Transport Act 1985

SCHEDULES

Section 1.

SCHEDULE 1 Amendments Consequential on the Abolition of Road Service Licensing

The Transport Act 1968

1 In section 159(1) of the [1968 c. 73.] Transport Act 1968 (interpretation)—

(a) for the definition of " bus service " there shall be substituted the following—

• “' bus service' means a local service other than one on which the passengers travel together on a journey, with or without breaks, from one or more places to one or more places and back”; and

(b) the following definition shall be inserted at the appropriate place—

• “' local service ' has the same meaning as in the Transport Act 1985 ;”.

The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

2 In section 63(3)(b) of the [1976 c. 57.] Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 for the words " road service licence " there shall be substituted the words " local service within the meaning of the Transport Act 1985 ".

The Energy Act 1976

3 (1) Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the [1976 c. 76.] Energy Act 1976 (relaxation of road traffic and transport law) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), for the words from " any ", where it first occurs, to " contract carriage " there shall be substituted the words " a local service within the meaning of the Transport Act 1985 or use any public service vehicle on a road for carrying passengers for hire or reward ".

(3) In sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(aa) without complying with the requirements of sections 6 (registration of local services outside London) and 35 (provision of local services within London under London local service licences) of the 1985 Act;”

(4) In sub-paragraph (1)(c) the words " or Part III" shall be omitted and after " 1981 " there shall be inserted the words " or Part I or II of the Transport Act 1985 " .

(5) In sub-paragraph (2), the words " section 60 of", and the words from " general" to first " vehicles", shall be omitted and after " 1981 " there shall be inserted " or Part I of the Transport Act 1985 ".

The [1981 c. 14.] Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981

4 In section 12 of the 1981 Act (PSV operator's licence), for subsection (1) there shal be substituted the following subsection—

“(1) A public service vehicle shall not be used on a road for carrying passengers for hire or reward except under a PSV operator's licence granted in accordance with the following provisions of this Part of this Act.”.

5 In section 22(1) of that Act (prohibition on driving a public service vehicle on a road without a licence to drive a public service vehicle or employing unlicensed persons for the purpose), for the words " a stage, express or contract carriage " there shall be substituted the words " a public service vehicle being used on a road for carrying passengers for hire or reward. ".

6 In section 46 of that Act (fare-paying passengers on school buses)—

(a) in subsection (1)(b), the word " bus", where it occurs in the expression " local bus service ", shall be omitted ; and

(b) in subsection (3), the definition of " local bus service " shall be omitted.

7 In section 52(1)(a)(i) of that Act (fees for grant of PSV operators' licences and road service licences etc.) the words "and road service licences" shall be omitted.

8 In section 53(1) of that Act (payment of expenses), for the words " II or III" there shall be substituted the words " or II ".

9 In sections 57 and 58 of that Act (death, etc. of licence holder, and provision with respect to partnerships and related matters), the words " or road service licence " (in each place where they occur) shall be omitted.

10 In section 59 of that Act (power to make regulations as to procedure on applications for licences)—

(a) in paragraph (a) the words " road service licences " ; and

(b) in paragraph (b) the words " or road service licences " ;

shall be omitted.

11 In section 68(4)(a) of that Act (provisions to which a defence under subsection (3) of that section applies), for the words "27(2) and 30(6) and (7) " there shall be substituted the words " and 27(2) ".

12 Section 81(2) of that Act (definition for purposes of that Act of the operator of a stage or express carriage service) shall cease to have effect.

13 In section 82(1) of that Act (definitions of expressions used in that Act) the definitions of the following expressions shall be omitted—

• " contract carriage " ;

• " excursion or tour " ;

• " express carriage " and " express carriage service " ;

• " road service licence " ;

• " stage carriage " and " stage carriage service " ; and

• " trial area " ;

and after the definition of " local authority " there shall be inserted the following definition—

• “"local service" has the same meaning as in the Transport Act 1985 ;”.

14 In section 83 of that Act (construction of references in other Acts to public service vehicles, etc.)—

(a) in subsection (1), the words " " stage carriage ", " express carriage " or " contract carriage " " ; and

(b) subsection (2);

shall be omitted.

The [1984 c. 27.] Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

15 (1) The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 7(5) (restriction on the right to appeal from road service licensing decisions of traffic commissioners in any case where the decision is certified to be necessary to secure conformity with a traffic regulation order), for the words from "traffic commissioners " to " the commissioners" there shall be substituted the words " traffic commissioner for the Metropolitan Traffic Area under section 42 of the Transport Act 1985 in the case of a decision of his with respect to a London local service licence if and so far as he certifies ".

(3) In section 10—

(a) in subsection (4) (restriction on the right to appeal from road service licensing decisions of traffic commissioners in any case where the decision is certified to be necessary to secure conformity with an experimental traffic order), for the words from " traffic commissioners " to " the commissioners " there shall be substituted the words " commissioner for the Metropolitan Traffic Area under section 42 of the Transport Act 1985 in the case of a decision of the commissioner with respect to a London local service licence if and so far as he certifies "; and

(b) after subsection (5) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(6) The reference in subsection (4) above to the Metropolitan Traffic Area shall be construed as if it were contained in the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.”

(4) In section 142(1) (interpretation), in the definition of "public service vehicle", for the words " and ' stage carriage' have the same meanings" there shall be substituted the words " has the same meaning ".

(5) In Schedule 9—

(a) in paragraph 13(3)(b), for the words "stage carriage" there shall be substituted the words " vehicle being used in the provision of a local service within the meaning of the Transport Act 1985 "; and

(b) in paragraph 13(3)(c)(i), there shall be substituted for the words from " stage carriage " , where they first occur, to " 1981 " the words " local service (within the meaning of the Transport Act 1985) " and for the words " stage carriage ", where they next occur, the word " vehicle ".

16 (1) Subject to any provision made by or under this Act, in any enactment or instrument passed or made before the commencement of section 1 of this Act—

(a) any reference to a stage carriage service shall be construed as a reference to a local service ;

(b) any reference to an express carriage service shall be construed as a reference to any service for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward at separate fares which is neither a local service nor one provided by a vehicle to which subparagraph (2) below applies ;

(c) any reference to a stage carriage shall be construed as a reference to a public service vehicle being used in the provision of a local service ;

(d) any reference to an express carriage shall be construed as a reference to a public service vehicle being used to carry passengers for hire or reward at separate fares other than one being used in the provision of a local service; and

(e) any reference to a contract carriage shall be construed as a reference to a public service vehicle being used to carry passengers for hire or reward otherwise than at separate fares.

(2) When used in circumstances in which the conditions set out in Part III of Schedule 1 to the 1981 Act are fulfilled, a public service vehicle carrying passengers at separate fares shall be treated, for the purposes of any enactment or instrument to which paragraph (d) or (e) of sub-paragraph (1) above applies, as being used to carry passengers otherwise than at separate fares.

SCHEDULE 2 Amendments Consequential on Section 3

PART I Schedule Substituted for Schedule 2 to the 1981 Act

“SCHEDULE 2 Traffic Commissioners

Terms of service of traffic commissioners

1 The Secretary of State may remove a traffic commissioner from his office for inability or misbehaviour.

2 If a traffic commissioner acquires a financial interest in a transport undertaking which carries passengers or goods by road within Great Britain he shall, within four weeks after so doing, give notice of that acquisition in writing to the Secretary of State specifying the interest so acquired and the Secretary of State, after taking the matter into consideration, may if he thinks fit declare that the traffic commissioner has vacated his office.

Appointment and terms of office of deputies to traffic commissioners

3 In the case of illness, incapacity or absence of a traffic commissioner, the Secretary of State may appoint some other person to act as his deputy.

4 If the Secretary of State considers that the duties to be performed by a traffic commissioner, or any deputy appointed under paragraph 3 above to the traffic commissioner, cannot conveniently or efficiently be performed by one person, the Secretary of State may appoint one or more persons to act as deputy to the traffic commissioner.

5 A person appointed under paragraph 4 above shall be appointed upon such terms and conditions, including conditions as to the time which he is to devote to the duties of his office, as the Secretary of State may determine, and shall act for the traffic commissioner whose deputy he is in such matters as the traffic commissioner, or any deputy appointed by reason of the traffic commissioner's illness, incapacity or absence, may from time to time direct or as the Secretary of State may from tirne to time by general directions require, and for that purpose shall exercise and perform all the powers and duties of the traffic commissioner.

6 (1) Where the office of traffic commissioner for any traffic area becomes vacant the Secretary of State may, pending the appointment of a new traffic commissioner for that area under section 4 of this Act, appoint a person (whether or not over the age of sixty-five) under this paragraph to act as traffic commissioner for that area for a limited period.

(2) Any person appointed under sub-paragraph (1) above shall—

(a) hold office for such period as the Secretary of State specifies when making the appointment; and

(b) during that period be treated for all purposes (except those of paragraph 9 below) as the traffic commissioner for the traffic area in question.

Staff of traffic commissioners

7 Subject to the approval of the Treasury, the Secretary of State may appoint such persons to act as officers and servants of a traffic commissioner as he considers appropriate.

Remuneration and pensions

8 There shall be paid to a traffic commissioner and deputy traffic commissioner, and to the persons acting as officers or servants of a traffic commissioner, such remuneration and allowances as may be determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury.

9 The principal civil service pension scheme (within the meaning of section 2 of the [1972 c. 11.] Superannuation Act 1972) which is for the time being in force shall apply to persons holding the office of traffic commissioner for each of the traffic areas.”

PART II Further Consequential Amendments

The [1968 c. 73.] Transport Act 1968

1 (1) The Transport Act 1968 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 96(10)(b), there shall be substituted for the words " commissioners or licensing authority "the word " commissioner " and for the words " commissioners or authority think " the words " commissioner thinks ".

(3) In section 98(3), there shall be substituted for the words " commissioners or licensing authority " in both places the word " commissioner " and for the words " commissioners or authority think " the words " commissioner thinks ".

(4) In section 99, there shall be substituted for the words " commissioners or licensing authority " in subsections (1) and (8) the word " commissioner ".

(5) In section 103(5), for the words " commissioners or licensing authority " there shall be substituted the word " commissioner ".

The [1971 c. 62.] Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971

2 (1) The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In Part I of Schedule 1 (tribunals under direct supervision of the Council on Tribunals), for paragraph 30 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“Road Traffic.

30 The traffic commissioner for any area constituted for the purposes of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14).”

(3) In Part II of Schedule 1 (equivalent provision for Scotland), in paragraph 48, there shall be substituted for the word " commissioners " the word " commissioner " and for the word " their " the word "his".

