Transport (London) Act 1969

8 In section 92 of the [1965 c. 25.] Finance Act 1965 (which relates to the making of grants to operators of bus services towards duty charged on bus fuel) for subsection (8) there shall be substituted the following subsection:—

‘(8) In this section—

• " bus service " means a service of stage carriages as defined by section 117 of the [1960 c. 16.] Road Traffic Act 1960 ;

• " operator ", in relation to a bus service, means—

  (a)

  the holder of the road service licence under which the service is provided ; or

  (b)

  if the service is provided otherwise than under a road service licence by, or by a subsidiary of—

  (i)

  the London Transport Executive ; or

  (ii)

  the Executive for a designated area within the meaning of section 9(1) of the [1968 c. 73.] Transport Act 1968,

  that Executive or subsidiary ;

  (c)

  if the service is provided otherwise than under a road service licence by a person—

  (i)

  in pursuance of an agreement under section 23(2) of the Transport (London) Act 1969 or under a consent continued in force or granted under Schedule 4 to that Act; or

  (ii)

  in pursuance of an agreement under section 19(2) of the [1968 c. 73.] Transport Act 1968 or under a consent granted under Schedule 6 to that Act,

  that person ;

• " road service licence " includes a permit under section 30 of the Transport Act 1968 ;

• " subsidiary " has the same meaning as for the purposes of the Transport Act 1968.’.