officer must take reasonable steps to—
(a) establish the identity of an owner, occupier or person responsible for the management of the land or premises or of any infringing article on the land or premises, and
(b) give any owner, occupier or responsible person identified under paragraph (a) such opportunity as seems reasonable to the constable or enforcement officer in the circumstances of the case to end the contravention of the regulations (whether by removing, destroying or concealing any infringing article or otherwise).
(4) The power to enter premises may be exercised in relation to a dwelling only in accordance with a warrant issued by a justice of the peace; and a justice of the peace may issue a warrant only if satisfied on the application of a constable or enforcement officer that—
(a) there are reasonable grounds to believe a contravention of regulations under section 19 is occurring in the dwelling or on land that can reasonably be entered only through the dwelling,
(b) the constable or enforcement officer has complied with subsection (3),
(c) the constable or enforcement officer has taken reasonable steps to give notice to persons likely to be interested of his intention to apply for a warrant, and
(d) that it is reasonable in the circumstances of the case to issue a warrant.
(5) The power to remove an article may be exercised only if the constable or enforcement officer thinks it necessary for the purpose of—
(a) ending the contravention of regulations under section 19,
(b) preventing a future contravention of the regulations,
(c) enabling the article to be used as evidence in proceedings for an offence under section 21, or
(d) enabling the article to be forfeited in accordance with section 143 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6).
(6) An article removed—
(a) if removed by an enforcement officer, shall as soon as is reasonably practicable be delivered to a constable, and
(b) whether removed by or delivered to a constable, shall be treated as if acquired by the constable in the course of the investigation of an offence.
(7) Having exercised a power under this section a constable or enforcement officer—
(a) shall take reasonable steps to leave the land or premises secure, and
(b) shall comply with any provision of regulations under section 19 about informing specified persons of what the constable or enforcement officer has done.
(8) Regulations under section 19 shall include provision enabling a person whose property is damaged in the course of the exercise or purported exercise of a power under this section (other than a person responsible for a contravention of the regulations or for the management of an infringing article) to obtain compensation from a police authority or the Olympic Delivery Authority; and the regulations may, in particular, include provision—
(a) conferring jurisdiction on a court or tribunal;
(b) about appeals.
(9) A police authority or the Olympic Delivery Authority may recover from a person responsible for the contravention of the regulations, as if it were a debt, the reasonable costs of taking action under this section.
(10) In this section—
“enforcement officer” means a person designated for the purposes of that subsection by the Olympic Delivery Authority (and paragraph 29(1)(a) to (d) of Schedule 1 shall apply to an enforcement officer whether or not he is a member of the Authority’s staff), and
“infringing article” means—
an advertisement which contravenes regulations under section 19, and
any other thing that constitutes a contravention of regulations under section 19 or is being used in connection with a contravention of the regulations.
(1) The Olympic Delivery Authority shall make arrangements to have the effect of regulations made or expected to be made under section 19 brought to the attention of persons likely to be affected or interested.
(2) In exercising their function under subsection (1) the Authority shall—
(a) aim to give two years' notice of the general nature of the regulations, and
(b) aim to give six months' notice of the detailed provisions of the regulations.
(3) The Olympic Delivery Authority—
(a) shall make available to persons who are or may be affected by regulations under section 19 advice about the effect or likely effect of the regulations, and
(b) may give assistance (which may include financial assistance) in complying with or avoiding breaches of the regulations.
(4) The Olympic Delivery Authority may institute criminal proceedings in respect of an offence under section 21.
(5) Subsection (4) shall not apply in relation to the institution of proceedings in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
(6) The Olympic Delivery Authority shall—
(a) prepare a strategy for the exercise of their functions under this section and under section 22,
(b) submit the strategy to the Secretary of State,
(c) revise the strategy until it obtains the Secretary of State’s approval, and
(d) publish the strategy as approved.
(1) The Secretary of State may by order require a specified local planning authority who grant advertising consent to a person to notify him of the effect of—
(a) section 19(8)(e), and
(b) any regulations under section 19.
(2) In subsection (1) “advertising consent” means consent of such kind as the order shall specify.
(3) An order under subsection (1)—
(a) shall be made by statutory instrument, and
(b) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(1) The Secretary of State shall make regulations about trading in the vicinity of London Olympic events.
(2) In making the regulations the Secretary of State—
(a) shall aim to secure compliance with obligations imposed on any person by the Host City Contract,
(b) shall have regard to any requests or guidance from the International Olympic Committee, and
(c) shall also have regard to amenity and public safety (including in each case the need to avoid congestion).
(3) The regulations shall specify, or provide criteria for determining—
(a) the places in respect of which the regulations apply,
(b) the nature of the trading in respect of which the regulations apply, and
(c) what is, or is not, to be treated for the purposes of the regulations as trading in the vicinity of a place.
(4) The regulations may apply only in respect of trading which takes place—
(a) on a highway, or
(b) in another place—
(i) to which the public have access (whether generally or only for the purpose of the trading), and
(ii) which is not in any building other than one designed or generally used for the parking of cars.
(5) The regulations shall specify, or provide criteria for determining, the period of time during which they apply; and—
(a) the regulations shall apply only for such time as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the purpose of securing compliance with obligations imposed on any person by the Host City Contract, and
(b) the regulations may apply during different periods in respect of different places.
London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006