The [1972 c. 20.] Road Traffic Act 1972

3 (1) In section 113(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1972 (licensing authority for Part IV of that Act), there shall be substituted—

(a) for the words " The person who is the chairman of the traffic commissioners" the words " The traffic commissioner "; and

(b) for the words from " including " to " duty " the words " shall exercise the function ".

(2) In section 123 of that Act there shall be substituted for the words " the traffic commissioners " the words " a traffic commissioner ".

(3) In section 124 of that Act, for the words " traffic commissioners " there shall be substituted the words " traffic commissioner ".

The [1981 c. 14.] Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981

4 (1) The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 3(3), for the word "commissioners", whenever occurring, there shall be substituted the word " commissioner ".

(3) In section 9(8), for the word " commissioners " there shall be substituted in both places the word " commissioner ".

(4) In section 12, there shall be substituted—

(a) for the word " commissioners ", whenever occurring, the word " commissioner " ;

(b) in subsection (3), for the words " different areas " the words. " a different area " ; and

(c) in subsection (4), for the word " they " the word " he ".

(5) In section 14 (grant of licences)—

(a) for the word " commissioners ", whenever occurring, there shall be substituted the word " commissioner ";

(b) in subsections (1) and (3), for the word " are " in each place (other than where it first occurs in subsection (3)) there shall be substituted the word " is ";

(c) in subsection (4), there shall be substituted for the word " determine " the word " determines" and for the word " they " the word " he ".

(6) In section 15, there shall be substituted—

(a) in subsection (1), for the word " commissioners " the word " commissioner " and for the word " consider" the word " considers " ;

(b) in subsection (2), for the words " Traffic commissioners" the words " A traffic commissioner ", for the word " commissioners ", in the second place where it occurs, the word " commissioner " and for the words " the commissioners "„ where they last occur, the word " him " ;

(c) in subsection (3), for the word " commissioners " the word " commissioner " ; and

(d) in subsection (4), for the word " commissioners", where it first occurs, the word "commissioner", for the words " commissioners decide " the words " commissioner decides " and for the words " they " and " them " the words " he " and " him ".

(7) In section 16, there shall be substituted—

(a) in subsection (1), for the words " Traffic commissioners" the words " A traffic commissioner" and for the words " those commissioners " the words " that commissioner " ;

(b) in subsection (3), for the words " Traffic commissioners " the words "A traffic commissioner" and for the word " them " the word " him " and for the words " they think " the words " he thinks " ;

(c) in subsection (5), for the word "commissioners" the word " commissioner " and for the words " they think " the words " he thinks " ;

(d) in subsection (6) for the word " commissioners" in both places the word " commissioner ", for the word " their" in both places the word " his " and for the word " they" the word " he " ;

(e) in subsection (8), for the word " commissioners " the word " commissioner " and for the words " they are " the words " he is " ; and

(f) in subsection (9), for the word " commissioners" in both places the word " commissioner ".

(8) In section 17, there shall be substituted—

(a) in subsection (1), for the word " commissioners" the word " commissioner" and for the word " them" the word " him ";

(b) in subsection (2), for the word " commissioners " where it first occurs the word " commissioner " and for the words " the commissioners direct" the words " he directs " ;

(c) in subsection (4), for the words " Traffic commissioners" the words " A traffic commissioner" and for the word " them " the word " him " ; and

(d) in subsection (5), for the words " traffic commissioners decide " the words " a traffic commissioner decides" and for the words " they " and " them " the words " he " and him".

(9) In section 18(2) there shall be substituted for the words " Traffic commissioners " the words "A traffic commissioner" and for the word " commissioners" the word " commissioner ".

(10) In section 19, there shall be substituted—

(a) in subsections (1), (2) and (3), for the word " commissioners " the word " commissioner " ; and

(b) in subsection (4) for the words "Traffic commissioners" the words " A traffic commissioner ", for the word " them " in each place the word " him " and for the word " his " the words " the holder's ".

(11) In section 20, there shall be substituted—

(a) in subsection (3), for the word "commissioners'' where first occurring the word "commissioner'', for the words "those commissioners" in both places the words "that commissioner", for the word "them" in each place the word " him ", for the word " they " in both places the word " he ", for the word " him ", in both places in paragraph (a), the words " the holder " and for the word " him ", in paragraph (b), the words " the holder or former holder " ; and

(b) in subsection (6), for the word "commissioners" the word " commissioner ".

(12) In section 21, there shall be substituted—

(a) for the word " commissioners ", whenever occurring, the word " commissioner ";

(b) in subsection (2), for the words " they" and " their " the words " he " and " his " ; and

(c) in subsection (3), for the words "they are satisfied they" the words " he is satisfied he " and for the word " them " the words " the commissioner ".

(13) In section 23—

(a) in subsection (1), there shall be substituted for the words " the traffic commissioners " the words "a traffic commissioner ", and for the word " commissioners " the word " commissioner" and for the word " them" the word " him ";

(b) in subsection (2), for the word "commissioners" in both places there shall be substituted the word " commissioner ".

(14) In section 52, there shall be substituted—

(a) in subsection (1), for the word" commissioners" whenever occurring the word" commissioner";

(b) in subsection (2), for the words" The traffic commissioners" the words" A traffic commissioner"; and

(c) in subsection (3), for the words "the traffic commissioner'' the words " a traffic commissioner ".

(15) In section 55, for the word " commissioners " there shall be substituted the word " commissioner " and for the word " their " there shall be substituted the word " his ".

(16) In section 56, in subsection (1), there shall be substituted for the word " commissioners " the word " commissioner " and there shall be omitted the words " them or ".

(17) In section 57, for the word " commissioners", whenever occurring, there shall be substituted the word " commissioner. "

(18) In section 60(1), for the words " the commissioners " there shall be substituted the words " traffic commissioners ".

(19) In section 69(1), for the words " the traffic commissioners" there shall be substituted the words " a traffic commissioner ".

(20) In section 82 (interpretation), the following definition shall be inserted at the appropriate place—

• “' traffic commissioner' means the person appointed to be the commissioner for a traffic area constituted for the purpose! of this Act;”

(21) In Schedule 3 there shall be substituted—

(a) in paragraph 1, for the words "traffic commissioners" in both places the words " a traffic commissioner" and for the word "commissioners", in both places, the word " commissioner "; and

(b) in paragraphs 5 and 9, for the word " commissioners" whenever occurring the word " commissioner ".

The [1982 c. 45.] Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982

5 In section 18 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, there shall be substituted—

(a) for the word " commissioners " whenever occurring the word " commissioner " ;

(b) in subsection (2), for the word " them " the word " him " ;

(c) in subsection (3), for the words " they consider" in both places the words " he considers", for the words " they decided " the words " he decided " and for the words " they should consider " the words " he should consider " ;

(d) in subsection (5), for the words " they alter " the words " he alters "; and

(e) in subsection (8), for the word "their" in both places the word " his ".

The [1984 c. 27.] Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

6 In section 38(4) and (7) of and paragraph 31(a) of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 there shall be substituted for the word " commissioners "in each place the word " commissioner ".

The [1984 c. 32.] London Regional Transport Act 1984

7 In Schedule 5 to the London Regional Transport Act 1984, there shall be substituted—

(a) in paragraph 11(5), for the word "commissioners", where it first occurs, tie word " commissioner" and for the words " those commissioners" the words " the commissioner " ;

(b) in paragraph 11(8), for the word "commissioners", in both places, the word " commissioner " ; and

(c) in paragraph 12(7), for the word " commissioners" the word " commissioner ".

Section 57(6).

SCHEDULE 3 Amendments Consequential on Section 57

The [1968 c. 73.] Transport Act 1968

1 The following provisions of the 1968 Act shall be omitted—

• section 17 (transfer to Executive of local authority transport undertakings);

• section 18 (planning of passenger transport services in newly designated areas);

• section 19 and Schedule 6 (provision for transfer of control of bus services in a designated area to the Executive for that area); and

• section 21 (which contains provisions connected with those of section 19).

2 In—

(a) sections 10, 12,14, 15, 20 and 23 of that Act; and

(b) paragraph 11(a) of Schedule 5 to that Act;

for the word " designated" (in each place where it occurs) there shall be substituted the words " passenger transport ".

3 In section 9(6) of that Act, the words " or 6 " shall be omitted, and for the words " sections 20(6) and (7) and 21(5) " there shall be substituted the words " section 20(6) and (7) ".

4 In section 10 of that Act (general powers of Executive)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) in paragraph (ii) (power to carry passengers by land, otherwise than by road, and by water), for the words from " the following distance " to the end of the paragraph there shall be substituted the words " the distance of twenty-five miles from the nearest point on the boundary of that area ; "; and

(ii) in paragraph (xxiii), for the words "the discharge of their duty under section 9(3) of this Act" there shall be substituted the words " their business ; "; and

(b) in subsection (2) (things done by subsidiaries to count as things done by Executive for certain purposes), the words from " or with the consent" to " Act" (which refer to consents under Schedule 6 to that Act) shall be omitted.

5 In section 11 of that Act (Executive's financial duty), as it applies to England and Wales, subsection (1) shall be omitted.

6 In section 12 of that Act (borrowing powers of Executive)—

(a) in subsection (3)(d) the words from " or by " to the end of the paragraph shall be omitted ; and

(b) in subsection (4)—

(i) for the words "Each of the councils of constituent areas " there shall be substituted the words " The Authority for the Executive's area ";

(ii) for the words " such a council" there shall be substituted the words " the Authority for a passenger transport area "; and

(iii) for the word "council" in each place where it occurs in paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the word " Authority ".

7 For section 13 of that Act (precepting powers), as it applies to England and Wales, there shall be substituted the following section—

“13 Power to make grants

The Authority shall have power to make grants to the Executive for any purpose.”

8 In section 14(3) of that Act (accounts of Executive), as it applies to England and Wales, for the words " for the designated area and to each of the councils of constituent areas " there shall be substituted the words " and to each of the councils of the districts comprised in the county which is coterminous with or includes the Executive's area ".

9 In section 14(3) of that Act, as it applies to Scotland, the words " for the designated area " shall be omitted.

10 (1) In section 15 of that Act (further functions of Authority)—

(a) subsection (1)(a) shall be omitted ;

(b) in subsection (2), in paragraph (a), the words from "or provided by " to " Act" shall be omitted ; and

(c) subsection (3) shall be omitted.

(2) In that section, as it applies to England and Wales—

(a) in subsection (2), the words following paragraph (b); and

(b) subsection (4);

shall be omitted.

