Local Transport Act 2008

Part 3 Amendments of the Transport Act 2000

41 The TA 2000 is amended as follows.

42 In section 108(4) (meaning of “local transport authority” for purposes of Part 2 of that Act) for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) an Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area in England, or”.

43 (1) Section 124 (quality contracts schemes) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1A)—

(a) for “A Passenger Transport Authority” substitute “An Integrated Transport Authority”;

(b) for “a Passenger Transport Authority” substitute “an Integrated Transport Authority”;

(c) for “the Passenger Transport Authority” substitute “the Integrated Transport Authority”.

(3) In subsection (1B)—

(a) for “Passenger Transport Authority” substitute “Integrated Transport Authority”;

(b) for “Passenger Transport Authorities” substitute “Integrated Transport Authorities”.

(4) In subsection (11)—

(a) for “Passenger Transport Authority” substitute “Integrated Transport Authority”;

(b) for “a Passenger Transport Authority” substitute “an Integrated Transport Authority”;

(c) for “Passenger Transport Authorities” substitute “Integrated Transport Authorities”.

44 In section 146 (mandatory concessions: supplementary), in paragraph (c) of the definition of “travel concession authority”, for “a passenger transport area” substitute “an integrated transport area”.

45 (1) In section 157(1) (grants) for “the Passenger Transport Authority for a passenger transport area” substitute “the Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area”.

(2) In consequence of the amendments made by this Part, the heading to section 157 becomes “Grants to Integrated Transport Authorities”.

46 (1) Section 162 (interpretation of Part 2) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (4)—

(a) for “a Passenger Transport Authority” substitute “an Integrated Transport Authority”;

(b) for “passenger transport area” (in both places) substitute “integrated transport area”;

(c) for “Passenger Transport Authorities” substitute “Integrated Transport Authorities”.

(3) In subsection (5)—

(a) for “Passenger Transport Authorities and Executives” (in both places) substitute “Integrated Transport Authorities and Passenger Transport Executives”;

(b) for “passenger transport areas” (in both places) substitute “integrated transport areas”.

47 In section 198(2) (interpretation of certain references to authority’s local transport plan) for “the Passenger Transport Authority for the passenger transport area” substitute “the Integrated Transport Authority for the integrated transport area”.