Commentary Part 1: The traffic commissioners Section 1: Traffic areas
44.Section 3(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (“PPVA 1981”) empowers the Secretary of State by order to vary the extent or number of traffic areas. Section 1 inserts new subsections (2A), (2B) and (2C) into section 3 of the PPVA 1981.
45.These new subsections provide that an order made under section 3(2) may include amendments or modifications to any provision of the Local Transport Act 2008 or any other enactment needed to give full effect to any changes to traffic areas in England and Wales. Orders made under this provision are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.