London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee
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The London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee was established in 1924 to advise the Minister of Transport
on issues concerning traffic and transport in the London Traffic Area
. It was abolished in 1965.
The purpose of the Committee, as stated in the Act was "giving advice and assistance in manner provided by this Act to the Minister of Transport... in connection with the exercise and performance of his powers and duties in relation to traffic within the... London Traffic Area..."
. The membership was appointed by both national and local government as follows:
The members of the Committee were to appoint a chairman themselves.
† An A Licence entitled the holder to drive a motorcycle; a B Licence a motor car; and a C licence a heavy goods vehicle.
The Committee and Traffic Area were abolished in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963
.
Secretary of State for Transport
The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. The role has had a high turnover as new appointments are blamed for the failures of decades of their predecessors...
on issues concerning traffic and transport in the London Traffic Area
London Traffic Area
The London Traffic Area was established by the London Traffic Act 1924 in order to regulate the increasing amount of motor traffic in the London area...
. It was abolished in 1965.
The purpose of the Committee, as stated in the Act was "giving advice and assistance in manner provided by this Act to the Minister of Transport... in connection with the exercise and performance of his powers and duties in relation to traffic within the... London Traffic Area..."
Establishment, 1924
The Committee was created, along with the Traffic Area, by the London Traffic Act 1924London Traffic Act 1924
The London Traffic Act 1924 was an Act of the parliament of the United Kingdom. The purpose of the Act was stated to be the facilitating and improving the regulation of traffic in and near London.-Background:...
. The membership was appointed by both national and local government as follows:
- 1 by the Secretary of State for Home AffairsHome SecretaryThe Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State...
- 2 by the London County CouncilLondon County CouncilLondon County Council was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889–1965 existence, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council...
- 1 by the Corporation of the City of LondonCity of LondonThe City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
- 2 (jointly) by the councils of the metropolitan boroughs of the County of LondonCounty of LondonThe County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London. It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England, by way of the Local Government Act 1888. The Act created an administrative County of...
- 1 (jointly) by the county councils of BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, EssexEssexEssex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, HertfordshireHertfordshireHertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, MiddlesexMiddlesexMiddlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time... - 1 (jointly) by the county councils of KentKentKent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
and SurreySurreySurrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of... - 1 (jointly) by the corporations of the county boroughCounty boroughCounty borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in...
s of CroydonCounty Borough of CroydonCroydon was a local government district in north east Surrey, England from 1849 to 1965.-History:A local board of health was formed for the parish of Croydon St John the Baptist in 1849. On March 9, 1883 the town received a charter of incorporation to become a municipal borough...
, East HamCounty Borough of East HamEast Ham was a local government district in the far south west of Essex from 1878 to 1965. It extended from Wanstead Flats in the north to the River Thames in the south and from Green Street in the west to Barking Creek in the east...
, West HamCounty Borough of West HamWest Ham was a local government district in the extreme south west of Essex from 1886 to 1965, forming part of the built-up area of London, although outside the County of London... - 1 representative of the Metropolitan PoliceMetropolitan policeMetropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force...
, appointed by the Secretary of State for Home Affairs - 1 representative of the City of London PoliceCity of London PoliceThe City of London Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, England, including the Middle and Inner Temple. The service responsible for law enforcement within the rest of Greater London is the Metropolitan Police Service, a separate...
appointed by the City Corporation - 1 appointed by the Minister of Transport
The members of the Committee were to appoint a chairman themselves.
Reconstitution, 1933
The Committee was reconstituted by the London Passenger Transport Act 1933, and membership increased to forty members:- 1 by the Secretary of State for Home Affairs
- 1 by the Minister for Transport
- 6 by the London County Council:
- 1 by the Corporation of the City of London
- 1 by the Council of the City of WestminsterMetropolitan Borough of WestminsterThe Metropolitan Borough of Westminster was a metropolitan borough in the County of London, England, from 1900 to 1965.-City Status:By royal charter dated 29 October 1900 the borough was granted the title City of Westminster. Westminster had originally been created a city and seat of the...
