Transport Act 1968

Transfer of consent

6 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (4) of this paragraph, while a consent under this Schedule in respect of an existing service remains in force, the Executive shall on the application of any successor in title to the undertaking of the existing operator concerned so far as it consists of the provision of that service grant the like consent to that successor in title.

(2) Where a consent has been granted under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph to a successor in title of an existing operator, any reference in paragraph 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 or 14 of this Schedule to the existing operator shall be construed as including a reference to that successor in tide.

(3) As from the date when an application under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph is made by a successor in title of an existing operator in relation to any consent granted under this Schedule in respect of an existing service, any reference in the said paragraph 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 or 14 to the existing operator shall, subject to sub-paragraph (4) of this paragraph, be construed as including a reference to that successor in title.

(4) Where a consent under this Schedule in respect of an existing service is in force but a notice of revocation thereof has been given under paragraph 10(1) of this Schedule, that notice shall apply to any like consent applied for under this paragraph in respect of that service as it applies to the existing consent and as if the notice had been served on the applicant as well as on the holder of the existing consent.