The Local Transport Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2009

Transitional provision in relation to quality contracts schemes

3.—(1) Where a local transport authority or authorities in England have, on the coming into force of section 20 of the Act on 11th January 2010, already satisfied the requirements of section 125(1) of the TA 2000 as that section has effect on that date, the copy of the notice of the proposed quality contracts scheme sent to the senior traffic commissioner before that date is to be treated, for the purposes of section 126A(1) of the TA 2000, as notice sent to the senior traffic commissioner on 11th January 2010 in accordance with section 125(1)(d) of the TA 2000.

(2) For the purposes of this article—

(a) the terms “local transport authority” and “quality contracts scheme” have the meanings given in section 162(1) of the TA 2000(1); and

(b) “senior traffic commissioner” means the senior traffic commissioner appointed by virtue of section 4A of the PPVA 1981 (2).

(1)

By virtue of section 162(1) of the Transport Act 2000, the term “local transport authority” has the meaning given in section 108(4) of that Act, and the term “quality contracts scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 124(3) of that Act. Section 108(4) is amended by the Local Transport Act 2008, section 77(5) and Schedule 4, Part 3, paragraphs 41 and 42. Section 124(3) is amended by the Local Transport Act 2008, section 19(1) and (4).

(2)

The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, as defined in section 132 of the Local Transport Act 2008. Section 4A was inserted by section 3(1) of the Local Transport Act 2008.