(3) In subsection (2) of that section, as it applies to Scotland, the words from " and, in the case " to the end shall be omitted.

11 In section 15A of that Act (control of Executive by Authority) subsection (1) shall be omitted.

12 In section 16 of that Act (publication of annual report by Authority and Executive and prevention of improper conduct of subsidiary activities)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for the words " area designated by an order under section 9(1) of this Act" there shall be substituted the words " passenger transport area "; and

(ii) for the words " by the order aforesaid " there shall be substituted the words " by any order made, or having effect as if made, under section 9(3) of this Act "; and

(b) in subsection (2), the words from " and if " to " would not" shall be omitted.

13 In section 20 of that Act (special duty of Executive to enter into agreements with the Railways Board for securing necessary services)—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) for the words "general duty under section 9(3)" there shall be substituted the words " duty under section 9A(3) ";

(ii) the words "to which this section applies" shall be omitted;

(iii) in paragraph (a), the words "review as soon as may be, and subsequently " shall be omitted ; and

(iv) in paragraph (b) (Executive to secure such railway passenger services as the Authority decide to be necessary to ensure a proper contribution towards provision of public passenger transport system required by section 9(1)), for the words from " decide " to the end there shall be substituted the words " consider it appropriate to secure to meet any public transport requirements within that area "; and

(b) subsection (8) shall be omitted.

14 In section 22 of that Act (provisions as to orders and regulations under Part H)—

(a) in subsections (1) and (2) the words " or regulations " shall be omitted; and

(b) subsections (3) to (6) shall be omitted.

15 In section 24(2) of that Act (co-operation between Passenger Transport Executives and the National Bus Company and the Scottish Transport Group), for the words from the beginning to " Act" there shall be substituted the words " In the case of any area which is a passenger transport area for the purposes of Part II of this Act ".

16 In section 54 of that Act (provisions with respect to railway closures)—

(a) in subsection (2), for the words "designated under section 9(1) thereof " there shall be substituted the words " which is a passenger transport area for the purposes of Part II of this Act "; and

(b) in subsection (3), for the words " an area designated as aforesaid " there shall be substituted the words " any such area as is mentioned in that subsection ".

17 In section 134(1) of that Act (authorities to whom duty to act as a body engaged in a commercial enterprise applies), for the words from " designated " to " section 9(1)" there shall be substituted the words " area which is a passenger transport area for the purposes of Part II ".

18 In section 137 of that Act (obligation to establish machinery for negotiation and consultation with staff)—

(a) in subsection (1) (authorities to whom the section applies), for the words from " designated " to " section 9(1)" there shall be substituted the words " area which is a passenger transport area for the purposes of Part II ";

(b) in subsection (3)(b), for the words from " Authority " to the end of the paragraph there shall be substituted the words " Passenger Transport Authority for the passenger transport area in question (referred to below in this section as the relevant Passenger Transport Authority) " ; and

(c) in subsection (4), for the words " Authority established as aforesaid " and " Authority so established " there shall be substituted the words " relevant Passenger Transport Authority ".

19 In section 141(1) of that Act (application of Town and Country Planning Acts), for the words from " designated " to " section 9(1)" there shall be substituted the words " area which is a passenger transport area for the purposes of Part II ".

20 In section 160(5) of that Act (stamp duty not chargeable on certain instruments), for the words "established under section 9(1)" there shall be substituted the words " for any area which is a passenger transport area for the purposes of Part II ".

21 (1) In Schedule 5 to that Act (constitution, etc., of Passenger Transport Authorities and Executives), Part I (which relates to Passenger Transport Authorities) shall be omitted.

(2) In Part II of that Schedule—

(a) paragraph 1 shall be omitted ;

(b) in paragraph 2, as it applies to England and Wales, for the words " any of the councils of constituent areas " (in each place where they occur) there shall be substituted the words " the Authority for the passenger transport area "; and

(c) in paragraph 2, as it applies to Scotland, for the word "designated" there shall be substituted the words " passenger transport ".

(3) In Part III of that Schedule the following provisions shall be omitted—

(a) paragraphs 1, 2, 3(a), 4, 5, 10, 11(c), 12, 16 and 17;

(b) in paragraphs 6, 7 and 9 the words " the Authority and " and " respectively ", in each place where they occur;

(c) in paragraph 8 the words "the Authority or" and "the chairman of the Authority or, as the case may be " ;

(d) in paragraph 11, the words "the Authority or" in subparagraph (a) and " the Authority " in sub-paragraph (6); and

(e) in paragraph 13, the words "the Authority or", in both places where they occur, and " the Authority " where those words last occur;

and in paragraph 3(6), for "9(1)(b)" there shall be substituted " 9(2) ".

The [1969 c. 48.] Post Office Act 1969

22 In section 7(1A)(b) (bodies for whom the Post Office may perform services to include Passenger Transport Executives established under section 9(1)(b) of the 1968 Act), for the words "established under section 9(1)(b)" there shall be substituted the words " for the purposes of Part II ".

The [1971 c. 56.] Pensions (Increase) Act 1971

23 In paragraph 6(2)(c) of Schedule 3 to the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (extended definition of employing authority), for the words from " established under section 9(1)" to the end there shall be substituted the words " for the purposes of Part II of the [1968 c. 73.] Transport Act 1968 "

The [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972

24 In section 202 of the 1972 Act (public transport in passenger transport areas) subsections (1) and (3) to (7) shall be omitted.

25 In Schedule 24 to that Act, Part II shall be omitted.

The [1973 c. 65.] Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

26 In section 150 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, subsection (5) shall be omitted.

27 Section 151 of that Act shall be omitted.

28 In Schedule 18 to that Act, paragraphs 1(a) to (d) and (f), 7(c), 10, 11 and 21(1) shall be omitted.

The [1980 c. 65.] Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

29 In section 82 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (Passenger Transport Executives and their subsidiaries)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) in paragraph (a) the words "whose area is either the whole or part of one county " shall be omitted, and for the words " county council " there shall be substituted the words " metropolitan county passenger transport authority for the county which is coterminous with or includes that Executive's area "; and

(ii) for the word " council" in each place where it occurs in paragraphs (b) to (d) there shall be substituted the word " authority ";

(b) subsections (2) and (3) shall be omitted ; and

(c) in subsection (4), for the words " subsections (1) to (3)" there shall be substituted the words " subsection (1) ".

The [1983 c. 10.] Transport Act 1983

30 In section 1 of the Transport Act 1983 (interpretation of Part I), in paragraph (a) of the definition of " Executive ", for the words from " an area" to " county " there shall be substituted the words " any passenger transport area (within the meaning of Part II of the Act of 1968) ".

31 In section 3(3) of that Act (formulation of Executive's financial plan may assume grants will be provided by the Authority to extent considered necessary by the Executive for discharge of certain duties), for the words " general duty under section 9(3)" there shall be substituted the words " duty under section 9A(3) ".

32 In section 9 of that Act (repeals and minor amendments), subsection (2) shall be omitted.

The [1984 c. 27.] Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

33 In paragraph 31(6) of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (local authority to consult Passenger Transport Executive before making certain orders) for the words from " designated under section 9(1)" to the end there shall be substituted the words " which is a passenger transport area for the purposes of Part II of the Transport Act 1968, shall consult with the Passenger Transport Executive for that passenger transport area. ".

Section 117(2).

SCHEDULE 4 Constitution, Powers and Proceedings of the Transport Tribunal

Constitution

1 The Transport Tribunal shall be a court of record and have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed.

2 (1) The tribunal shall consist of—

(a) a president and two or more chairmen appointed by the Lord Chancellor (referred to below in this Schedule as judicial members); and

(b) two or more other members appointed by the Secretary of State.

(2) The president of the tribunal shall be a barrister, advocate or solicitor of not less than ten years' standing, and each chairman shall be a barrister, advocate or solicitor of not less than seven years' standing.

Tenure of Office

3 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, each judicial member of the tribunal shall hold office until the end of the completed year of service in which he reaches the age of seventy-two and shall then retire.

(2) Where the Lord Chancellor considers it desirable in the public interest to retain a judicial member in office after he reaches that age, he may from time to time authorise that member's continuance in office until such date (not later than the date on which that member reaches seventy-five) as he thinks fit.

(3) The Lord Chancellor may, if he thinks fit, remove a judicial member from office on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour.

(4) A judicial member may at any tune by notice in writing to the Lord Chancellor resign his office.

(5) Subject to the preceding provisions of this paragraph and to paragraph 6 below, a judicial member shall hold and vacate office in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Lord Chancellor at the time of his appointment and shall, on ceasing to hold office, be eligible for reappointment.

4 (1) A member of the tribunal appointed by the Secretary of State shall hold and vacate office in accordance with such terms and conditions (both as to his term of office and otherwise) as may be determined by the Secretary of State at the time of his appointment and, on ceasing to hold office, be eligible (subject to the following provisions of this paragraph) for reappointment.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, a person shall not be appointed as a member of the tribunal by the Secretary of State for a term extending beyond the end of the completed year of service in which he reaches seventy.

(3) Where the Secretary of State considers it desirable in the public interest that a person should be appointed for a term exceeding that allowed under sub-paragraph (2) above, that person may be appointed for such term, not extending beyond the date on which he reaches seventy-five, as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

(4) A member appointed by the Secretary of State may at any time by notice in writing to the Secretary of State resign his office.

Staff of the tribunal

5 The Secretary of State may make available to the tribunal such staff as he considers necessary for assisting the tribunal in the proper execution of their duties.

Remuneration and expenses

6 There shall be paid to the members of the tribunal such remuneration as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury determine.

7 Any remuneration payable under paragraph 6 above and any other expenses of the tribunal shall be met by the Secretary of State.

Powers and proceedings

8 (1) Subject to paragraph 9(2) below, the tribunal shall for the purpose of the exercise of any of their functions have full jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters whether of law or of fact.

(2) As respects—

(a) the attendance and examination of witnesses ;

(b) the production and inspection of documents ;

(c) the enforcement of their orders ;

(d) the entry on and inspection of property ; and

(e) other matters necessary or proper for the due exercise of their jurisdiction;

the tribunal shall have, in England and Wales, all such powers, rights and privileges as are vested in the High Court, and, in Scotland, all such powers, rights and privileges as are vested in the Court of Session.

(3) Execution may be had in England and Wales of any order of the tribunal as if it were an order of the High Court, and any order of the tribunal may be recorded for execution in the books of council and session in Scotland, and shall be enforceable accordingly.