- 6 by the councils of the remaining metropolitan boroughs
- 2 by the Middlesex County CouncilMiddlesex County CouncilMiddlesex County Council was the principal local government body in the administrative county of Middlesex from 1889 to 1965.The county council was created by the Local Government Act 1888, which also removed the most populous part of the county to constitute the County of London...
- 2 by the Essex County Council
- 1 by the Kent County Council
- 1 by the Surrey County Council
- 1 (jointly) by the Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire County Councils
- 1 by the Council of the County Borough of Croydon
- 1 by the Council of the County Borough of East Ham
- 1 by the Council of the County Borough of West Ham
- 1 the Secretary of State for Home Affairs to represent the Metropolitan Police
- 1 the Secretary of State for Home Affairs to represent county and borough police forces in the London Traffic Area
- 1 by the Corporation of the City of London to represent the City Police
- 2 by the London Passenger Transport BoardLondon Passenger Transport BoardThe London Passenger Transport Board was the organisation responsible for public transport in London, UK, and its environs from 1933 to 1948...
- 2 by the amalgamated railway companies
- 5 by the Minister of LabourSecretary of State for EmploymentThe Secretary of State for Employment was a position in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. In 1995 it was merged with Secretary of State for Education to make the Secretary of State for Education and Employment...
"after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit to represent the interests of labour engaged in the transport industry within the London Traffic Area" - 1 by the Minister for Transport, "after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons (other than the Board and the amalgamated railway companies) providing or using mechanically-propelled road vehicles within the London Traffic Area"
- 1 the Minister for Transport, "after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons (other than the Board and the amalgamated railway companies) providing or using horse-drawn road vehicles within the London Traffic Area"
- 1 the Minister for Transport, "after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of the taxi-cab industry within the London Traffic Area"
Reconstitution, 1960
The Committee was reconstituted a second time by the Road Traffic Act 1960, to better represent the variety of road-users:- 1 by the Secretary of State for Home Affairs
- 1 by the Minister for Transport
- 6 by the London County Council:
- 1 by the Corporation of the City of London:
- 1 by the Council of the City of Westminster:
- 6 by the councils of the remaining metropolitan boroughs:
- 2 by the Middlesex County Council:
- 1 by Essex County Council:
- 1 by the Kent County Council:
- 1 by the Surrey County Council:
- 1 by the Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire County Councils:
- 1 by the Council of the County Borough of Croydon:
- 1 by the Council of the County Borough of East Ham:
- 1 by the Council of the County Borough of West Ham:
- 1 by the Secretary of State to represent the metropolitan police:
- 1 by the Secretary of State to represent county and borough police forces in the London Traffic Area:
- 1 by the Corporation of the City of London to represent the City police:
- 4 by the British Transport CommissionBritish Transport CommissionThe British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain...
: - 5 by the Minister of Labour, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of labour engaged in the transport industry within the London Traffic Area:
- 2 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons (other than such persons as are hereinafter mentioned and other than the British Transport Commission and any Executive) providing or using mechanically propelled road vehicles within the London Traffic Area.
- 1 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons (other than the British Transport Commission and any Executive) who are holders of A or B licences (within the meaning of Part IV of this Act) carrying on business within the London Traffic Area:†
- 1 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons who are holders of C licences (within the meaning of Part IV of this Act) carrying on business within the London Traffic Area:†
- 1 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons (other than the British Transport Commission and any Executive) who are the holders of licences authorising them to operate public service vehicles within the London Traffic Area:
- 1 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons (other than the British Transport Commission and any Executive) providing or using horse-drawn road vehicles within the London Traffic Area.
- 1 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of the taxi-cab industry within the London Traffic Area.
- 1 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons using bicycles and tricycles, not being motor vehicles, within the London Traffic Area.
† An A Licence entitled the holder to drive a motorcycle; a B Licence a motor car; and a C licence a heavy goods vehicle.
The Committee and Traffic Area were abolished in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963
London Government Act 1963
The London Government Act 1963 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which recognised officially the conurbation known as Greater London and created a new local government structure for the capital. The Act significantly reduced the number of local government districts in the area,...
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