In this Part—

• F16“advanced quality partnership scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 113C(2),

• F22“advanced ticketing scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 134C(3),

• “appropriate national authority”, in relation to a quality partnership scheme, a quality contracts scheme or a ticketing scheme, means—

  1. a

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  2. b

     the National Assembly for Wales, as respects a scheme relating to an area in Wales, or

  3. c

     the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales acting jointly, as respects a scheme relating to an area in England and Wales,

• F9“bus services” means services using public service vehicles,

• “community bus permit” means a permit under section 22 of the M1Transport Act 1985,

• “connecting rail or tram F21service— ”

  1. a

     F21in relation to an advanced ticketing scheme, has the meaning given by section 134C(3), and

  2. b

     F21in relation to a ticketing scheme,

  has the meaning given in section 135(5),

• “disabled person” has the meaning given in section 146,

• F17“effective time”, in relation to a local service contract, has the meaning given by section 123J(7),

• “elderly person” has the meaning given in section 146,

• “eligible service” has the meaning given in section 146,

• F23“enhanced partnership plan” and “enhanced partnership scheme” have the meaning given by section 138A,

• F13“exempt continuation proposal” is to be read in accordance with section 131B,

• F17“franchising authority” has the meaning given by section 123A(4),

• F17“franchising scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 123A(3),

• F2“half-price travel concession” has the meaning given in section 146,

• F17“interim service” has the meaning given by section 123O,

• F17“local service contract” has the meaning given by section 123A(5),

• “local transport authority” has the meaning given in section 108(4),

• F8“local transport policies” has the meaning given in section 108(5),

• F1“London authority” has the meaning given in section 146,

• “London transport authority” means the Greater London Authority, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London,

• F24“mayoral CCA” has the meaning given by section 27(8) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

• F17“mayoral combined authority” has the meaning given by section 107A of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009,

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• “quality contract” has the meaning given in section 124(4),

• “quality contracts scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 124(3),

• “quality partnership scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 114(2),

• “railway” and “tramway” have the meanings given in section 67(1) of the M2Transport and Works Act 1992,

• “relevant time” has the meaning given in section 146,

• F17“scheme sub-area” has the meaning given by section 123H,

• F17“service permit” has the meaning given by section 123P,

• “ticketing scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 135(3),

• “traffic regulation order” means an order under the M3Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or any other enactment (other than this Act) regulating the use of roads or other places by public service vehicles, and

• “travel concession authority” has the meaning given in section 146.

In this Part the expressions listed below have the same meaning as in the M4Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981—

• “fares”,

• “modification”,

• “public service vehicle”,

• “PSV operator’s licence”,

• “road”, and

• “traffic commissioner”.

In this Part the expressions listed below have the same meaning as in the M5Transport Act 1985—

• “local service”,

• “public passenger transport services”,

• “stopping place”, and

• “traffic area”.

Where a reference to an authority in any of the following provisions is to F3an Integrated Transport Authority, it is to be construed as a reference to the Passenger Transport Executive for the F4integrated transport area concerned; and where a reference to authorities in any of those provisions is to one or more F5Integrated Transport Authorities, it is to be construed as a reference to the Passenger Transport Executive or Executives for the F4integrated transport area or areas concerned—

• section 114(2)(a),

• F15section 116(2)(a), (4)(a), (4A)(a) and, in the second place, (4C),

• section 118(1) and (2),

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• section 139(5), and

• section 140.

Where a reference to an authority in any of the following provisions is to an Integrated Transport Authority, it is to be construed as including a reference to the Passenger Transport Executive for the integrated transport area concerned—

• section 153(2)(a),

• in Schedule 10, paragraph 17(5)(b) and (8).

References in this Part to F6Integrated Transport Authorities and Passenger Transport Executives and to F7integrated transport areas are references respectively to the F6Integrated Transport Authorities and Passenger Transport Executives, and to F7integrated transport areas, for the purposes of Part II of the M6Transport Act 1968.

In this Part “combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

In this Part “combined county authority” means a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.

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References in this Part to the operator of a passenger transport service of any description are to be construed in accordance with section 137(7) of the M7Transport Act 1985.