9 (1) On an appeal from any determination of a traffic commissioner under Part V of the 1968 Act, the 1981 Act or this Act, the tribunal shall have power—

(a) to make such order as they think fit; or

(b) to remit the matter to the traffic commissioner for rehearing and determination by him in any case where they consider it appropriate ;

and any such order shall be binding on the traffic commissioner.

(2) The tribunal may not on any such appeal take into consideration any circumstances which did not exist at the time of the determination which is the subject of the appeal.

10 (1) The president or, in his absence, such one of the other judicial members as the president or (if the president is unable for any reason to exercise the power conferred on him by this subparagraph) the Secretary of State may direct, shall preside at any sitting of the tribunal.

(2) The president or other judicial member presiding at a sitting of the tribunal in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1) above is referred to below in this paragraph as the presiding member.

(3) If at any sitting of the tribunal the members sitting are evenly divided as to any decision, the presiding member shall have a second or casting vote; but otherwise decisions of the tribunal shall be by a majority of the members sitting.

11 (1) Subject to paragraph 10 above, the Secretary of State may from time to time make general rules governing the procedure and practice of the tribunal and generally for carrying into effect the tribunal's duties and powers.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1) above, rules under that sub-paragraph may provide for—

(a) the awarding of costs by the tribunal;

(b) the reference of any question to a member of the tribunal, or to any other person appointed by them, for report after holding a local inquiry ;

(c) the review by the tribunal of decisions previously given by them ;

(d) the number of members of the tribunal to constitute a quorum;

(e) enabling the tribunal to dispose of any proceedings notwithstanding that in the course of those proceedings there has been a change in the persons sitting as members of the tribunal; and

(f) the right of audience before the tribunal.

(3) Rules under sub-paragraph (1) above may also, subject to the consent of the Treasury, prescribe the scale of fees for and in connection with proceedings before the tribunal.

12 (1) The Secretary of State shall give to the tribunal such assistance as the tribunal may reasonably require.

(2) The Secretary of State shall place at the disposal of the tribunal any information in his possession which he considers will be of assistance to the tribunal in connection with any matter before them, and shall be entitled to appear and be heard in any proceedings before the tribunal.

13 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below and to any rules made under paragraph 11 above, the tribunal may sit in any part of Great Britain in such place or places as may be convenient for the determination of the proceedings before them.

(2) An appeal from the determination of a traffic commissioner for a traffic area in Scotland shall be heard in Scotland.

Appeals

14 (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, an appeal shall lie in accordance with rules made by the Secretary of State from the tribunal to the Court of Appeal or to the Court of Session.

(2) No appeal shall he from the tribunal upon a question of fact or locus standi.

(3) An appeal shall not be brought except in conformity with such rules of court as may from time to time be made in relation to such appeals by the authority having power to make rules of court for the Court of Appeal or the Court of Session (as the case may be).

(4) On the hearing of an appeal the Court of Appeal and the Court of Session may draw all such inferences as are not inconsistent with the facts expressly found and are necessary for determining the question of law, and may make any order which the tribunal could have made, and also any such further or other order as may be just.

(5) The costs of and incidental to an appeal shall be at the discretion of the Court, but neither the tribunal nor any member of the tribunal shall be liable to any costs by reason or in respect of any appeal.

(6) Subject to sub-paragraph (7) below, the decision of the Court of Appeal or the Court of Session (as the case may be) shall be final.

(7) Where there has been a difference of opinion between those Courts, either of those Courts in which a matter affected by such a difference of opinion is pending may give leave to appeal to the House of Lords on such terms as to costs as that Court shall determine.

Exercise of powers by Lord Chancellor

15 The Lord Chancellor shall consult the Lord Advocate before exercising any of his powers under this Schedule.

Annual report

16 The tribunal shall make annually a report of all their proceedings to the Secretary of State and it shall be laid before Parliament.

Section 125(9).

SCHEDULE 5 The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee

Administration, etc.

1 The Secretary of State shall make arrangements for the Committee to be provided with such administrative support and office accommodation as he considers appropriate.

2 The Secretary of State shall provide the Committee with funds with which to pay to their members such travelling and other allowances, and to defray such other expenses in connection with their functions, as he may determine.

Constitution and procedure

3 (1) Any person appointed to be a member of the Committee shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment and shall, on ceasing to be a member of the Committee, be eligible for re-appointment.

(2) Any person so appointed may at any time resign his office by written notice given to the Secretary of State.

4 (1) The Committee shall meet whenever convened by the chairman and at least four times a year.

(2) Without prejudice to the discretion of the chairman to call a meeting whenever he thinks fit, he shall call one when required to do so by any five members of the Committee.

(3) Minutes shall be kept of the proceedings of every meeting of the Committee.

(4) Subject to the preceding provisions of this paragraph, the Committee shall determine their own procedure (including the quorum at their meetings).

5 The Committee may delegate the exercise and performance of any of their functions to such of their sub-committees as they think fit.

6 The validity of any proceedings of the Committee shall not be affected by any vacancy amongst the members, by any defect in the appointment of a member or by any failure to comply with the requirement imposed by section 125(3) of this Act

Section 139(1).

SCHEDULE 6 Transitional Provisions and Savings

Road service licensing during transitional period

1 (1) In this paragraph "the transitional period" means the period beginning with the day on which this paragraph is brought into force and ending with 25th October 1986.

(2) During the transitional period, Part III of the 1981 Act shall apply in relation to services which do not involve the use of any place in London as a stopping place with the modifications set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 below.

2 (1) In paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 31(2) for the words " be against the interests of the public " there shall, in each case, be substituted the words " interfere with the transition to deregulation ".

(2) For subsections (3) and (4) of section 31 there shall be substituted the following subsections—

“(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) above the grant of a road service licence shall be taken to interfere with the transition to deregulation if, but only if—

(a) it has a severely detrimental effect on traffic conditions ;

(b) it disrupts arrangements made, or proposed to be made—

(i) in England and Wales, by a non-metropolitan county council or Passenger Transport Executive ; and

(ii) in Scotland, by a regional or islands council or Passenger Transport Executive ; with a view to achieving a satisfactory transition to deregulation; or

(c) the applicant is in receipt of a subsidy from one or more local authorities otherwise than—

(i) under an agreement with respect to which the requirements of section 89 of the Transport Act 1985 are satisfied ; or

(ii) by way of reimbursement for providing travel concessions in accordance with a travel concession scheme which satisfies the requirements of section 93 of that Act;

and that subsidy gives the applicant an unfair commercial advantage in relation to the provision of any local service in the area in question ;

and in this Part of this Act references to "interference with the transition to deregulation " shall be construed accordingly.

(4) In considering whether the grant of a licence would interfere with the transition to deregulation, the commissioners—

(a) shall have regard to any objections or other representations (made to them in the prescribed manner) which they consider are relevant; and

(b) shall not consider whether the grant would be disruptive as mentioned in subsection (3)(b) above except at the instance of the council or Executive concerned.”

(3) In subsection (5), after the words " police district" there shall be inserted the words " and Passenger Transport Executive for any area ".

3 (1) In section 32 (attachment to licences of conditions as to matters other than fares)—

(a) in subsection (1), for the words from " interests of the public" to " Act" there shall be substituted the words " desirability of preventing interference with the transition to deregulation ";

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) in paragraph (a), for the words " interests of the public " there shall be substituted the words " desirability of preventing interference with the transition to deregulation "; and

(ii) in paragraphs (b) and (c), for the words " those interests " there shall, in each case, be substituted " that desirability "; and

(c) in subsections (4) and (5) for the words from " be against" to the end there shall be substituted, in each case, the words " interfere with the transition to deregulation ".

4 In section 34 (grant of road service licences for services on routes not otherwise served), in subsection (1)(a) for the words from " be against" to " public" there shall be substituted the words " interfere with the transition to deregulation " , and subsection (1)(b) shall apply with the necessary modifications.

5 In section 50(8) (persons who, in addition to applicant, have right of appeal against decision of traffic commissioners), in paragraph (a), after the words " local authority " there shall be inserted the words " or Passenger Transport Executive ".

Registration of local services outside London

6 (1) In paragraphs 7 to 12 below—

• " local service " means a local service which is not a London local service;

• " relevant authority ", in relation to a local service, means any Passenger Transport Executive or non-metropolitan county, regional or islands council within whose area there will be a stopping place for the service ;

• " road service licence" has the same meaning as in the 1981 Act; and

• "the transitional period" has the same meaning as in paragraph 1 of this Schedule.

(2) Section 135(3) of this Act shall not apply to any regulations made under paragraphs 7 to 11 below.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph 8 below, a local service is improved if, but only if, there is any increase in—

(a) the frequency of the service ;

(b) the length of its route ;

(c) the number of stopping places for the service ; or

(d) the number of passengers which can be carried by the service taken as a whole.

7 (1) Where an application for registration of the prescribed particulars of a local service falls within one of the Cases mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below—

(a) the traffic commissioner to whom the application is made shall register those particulars ;

(b) they shall be deemed to have been registered with him under section 6 of this Act; and

(c) the period of notice (mentioned in section 6) in relation to that registration shall be deemed to have expired.

(2) The Cases are—

• CASE A

  Where—

  (a)

  the application for registration of the prescribed particulars of a local service is received by the traffic commissioner at any time before 1st March 1986 ; and

  (b)

  the prescribed requirements are satisfied in relation to the application.

• CASE B

  Where—

  (a)

  the application for registration of the prescribed particulars of a local service is received by the traffic commissioner at any time after the grant of the licence mentioned in paragraph (b) below but before 14th September 1986 ;

  (b)

  a road service licence has been granted for that service at any time after 28th February 1986 ; and

  (c)

  the prescribed requirements are satisfied in relation to the application.

• CASE C

  Where—

  (a)

  the application for registration of the prescribed particulars of a local service is received by the traffic commissioner at any time during the period beginning with 1st March 1986 and ending with 13th September 1986 ;

  (b)

  the particulars of the service are the same as those of a trial area service; and

  (c)

  the prescribed requirements are satisfied in relation to the application.

  In this Case " trial area service " means a local service provided in a trial area (as defined by section 38 of the 1981 Act) and in respect of which the requirements of section 40 of that Act (duty to publish particulars of services in trial areas) have been satisfied.

• CASE D

  Where—

  (a)

  the application for registration of the prescribed particulars of a local service is received by the traffic commissioner at any time during the period beginning with 1st March 1986 and ending with 25th October 1986 ;

  (b)

  the application is supported in writing, in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) below, by an authority responsible for expenditure on public passenger transport services (as defined for Part V of this Act by section 88(8)); and

  (c)

  the prescribed requirements are satisfied in relation to the application.

