(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.
(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.
(3)The transport facilities and services mentioned in subsection (1) above include facilities and services for pedestrians and are—
(a)those required to meet the needs of persons living or working in, or visiting, Greater London, and
(b)those required for the transportation of freight.
Cases considering section 141 7
[2021] EWHC 72 (Admin) · 20 January 2021Interprets
The court interpreted the Mayor’s general transport duty as conferring a broad discretion while requiring consideration of the impact of transport policies on all materially affected classes of road users, including taxi drivers and passengers. Failure to consider matters so obviously material was unlawful. (see paras [138]-[139])
[2018] EWHC 2402 (Admin) · 13 September 2018Interprets
The provision establishes the Mayor’s duty to develop and implement transport policies. The court considered it part of the statutory background but held that it did not justify assuming Westminster’s consent to the scheme (see paras [45], [65]).
[2020] EWCA Civ 1046 · 5 August 2020Defines
Confirms the Mayor’s duty to develop and implement safe, integrated, efficient and economic transport policies, supporting the statutory context for congestion reduction (see para [6]).
Defines the relevant transport facilities and services as including those required to meet the needs of people living, working in or visiting Greater London (see para [6]).
What each judgment says about section 141 is in the case-law panel in the full Act.
243.Section 141 gives the Mayor a general duty to develop and implement policies to promote and encourage safe, integrated, efficient and economic transport facilities and services to, from and within London.