SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11 Minor and consequential amendments about local transport

Local Government Act 1972 (c.70)

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In section 97 of the Local Government Act 1972 (exceptions from prohibition on member of local authority discussing and voting on matters in which he has pecuniary interest), after subsection (6) insert—

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Section 94 above shall not prohibit a director of a public transport company, or a subsidiary of such a company, who is neither—

a

paid for acting as such; nor

b

an employee of the public transport company or subsidiary,

from taking part in the consideration or discussion of, or from voting on any question with respect to, a local transport plan or bus strategy; and in this subsection “public transport company” and “subsidiary” have the same meanings as in Part IV of the M1Transport Act 1985.