(3) An authority of the kind mentioned in paragraph (b) of Case D shall give their support to an application in accordance with this sub-paragraph if, but only if, the local service in question is one—

(a) which the operator has contracted with that authority to operate under an agreement providing for service subsidies ; or

(b) for the provision of which that authority have issued an invitation to tender under section 89 of this Act and for which the person applying for registration of the particulars of the service has submitted a tender to provide the service without subsidy ; or

(c) in respect of which the conditions mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) below are satisfied.

(4) The conditions are that—

(a) the service is to be operated by a person who has entered into an agreement with London Regional Transport (" LRT ") to operate it; and

(b) the authority has entered into an agreement or arrangement with LRT to contribute to the costs incurred by LRT in securing the service.

Variation and cancellation of registrations during transitional period

8 (1) Where the prescribed particulars of a local service have been registered with a traffic commissioner under paragraph 7 above and an application is made to him for the variation or cancellation of the registration, he shall vary or (as the case may be) cancel the registration if he is satisfied that the application falls within one of the Cases mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below.

(2) The Cases are—

• CASE 1

  Where—

  (a)

  the application is made by the operator of the service to which the registration relates ;

  (b)

  the application is received by the traffic commissioner at any time before 1st March 1986 ; and

  (c)

  the prescribed requirements are satisfied in relation to the application.

• CASE 2

  Where—

  (a)

  the application is made by the operator of the service to which the registration relates ;

  (b)

  the application is received by the traffic commissioner at any time during the period beginning with 1st March 1986 and ending with 31st July 1986 ;

  (c)

  the application is supported in writing, in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) below, by each relevant authority ; and

  (d)

  in the case of an application for variation, a service operated in accordance with the particulars as proposed to be varied would not amount to a service improved by comparison with a service operated in accordance with the particulars as registered.

  Where a relevant authority have refused to support the application but the traffic commissioner is of the opinion that no such authority acting reasonably would have refused to support it he may, at the request of the applicant, proceed as if paragraph (c) of this Case were omitted.

• CASE 3

  Where the application—

  (a)

  is for the variation of the registered particulars;

  (b)

  is made by the operator of the service to which the registration relates ;

  (c)

  is received by the traffic commissioner at any time during the period beginning with 1st March 1986 and ending with 25th October 1986 ; and

  (d)

  is supported in writing, in accordance with sub-paragraph (4) below, by each relevant authority.

(3) Where a relevant authority are asked by the operator of a local service to provide written support, in accordance with this sub-paragraph, for an application for the variation or cancellation of the registration of the prescribed particulars of the service, the authority shall do so if, but only if, they are satisfied—

(a) that any demand which would have been met by a service operated in accordance with the registered particulars would be met—

(i) by a service operated in accordance with the particulars as proposed to be varied ; or

(ii) by another service the particulars of which have been registered under paragraph 7 above ; or

(b) that there has been a change of circumstances—

(i) which seriously impairs the ability of the operator of the service to operate it in accordance with the registered particulars; and

(ii) which could not reasonably have been foreseen by him.

(4) Where a relevant authority are asked by the operator of a local service to provide written support, in accordance with this sub-paragraph, for an application for the variation of the registration of the prescribed particulars of the service, the authority may do so if they are satisfied—

(a) that a variation of the particulars of the service is desirable in the interests of producing a pattern of service which is better suited to meeting the public transport requirements of their area ; and

(b) where a service operated in accordance with the particulars as proposed to be varied would amount to a service improved by comparison with a service operated in accordance with the particulars as registered, that any demand met by the improvement to the service could not be met by any other local service if the improvement were not made.

Duty to notify relevant authorities of applications for registrations etc.

9 (1) Any person making an application which falls within one of the Cases mentioned in paragraph 7 above shall—

(a) notify each relevant authority of the application and of the particulars to be registered ; and

(b) furnish each such authority with such further information as may be prescribed.

(2) Any person making an application which falls within one of the Cases mentioned in paragraph 8 above shall—

(a) notify each relevant authority of the application and, in the case of an application for the variation of registered particulars, of the variation to be registered ; and

(b) furnish each such authority with such further information as may be prescribed.

Publication of information by traffic commissioner

10 (1) Each traffic commissioner shall publish such information with respect to applications made to him under any of the Cases mentioned in paragraphs 7 and 8 above as may be prescribed.

(2) Information with respect to applications falling within Case A in paragraph 7 above, or Case 1 in paragraph 8 above, shall be published—

(a) separately from the other information which is required to be published by sub-paragraph (1) above ; and

(b) before 1st April 1986.

(3) Where a traffic commissioner is required by sub-paragraph (1) above to publish any information, he shall give that information to any Passenger Transport Executive, district council in England and Wales or county, regional or islands council in whose area lies any part of the route of the service.

School buses

11 (1) For the purpose of ensuring that in the school year beginning in 1986 satisfactory provision can be made for transporting those pupils for whom a local education authority (or, in Scotland, an education authority) are under a duty to provide transport, the Secretary of State may by regulations make provision (including provision modifying this Schedule) for enabling approved local services to be operated during the transitional period without road service licences.

(2) In this paragraph " approved ", in relation to a local service, means approved by the traffic commissioner for the traffic area in which the service is to be provided.

Continuation of existing road service licences

12 A road service licence (other than one for a service with no stopping place outside London) which is in force when this Act is passed but which would otherwise expire before 25th October 1986 shall, unless previously revoked, continue in force to the end of that day.

In the application of this paragraph section 34(3) of this Act shall be disregarded.

Traffic commissioners

13 (1) The person who, immediately before the commencement of section 3 of this Act, was the chairman of the traffic commissioners for any traffic area shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Secretary of State (under section 4 of the 1981 Act as substituted by section 3 of this Act) as the traffic commissioner for that area on the same terms and conditions as those on which he was appointed as chairman of the traffic commissioners; and in relation to any such person appointed before 1st May 1985, subsection (4)(b) of the substituted section 4 shall have effect as if for the words from " sixty-five " to " direct " there were substituted the word " seventy ".

(2) For the purposes of the principal civil service pension scheme any period of service as chairman of the traffic commissioners for any area which ends with the commencement of section 3 of this Act and any period of service as traffic commissioner for that area which begins on that commencement shall be treated as a single, unbroken, period of service.

PSV operators' licences

14 (1) This paragraph applies where the condition attached under section 16(1) of the 1981 Act (maximum number of vehicles which may be used) to a restricted PSV operator's licence in force at the commencement of section 24 of this Act specifies more than two vehicles as the maximum.

(2) The traffic commissioner for the traffic area in question shall, for the purpose of securing that the licence complies with section 16(1A) of that Act, vary the condition but shall direct that the variation of the condition shall not take effect before the end of such period as appears to him to be reasonably required to enable the holder of the licence to make arrangements to comply with the condition as varied.

Appeals under section 18 of Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c.45)

15 Anything done or treated by virtue of any enactment as having been done under section 18 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 before the coming into force of paragraph 5 of Part II of Schedule 2 to this Act which could be done under the said section 18 as amended by the said paragraph shall be treated as having been done under the said section 18 as so amended.

London local service licences

16 (1) A road service licence which—

(a) is in force immediately before section 35 of this Act comes into force; and

(b) applies to a service which on the coming into force of section 35 is a London local service ;

shall be treated for the purposes of this Act as a London local service licence granted under Part II (and, if granted under section 35 or 35A of the 1981 Act, as granted under section 39 of this Act).

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, the terms and conditions applicable to any such licence shall be those applicable to it immediately before section 35 of this Act comes into force.

(3) Section 41 of this Act shall apply to any such licence as if it had been granted for a period ending with the date on which it would have expired under section 37 of the 1981 Act; and any condition attached to the licence under section 33 of that Act (conditions as to fares) shall cease to have effect.

(4) In this paragraph and paragraph 17 below "road service licence" means a road service licence under Part III of the 1981 Act.

17 In relation to a London local service—

(a) any application for a road service licence in respect of that service made under section 31 of the 1981 Act and not determined before the date on which section 35 of this Act comes into force shall be treated as an application for a London local service licence made under section 37 of this Act;

(b) any decision of the metropolitan traffic commissioners or (as the case may be) of the Secretary of State under any provision of the 1981 Act with respect to—

(i) the grant, revocation or suspension of a road service licence in respect of that service ; or

(ii) the attachment of any condition to such a road service licence or the variation or renewal of any condition attached to such a road service licence;

shall be treated as made in relation to a London local service licence in respect of that service by the metropolitan traffic commissioner or (as the case may be) by the Secretary of State under the corresponding provision of Part II of this Act; and

(c) any appeal or other proceeding pending under the 1981 Act with respect to any such decision may be proceeded with under the corresponding provision of Part II of this Act.

18 In so far as any regulations in force immediately before sections 31 and 42 of this Act come into force then have effect as if made under section 50(9) of the 1981 Act (procedure on appeals under that section) with respect to appeals under any of the provisions of subsections (1) to (5) and (7) of that section, those regulations shall have effect as if made under section 42(10) of this Act with respect to appeals under the corresponding provision of that section.

Compensation for loss of employment, etc.

19 Any regulations made under section 17(3) of the 1968 Act which are in force immediately before the repeal of that section by this Act—

(a) shall continue in force notwithstanding that repeal; and

(b) may be varied or revoked by regulations made under section 84 of this Act as if they had been made by reason of any such transfer of property, rights and liabilities as is mentioned in section 84(1)(c).

Tendering

20 (1) Section 89 of this Act shall not apply in relation to any agreement providing for service subsidies entered into by an authority responsible for expenditure on public passenger transport services during the transitional period if none of the service subsidies under the agreement is payable in respect of the provision after the end of that period of any public passenger transport service.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) above shah be read as if contained in Part V of this Act.

(3) In this paragraph " the transitional period " means the period beginning with the day on which section 89 of this Act comes into force and ending with 25th October 1986.

Agreements under section 3 of the [1978 c. 55.] Transport Act 1978

21 (1) Where—

(a) before the date on which the repeal by this Act of section 3 of the Transport Act 1978 comes into force any non-metropolitan county council have, in exercise of the power conferred by that section, entered into an agreement with London Regional Transport under which payments fall to be made by that council towards expenses incurred by London Regional Transport in securing the provision of a public passenger transport service (" the old agreement");

(b) the service is provided under an agreement entered into by London Regional Transport accepting a tender invited for its provision; and

(c) the old agreement is still in force immediately before that date ;

that council shall have power to enter into a new agreement with London Regional Transport to contribute towards any of the expenses to which they were liable to contribute in respect of that service under the old agreement.

