The Franchising Schemes (Service Permits) (England) Regulations 2018

Revocation and suspension

10.—(1) Where a franchising authority or authorities decide to revoke or suspend a service permit granted by them, the authority or authorities must give written notice of their decision to the holder of the service permit.

(2) The notice of revocation or suspension must include—

(a) the grounds on which the service permit is being revoked or suspended;

(b) the date on which the revocation or suspension of the service permit is to take effect; and

(c) the effect of the revocation or suspension.

(3) Where a service permit is suspended, the notice must also include—

(a) the measures the holder of the service permit must take to have the suspension lifted;

(b) the date on which the suspension will cease to have effect if the holder of the service permit takes the measures referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and

(c) any arrangements for the suspension to be reviewed.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), where a service permit is revoked or suspended, the date on which the revocation or suspension is to take effect must be no earlier than 56 days after the date on which the notice is given.

(5) A franchising authority or authorities may revoke or suspend a service permit with immediate effect on the ground that the public would be endangered if the service continued to operate.

(6) Where a service permit is revoked or suspended with immediate effect under paragraph (5), the service permit is no longer valid from the time the notice is given.