Transport and Works Act 1992

61 Amendment of Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981. E+W+S

(1) The M1 Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 24 (regulation of conduct of drivers, inspectors and conductors)—

(a) at the end of subsection (1) there shall be added the words “and

(c) drivers, inspectors and conductors of tramcars”;

(b) in subsection (2), after the word “driver” there shall be inserted the words “ of a public service vehicle ”.

(3) In section 25(1) (regulation of conduct of passengers) after the words “public service vehicles” there shall be inserted the words “ or tramcars ”, and after the words “public service vehicle” wherever they occur there shall be inserted the words “ or tramcar ”.

(4) In section 27(1) (returns to be provided by persons operating public service vehicles) after the words “public service vehicles” there shall be inserted the words “ or tramcars ”.

(5) In section 60(1) (general power to make regulations)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (j) (carriage of luggage and goods on public service vehicles) there shall be added the words “ or tramcars ”;

(b) in paragraph (k) (custody of property left on a public service vehicle) after the word “vehicle” there shall be inserted the words “ or tramcar ”.

(6) After subsection (1A) of section 60 there shall be inserted—

“(1B) Regulations made under any provision of this Act and applying to tramcars may amend or exclude any provision of an Act or instrument of local application whose subject-matter is the same as that of the regulations.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 61 wholly in force at 31. 1. 1993 see s. 70 and S.I. 1992/3144, art. 3, Sch.

Marginal Citations

M1 1981 c. 14.