(2) An agreement entered into under this paragraph shall be made so as to remain in force for a period ending not later than the date on which the agreement mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) above expires.

Travel concessions

22 (1) A scheme established under section 93 of this Act shall not come into operation before 26th October 1986.

(2) The authority or authorities responsible for administration of any scheme under that section shall not have power under section 97(2) of this Act to serve on any person for the purposes of that scheme a participation notice which has an operative date falling before 1st April 1987 unless the relevant publication date in relation to that scheme falls before 8th April 1986.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above—

(a) the operative date of a participation notice shall be taken to be the date immediately following the end of such period of notice as may be specified in the participation notice for the purposes of section 97(5)(a) of this Act; and

(b) the relevant publication date in relation to any such scheme is the date (or whichever last occurs of the respective dates) of first publication under section 95 of this Act of particulars of the scheme and of the current reimbursement arrangements for eligible service operators participating in the scheme as they are to apply on initial establishment of the scheme.

(4) Expressions used in this paragraph to which a meaning is given for any purposes of Part V of this Act have the same meaning in this paragraph.

23 (1) Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of the Travel Concessions Acts 1955 and 1964, section 138 of the 1968 Act and section 1(1) of the [1980 c. 29.] Concessionary Travel for Handicapped Persons (Scotland) Act 1980, but subject to the following provisions of this paragraph—

(a) the Acts of 1955 and 1964 and section 1(1) of the Act of 1980 shall continue to have effect in relation to any council of any description within section 66(1) of this Act who—

(i) at the time when section 66 comes into force are providing a service for the carriage of passengers by road which requires a PSV operator's licence ; and

(ii) immediately before the date on which that repeal comes into force are granting travel concessions under arrangements made under the Acts of 1955 and 1964 or (as the case may be) under section 1(1) of the Act of 1980 to persons travelling on any such service operated by them ;

so long as the council retain their bus operating powers and continue to provide that service; and

(b) section 138(2) of the 1968 Act shall continue to have effect for the purpose of authorising any local authority who immediately before that date are contributing to the cost incurred by that council in granting those concessions to continue to do so.

(2) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, where in the case of any such council—

(a) any such arrangements (" the former arrangements ") are in force immediately before the date on which any scheme or order under Part IV of this Act providing for the transfer to any company or companies of property, rights and liabilities comprised in that council's bus undertaking comes into force; and

(b) that council retain their bus operating powers during any period after that date ;

the council may reimburse the cost incurred by any company to which any public service vehicles formerly used or appropriated for use for the purposes of the council's bus undertaking are transferred under the scheme or order in granting travel concessions at any time during that period in accordance with arrangements made with that company (" the new arrangements ") which meet the requirements of sub-paragraph (3) below.

(3) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the travel concessions to be granted under the new arrangements—

(a) shall correspond to the travel concessions available under the former arrangements; and

(b) shall be available in respect of journeys on public service vehicles transferred to the company in question under the scheme or order and used in operating services on routes to which the former arrangements applied.

(4) In any case to which sub-paragraph (2) above applies any local authority who immediately before the date on which the scheme or order in question comes into force are contributing to the cost incurred by the council in question in granting travel concessions under the former arrangements may contribute to any cost incurred by that council under sub-paragraph (2) above.

(5) Sub-paragraph (1) above, and sub-paragraph (2) above so far as relates to travel concessions granted on or after the date on which the repeal mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above comes into force—

(a) shall not apply in relation to any council unless there is in operation on that date a scheme established under section 93 of this Act by that council, or by authorities who include that council, which covers the whole of that council's area ; and

(b) where any such scheme which is in operation on that date subsequently ceases to operate, shall not apply in relation to the granting of travel concessions or (as the case may be) in relation to travel concessions granted at any time after the date on which the scheme ceases to operate.

(6) The travel concessions—

(a) that may be provided under the Acts of 1955 and 1964 or (as the case may be) under the Act of 1980 by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above ; and

(b) that may be financed by any council under sub-paragraph (2) above;

shall be limited to concessions which correspond to travel concessions available at the time in question under the scheme mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) above.

(7) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)(a) or (as the case may be) sub-paragraph (6) above, travel concessions correspond to any other travel concessions in question if they are—

(a) of the same value ;

(b) available subject to the same terms, limitations or conditions; and

(c) available to persons of the same descriptions ;

as those other concessions.

(8) A council of any description within section 66(1) of this Act who at the time when that section comes into force are providing a service for the carriage of passengers by road which requires a PSV operator's licence shall be regarded for the purposes of this paragraph as retaining their bus operating powers until section 66(1) has effect in relation to that council.

(9) In this paragraph "local authority" has the same meaning as in section 93 of this Act, and expressions to which a meaning is given for any purposes of Part IV or Part V of this Act have the same meaning.

24 During any period after section 104 of this Act comes into force and before the repeal by this Act of section 138 of the 1968 Act comes into force section I5(2)(b) of that Act (approval of Passenger Transport Authority required for reduction or waiver of charges by Executive) shall have effect as if the reference to section 104(2) of this Act (substituted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 7 to this Act for a reference to section 138(1) of that Act) included a reference to section 138(1) of that Act.

The Transport Tribunal

25 (1) The repeals made by this Act which relate to the Transport Tribunal shall not affect any judgment or order given, any document issued or any other thing done under any repealed enactment before the date on which the repeals take effect; and any such judgment or order, document or thing shall have effect as if it had been given, issued or (as the case may be) done under the provision of this Act corresponding to the repealed enactment

(2) Any reference in any instrument or other document to such an enactment shall be taken as regards anything done after that date as a reference to the corresponding provision of this Act.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1) above, any rules made by the Transport Tribunal under paragraph 11 of Schedule 10 to the 1962 Act which are in operation immediately before Schedule 4 to this Act comes into force shall have effect as if they had been made by the Secretary of State under paragraph 11 of Schedule 4.

(4) Sub-paragraph (1) above does not apply in relation to any appointment made under Schedule 10 to the 1962 Act

(5) Paragraphs 3 and 4(1) of Schedule 10 to the 1962 Act (appointment of members of the tribunal and tenure of office of the president) shall continue to apply in relation to the person who, at the time when section 117 of this Act comes into force, is the president of the Transport Tribunal, notwithstanding their repeal by this Act; and Schedule 4 to this Act shall have effect, so far as relates to the appointment and tenure of office of the president of the tribunal, subject to the provisions of this sub-paragraph.

(6) Any person who, immediately before section 117 of this Act comes into force, is a member of the special panel mentioned in subsection (3)(a) of that section, shall be treated as if he had been appointed by the Lord Chancellor, on the coming into force of that section, as a chairman of the Transport Tribunal under paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 4 to this Act.

(7) Sub-paragraph (6) above applies in relation to any such person whether or not he would be qualified for such appointment in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of that Schedule ; and, subject to paragraphs 3 and 6 of that Schedule, the terms and conditions applicable to any such person's tenure of office as such a chairman shall be the same as; those applicable to his office immediately before section 117 of this Act comes into force.

(8) Any person other than the president of the Transport Tribunal who is a member of the tribunal at the time when that section comes into force shall be treated as if he had been appointed as such a member by the Secretary of State under paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 4 to this Act for a term ending when his current term of office expires, and otherwise on the same terms and conditions as those applicable to his office immediately before that section comes into force.

(9) Rules made by the Secretary of State under paragraph 11 of Schedule 4 to this Act may include provision for applying those rules to proceedings pending before the tribunal at the time when those rules come into force with any modifications which appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or desirable.

Transfers under section 17 of the 1968 Act

26 Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of—

(a) section 17 of the 1968 Act (transfer to Executive of local authority transport undertakings); and

(b) section 202(4) of the 1972 Act (power by order establishing Passenger Transport Executive to make any provision that could be made by an order under section 17 of the 1968 Act);

the provisions of Schedule 4 to the 1968 Act, as they had effect immediately before that repeal came into operation, continue to apply for the purpose of determining the effect or giving effect to, or making any provision consequential on or incidental to, any transfer under section 17 (including that section as applied by section 202(4)).

Section 139(2).

SCHEDULE 7 Minor and Consequential Amendments

General

1 In England and Wales, the provisions made by or under any enactment which apply to motor vehicles used—

(a) to carry passengers under a contract express or implied for the use of the vehicle as a whole at or for a fixed or agreed rate or sum ; and

(b) to ply for hire for such use ;

shall apply to motor vehicles adapted to carry less than nine passengers as they apply to motor vehicles adapted to carry less than eight passengers.

The [1843 c. 86.] London Hackney Carriages Act 1843

2 In section 25 of the London Hackney Carriages Act 1843 (power to revoke or suspend licences of drivers of hackney carriages), the following paragraph shall be added at the end—

“A magistrates' court that makes an order revoking or suspending any licence under this section may, if the court thinks fit, suspend the effect of the order pending an appeal against the order.”

The [1847 c. 89.] Town Police Clauses Act 1847

3 Section 46 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 (drivers not to act without first obtaining a licence) shall not apply to a person driving a hackney carriage licensed under that Act for the purpose of or in connection with—

(a) any test of the mechanical condition or fitness of the hackney carriage or its equipment carried out for the purposes of section 43 of the [1972 c. 20.] Road Traffic Act 1972 (tests of satisfactory condition of vehicles other than goods vehicles) or for the purposes of any requirements with respect to such condition or fitness imposed by or under any other enactment; or

(b) any test of that person's competence to drive a hackney carriage carried out for the purposes of any application made by him for a licence to drive a hackney carriage.

The [1930 c. 43.] Road Traffic Act 1930

4 In section 101 of the Road Traffic Act 1930 (power of local authorities to run public service vehicles), paragraph (a) of subsection (2) (exclusion of power to run such a vehicle as a contract carriage) shall be omitted.

The [1954 c. 64.] Transport Charges &c. [Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954

5 Section 1 of the Transport Charges &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954 shall cease to have effect.

The [1962 c. 46.] Transport Act 1962

6 In section 3(3) of the 1962 Act (powers of the Railways Board), for paragraph (b) (power to carry goods and passengers by road) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b) in the circumstances specified in sections 4 and 4A of this Act respectively, to carry goods by road and to secure the provision by other persons of services for the carriage of passengers by road”.

The [1968 c. 73.] Transport Act 1968

7 In section 10(1)(xiii) of the 1968 Act (power of Passenger Transport Executive to charge for services, etc.), after the word " Act" there shall be inserted the words " and section 104(1) of the Transport Act 1985 (travel concessions on services provided by Passenger Transport Executives) ".

8 In section 15(2)(b) of that Act (approval of Passenger Transport Authority required for reduction or waiver of charges by Executive), for the words " 138(1) of this Act" there shall be substituted the words " 104(2) of the Transport Act 1985 (travel concessions on services provided by Passenger Transport Executives) ".

9 In section 16(2) of that Act (annual report of Authorities and Executives to include information with respect to certain businesses carried on by Executives and their subsidiaries), for the words from " which do not" to " road service licence " there shall be substituted the words " other than local services ".

10 In section 34 of that Act (assistance for rural bus or ferry services), as it applies to England and Wales—

(a) in subsection (1) the words "bus service or" shall be omitted ; and

(b) after that subsection there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(1A) The Council of the Isles of Scilly may, on such conditions, if any, as they think fit, afford assistance to any other person, by way of grant, loan or both, for the purpose of securing the provision, improvement or continuance of any bus service if in the opinion of that Council that service is or will be for the benefit of persons residing in rural areas.”.

11 In section 34 of that Act (assistance for rural bus or ferry service), as it applies to Scotland—

(a) subsection (1); and

(b) in subsection (3), the words " (1) or " ;

shall be omitted.

12 In section 56 of that Act (assistance towards capital expenditure on public transport facilities), for subsection (4) (which excludes grants under the section unless the grant-making authorities are satisfied that the purpose in view accords with general transport planning for the relevant locality) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(4) No grant under subsection (1) of this section shall be made for any purpose unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that the provision, improvement or development of the facilities in question is appropriate in the light of—

(a) any general policies formulated by a Passenger Transport Authority under section 9A(1) or (5) of this Act;

(b) any general policies formulated by a non-metropolitan county council under section 63(1) or by a regional or islands council under section 63(2) of the Transport Act 1985 (policies with respect to services to be secured to meet public transport requirements within the county); and

(c) any measures adopted by such a council under subsection (6) of that section (measures for promoting coordination of services and convenience of the public in using services for their area);

which are relevant to the need for facilities of the description in question in the locality in which they are, or are to be, provided; and no payment under subsection (2) of this section shall be made for any purpose unless the local authority or local authorities in question are so satisfied.”

The [1969 c. 48.] Post Office Act 1969

13 Section 7 of the Post Office Act 1969 (Post Office powers), shall be amended as follows—

(a) there shall be substituted for the word " and " at the end of subsection (1)(e) the words—

“(ee) with the consent of, or in accordance with the terms of a general authorisation given by, the Secretary of State, to perform, in such parts of post offices as are open to the public for the transaction of postal business, such services for any operator of a public passenger transport service (within the meaning of the Transport Act 1985), or any subsidiary of such an operator, as it thinks fit, being services which are connected with the provision of public passenger transport services ; and”; and

(b) in subsection (1A)(f), the words from "above" to the end shall be omitted.

The [1970 c. 42.] Local Authority Social Services Act 1970

14 At the end of section 5(6) of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (definition of " disqualified " in relation to membership of a social services committee) there shall be inserted the words " or under section 74 of the Transport Act 1985 (disabilities of directors of public transport companies) ".

The [1971 c. 62.] Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971

15 In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (tribunals under direct supervision of the Council on Tribunals), for paragraph 31 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“Transport

31 The Transport Tribunal constituted as provided in Schedule 4 to the Transport Act 1985.”.

The [1973 c. 65.] Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

16 In Schedule 18 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, paragraphs 20, 27 and 28 shall be omitted.

The [1976 c. 57.] Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

17 (1) In section 46(1)(a) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (prohibition on use as a private hire vehicle of a vehicle which is not a licensed hackney carriage), after the words " hackney carriage " there shall be inserted the words " or London cab ".

(2) In section 75(1) of that Act (vehicles to which Part II does not apply), the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (c)—

“(cc) apply to a vehicle while it is being used in connection with a wedding ;”

and paragraph (d)(i) shall be omitted.

(3) In section 80(1) of that Act (interpretation of Part H)—

(a) the following definition shall be inserted at the appropriate place—

• “" London cab " means a vehicle which is a hackney carriage within the meaning of the [1869 c. 115.] Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 ;”;

(b) in the definition of " private hire vehicle ", after the words "service vehicle" there shall be inserted the words " or a London cab "; and

(c) in the definition of " vehicle licence ", after the words " the Act of 1847 " there shall be inserted the words " in relation to a London cab a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 ".

The [1976 c. 66.] Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976

18 In section 92 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 (restriction on the carriage of alcoholic liquor on contract carriages)—

(a) in subsection (1), there shall be substituted for the words " public service vehicle licence" the words "PSV operator's licence " and for the words " as a contract carriage " the words " for the carriage of passengers otherwise than at separate fares " ;

(b) in subsection (3), there shall be substituted for the words " public service vehicle licence " the words " PSV operator's licence " ; and

(c) for subsection (5) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(5) In this section " PSV operator's licence " has the like meaning as in Part II of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.”

The [1980 c. 29.] Concessionary Travel for Handicapped Persons (Scotland) Act 1980

19 (1) In section 1 of the Concessionary Travel for Handicapped Persons (Scotland) Act 1980 (travel concessions for handicapped persons)—

(a) subsection (1) shall be omitted ; and

(b) for subsection (2) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(2) Section 93 of the Transport Act 1985 (travel concession schemes) shall apply in relation to handicapped persons as it applies in relation to persons mentioned in subsection (7) of that section.”.

(2) In section 2(1) of that Act (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of " handicapped persons ", for the words from " qualified " to " 1964 " there shall be substituted the words " eligible persons within the meaning of section 93(7) of the Transport Act 1985 ";

(b) the definition of " public service vehicle " shall be omitted; and

(c) in the definition of "travel concession", for the word " 1955 " there shall be substituted the word " 1985 ".

The [1980 c. 34.] Transport Act 1980

20 In section 64(3) of the Transport Act 1980 (definition of taxi), for the words " section 270 of the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892 " there shall be substituted the words " section 10 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 ".

The [1981 c. 14.] Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981

21 (1) The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 8 (powers of inspection, including rights of entry, in relation to public service vehicles), after subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above, a vehicle which is used to carry passengers for hire or reward only under a permit granted under section 19 or 22 of the Transport Act 1985 (permits relating to the use of vehicles by educational and other bodies or in providing community bus services) shall be treated as not being a public service vehicle.”.

(3) In section 9 (power to prohibit driving of unfit public service vehicles), in subsection (8), after the word " examiner", in the second place where it occurs, there shall be inserted the words " or certifying officer " and for the words " by a certifying officer and " there shall be substituted—

“(a) in the case of a refusal by a public service vehicle examiner, by a certifying officer ; and

(b) in the case of a refusal by a certifying officer, by another certifying officer;

and”.

(4) In section 16(1), there shall be inserted at the beginning " Subject to subsection (1A) below and section 12(7) of the Transport Act 1985 ".

(5) In section 17(3) (grounds for the revocation, suspension, etc., of a PSV operator's licence by a traffic commissioner), there shall be added at the end—

“(f) the licence is one in relation to which a direction given by a traffic commissioner under section 28(4) of the Transport Act 1985 (power when disqualifying a former licence holder to direct that certain other PSV operators' licences should be liable to be revoked, suspended, etc.) has effect”.

(6) In section 17(4) (traffic commissioners not to take action under section 17(1) or (2) without first holding public sitting) for the words " a public sitting" there shall be substituted the words " an inquiry ".

(7) In section 22(2) (person to whom application for public service vehicle driver licence to be made), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the words " the traffic commissioner for the traffic area in which that person resides at the time when he applies for a licence ".

(8) In section 56(1) (records of licences, etc.), there shall be added at the end, the words " and shall allow the record to be inspected at all reasonable times by members of the public ".

(9) In section 60 (power to make regulations), in subsection (1)(f) after the word " by " there shall be inserted the words " , and the information to be displayed in or on " , and at the end there shall be added the words " or it is to be displayed ".

(10) In section 79 (vehicles excluded from regulation as private hire vehicles), for the words " or 42(1)" there shall be substituted the words " or (4) ".

(11) In section 87 (power to repeal specified sections of the Act), for the reference to " 50(6)(b)" there shall be substituted a reference to " 51(1)(b) ".

(12) In Schedule 1 (conditions affecting status or classification as a public service vehicle), paragraph 4 (parties of overseas visitors) shall cease to have effect.

The Local Government Finance Act 1982

22 (1) In section 31 of the [1982 c. 32.] Local Government Finance Act 1982 (Passenger Transport Executives and their subsidiaries), for subsection (4) (power of Secretary of State to apply Part III of that Act to subsidiaries of Executives) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(4) Where a Passenger Transport Executive have a subsidiary, it shall be their duty to exercise their control over that subsidiary so as to ensure that the subsidiary appoints only auditors who, in addition to being qualified for appointment as such auditors in accordance with section 389 of the [1985 c. 6.] Companies Act 1985, are approved by the Commission for appointment as auditors of that subsidiary.”

(2) In subsection (6) of that section, for the words from " the company " to the end there shall be substituted the words " subsection (4) above shall not apply, but it shall be the joint duty of the Executive and the other body or bodies concerned to exercise such control over the company as the Executive are required by that subsection to exercise over a subsidiary of theirs. ".

(3) In section 36(1) of that Act (interpretation of Part III), in the definition of " auditor", after the word " means" there shall be inserted the words " (except in section 31(4) above) ".

The [1982 c. 45.] Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982

23 (1) The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 18(6) (power of Secretary of State to make rules as to procedure in relation to appeals in respect of taxi fares), after the word " may " there shall be inserted the words " by order made by statutory instrument ".

(3) In section 20(1) (regulations relating to taxis and private hire cars and their drivers), at the end there shall be added the words—

“and may provide that such conditions shall be imposed or, as the case may be, shall not be imposed for different areas or classes of areas; and different conditions or classes of conditions may be prescribed in relation to different categories of taxi or private hire car.”

(4) In section 21(2) (offences), after the word " driver " where second occurring there shall be inserted the words—

“(otherwise than in a public place from the person to be conveyed in it, or a person acting on his behalf, for a journey beginning there and then)”.

(5) In section 10 (taxi and private hire car licences), for subsection (3) (refusal to grant taxi licences) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(3) Without prejudice to paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to this Act, the grant of a taxi licence may be refused by a licensing authority for the purpose of limiting the number of taxis in respect of which licences are granted by them if, but only if, they are satisfied that there is no significant demand for the services of taxis in their area which is unmet.”

The [1984 c. 32.] London Regional Transport Act 1984

24 In section 35(1) of the London Regional Transport Act 1984 (application of section to certain businesses carried on by London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of theirs), for the words from " which do not" to the end there shall be substituted the words " other than local services (within the meaning of the Transport Act 1985) ".

25 In section 55(3) of that Act (definitions of expressions used in the penalty fares provisions), for the definition of " bus service " there shall be substituted the following—

• “" bus service " means a local service within the meaning of the Transport Act 1985 other than an excursion or tour within the meaning of that Act;”.

26 In section 68 of that Act (interpretation), the definitions of " London bus service " and "road service licence " shall be omitted.

27 In Schedule 5 to that Act (transitional provisions and savings)—

(a) at the end of paragraph 10 there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(9) In this paragraph and paragraphs 11 and 12 below—

(a) " London bus service " has the same meaning as in Part II of the Transport Act 1985; and

(b) " London local service licence " means a London local service licence under that Part of that Act.”;

(b) for the word " road ", in each place where it occurs in paragraphs 11 and 12, there shall be substituted the words " London local ";

(c) in paragraph 11(4) the words from " (and shall accordingly " to the end shall be omitted ;

(d) in paragraph 12(3), for the words "the [1981 c. 14.] Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 " there shall be substituted the words " Part II of the Transport Act 1985 ";

(e) in paragraph 12(4), for the words " 31(2) to (4), 34 and 35 " there shall be substituted the words " 37(2) and (3) and 39 ";

(f) in paragraph 12(5), for " 32(1)" there shall be substituted the words " 38(1) and (2) " and for the words " subsection (5)" there shall be substituted the words " subsections (6) and (7) ";

(g) paragraph 12(6) shall be omitted ; and

(h) in paragraph 12(7), for " 37(2)" there shall be substituted " 41(1) ".

Section 139(3).

SCHEDULE 8 Repeals

Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
10 & 11 Vict, c. 89.	The Town Police Clauses Act 1847.	In section 37, the words " such number of" and "as they think fit".
20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 43.	The Road Traffic Act 1930.	In section 101(2), paragraph (a).
		In section 121(1A), the words " contract carriages ".
2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 64.	The Transport Charges &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954.	Section 1.
		In section 12, in subsection (1), the words from " including " to "Act" and subsection (2).
		In section 13(1), the words " public service vehicles, road service licences and ".
3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 26.	The Public Service Vehicles (Travel Concessions) Act 1955.	The whole Act.
10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 46.	The Transport Act 1962.	In section 4, in subsection (1)(a), the word "and" immediately following subparagraph (ii), sub-paragraph (iii) and the words "and passengers ", subsection (5), and in subsection (6) the words " or passengers ".
		Section 57, except subsection (7).
		In section 92, the definitions of the following expressions— "contract carriage"; "express carriage "; and " stage carriage ".
		Schedule 10.
1964 c. 95.	The Travel Concessions Act 1964.	The whole Act.
1965 c. 25.	The Finance Act 1965.	In section 92(1), the words " any bus service ".
1968 c. 73.	The Transport Act 1968.	In section 9, in subsection (6) the words " or 6", and subsection (7).
		In section 10(2), the words from " or with the consent" to "Act".
		Section 11(1), as it applies to England and Wales.
		In section 12(3)(d), the words from " or by " to the end of the paragraph.
		In section 14(3), as it applies to Scotland, the words " for the designated area ".
		In section 15, subsection (1)(a), in subsection (2)(a) the words from " or provided by " to "Act ", subsection (3) and— (a) in relation to England and Wales, the words in subsection (2) following paragraph (b) and subsection (4); and (b) in relation to Scotland, the words in subsection (2) from "and, in the case" to the end.
		Section 15A(1).
		In section 16(2), the words from "and if" to "would not".
		Sections 17 to 19.
		In section 20, subsection (1), in subsection (2) the words " to which this section applies " and in paragraph (a) the words " review as soon as may be, and subsequently ", and subsection (8).
		Section 21.
		In section 22, in subsections (1) and (2) the words " or regulations ", and subsections (3) to (6).
		Section 24(3).
		Section 29(4).
		In section 34(1) as it applies to England and Wales, the words " bus service or ".
		In section 34, as it applies to Scotland, subsection (1) and, in subsection (3), the words " (1) or ".
		Section 36.
		In section 54, in subsection (5)(d) the words from " and to tie Bus Company" to " Scottish Group ", and in the words following paragraph (d) the words from "or, where" to "jointly" and the words from " or, as the case may be " to the end, and subsection (6).
		Section 59(3).
		Section 88.
		Section 90.
		In section 103(1), the definition of " licensing authority ".
		Section 138.
		In section 159(1), the definitions of the following expressions— " area bus service "; " excursion or tour"; "express carriage " and " stage carriage "; and " road service licence ".
		In Schedule 5— Part I; in Part II, paragraph 1; and in Part Ill— paragraphs 1, 2, 3(a), 4, 5, 10, 11(c), 12, 16 and 17; in paragraphs 6, 7 and 9, the words " the Authority and " and " respectively " in each place where they occur; in paragraph 8, the words " the Authority or " and " the chairman of the Authority or, as the case may be "; in paragraph 11, in subparagraph (a), the words " the Authority or " and in sub-paragraph (b), the words " the Authority "; and in paragraph 13, the words " the Authority or ", in both places where they occur, and " the Authority " where those words last occur.
		Schedule 6.
		In Part II of Schedule 10, the entries relating to the Transport Act 1962.
1969 c. 48.	The Post Office Act 1969.	In section 7(1A)(f), the words from " above " to the end.
1970 c. 24.	The Finance Act 1970.	Section 16(1).
1972 c. 70.	The Local Government Act 1972.	Section 80(4).
		Section 186(5).
		In section 202, subsection (1), the words " Subject to subsection (3) below" in subsection (2) and subsections (3) to (7).
		In Schedule 24, Part II.
1973 c. 65.	The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.	Section 150(5).
		Section 151.
		In Schedule 18, paragraphs 1(a) to (d) and (f), 7(c), 10, 11, 20, 21(1), 27 and 28.
1974 c. 7.	The Local Government Act 1974.	In Schedule 6, paragraph 22(7).
1976 c. 76.	The Energy Act 1976.	In Schedule 1, in paragraph 1(1)(c) the words " or Part III" and " and ", paragraph 1(1)(d) and in paragraph 1(2) the words "section 60 of" and the words from "general" to first " vehicles ".
1978 c. 55.	The Transport Act 1978.	Sections 1 to 4.
1980 c. 29.	The Concessionary Travel for Handicapped Persons (Scotland) Act 1980.	Section 1(1).
		In section 2(1), the definition of " public service vehicle ".
1980 c. 34.	The Transport Act 1980.	In Schedule 5, in Part II, the paragraph amending the Transport Act 1968.
1980 c. 65.	The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.	In section 4(4)(e), the words from "established" to the end.
		In section 82, in subsection (1)(a) the words " whose area is either the whole or part of one county", and subsections (2) and (3).
1981 c. 14.	The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.	In section 1, in subsection (3) the word " II" and in subsection (5) the words " section 2".
		Section 2.
		In section 16(8), the words " under this section ".
		Section 28.
		Part III.
		Sections 42 to 45.
		In section 46, in subsection (1)(b) the word " bus " (where it occurs in " local bus service "), and in subsection (3) the definition of "local bus service ".
		Sections 47 to 49.
		In section 52(1)(a)(i), the words " and road service licences ".
		In section 52(3), the words " or by virtue of regulations under section 44 of this Act".
		In section 53(1), the word "the" before the words " traffic commissioners " and the words " or section 45 ".
		In section 56, in subsection (1) the words " them or " and subsection (2).
		In section 57, the words " or road service licence " (in each place where they occur).
		In section 58(2), the words " or road service licence ".
		In section 59, in paragraph (a) the words " road service licences ", and in paragraph (b) the words " or road service licences ".
		In section 60— in subsection (1), the words from " for any purpose " to " generally ", the words from " and regulations under this section" to the end, paragraph (d) and in paragraph (h) the words " or, as the case may be, the commissioner of police of the metropolis"; and subsection (3).
		In section 61(2), the words "section 59 or 60 of ".
		Section 62.
		In section 65(1)(a), the words " or III ".
		In section 66(a), the words " or III".
		In section 67, the words " other than regulations made under section 44 thereof ".
		In section 68, in subsection (2) the words " 33(7), 40(6)".
		In section 69(1), the words " or III".
		In section 70(1), the words " or III".
		In section 71(1), the words " or III".
		In section 72, the words " or III".
		In section 74(1), the words " or Part III".
		In section 76, the words from " except" to the end.
		Section 81(2).
		In section 82(1), the definitions of the following expressions— " community bus service "; " contract carriage "; " excursion or tour "; " express carriage" and " express carriage service "; " road service licence "; " stage carriage " and " stage carriage service"; and " trial area ".
		In section 83, in subsection (1) the words " " stage carriage ", " express carriage " or " contract carriage " ", and subsection (2).
		In Schedule 1, paragraphs 3 and 4.
		Schedule 4.
		Schedule 5.
1982 c. 49.	The Transport Act 1982.	Part I.
		In section 73(4), the words " 5(5) or ".
1983 c. 10.	The Transport Act 1983.	In section 3, in subsection (1) the word " and " immediately following paragraph (a), and in subsection (4) the word " and " immediately following paragraph (b).
		Section 9(2).
1984 c. 27.	The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.	Section 3(4).
		In Schedule 13, paragraphs 48 and 49.
1984 c. 32.	The London Regional Transport Act 1984.	In section 28, in subsection (1) paragraph (d) and the word " or " immediately preceding it, and in subsection (2) the words " and the council of any district".
		Sections 43 to 45.
		In section 50, subsections (2) and (6) and, in subsection (8)(a), sub-paragraph (i) and the words from " and any person " to the end of the paragraph.
		In section 68, the definitions of " London bus service " and " road service licence ".
		In Schedule 5, in paragraph 11(4) the words from " (and shall accordingly " to the end, and paragraph 12(6).
		In Schedule 6, paragraphs 3, 5, 6 and 15(1)(a).
1985 c. 51.	The Local Government Act 1985.	In section 42(1)(c), the words " which is or was coterminous. with a metropolitan county'.
		In Schedule 12, paragraphs 1, 2, 3(2) and 4.
		In Schedule 14, paragraph 59(1)(e).