Part 4General provisions relating to passenger transport

Display of transport-related information

I1I2I375Power to require display of certain information

1

The appropriate national authority may make regulations requiring prescribed persons, or persons of a prescribed description, to display, in such place or places and in such manner as may be prescribed, information falling within subsection (2).

2

The information referred to in subsection (1) is prescribed information, or information of a prescribed description, relating to persons or bodies with functions relating to public passenger transport services.

3

Regulations under this section may provide that a traffic commissioner may impose a financial penalty on any operator of a public service vehicle who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement imposed on the operator by regulations under this section.

4

Regulations made by virtue of subsection (3) may—

a

specify the maximum penalty that may be imposed by virtue of that subsection;

b

require a traffic commissioner who has imposed a penalty by virtue of that subsection to give notice in writing to such persons as may be prescribed.

5

A penalty imposed by virtue of subsection (3) is—

a

payable to the appropriate national authority that made the regulations, and

b

recoverable as a civil debt.

6

An operator on whom a penalty is imposed by virtue of subsection (3) may appeal to the F1Upper Tribunal against the imposition of the penalty.

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7

The power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.

8

A statutory instrument containing regulations made under this section by the Secretary of State is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

9

A statutory instrument containing regulations made under this section by the Welsh Ministers is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

10

In this section—

  • “the appropriate national authority” means—

    1. a

      in relation to public passenger transport services operating wholly or partly in England, the Secretary of State;

    2. b

      in relation to public passenger transport services operating wholly or partly in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

  • “prescribed” means prescribed in regulations;

  • “public passenger transport services” has the meaning given by section 63(10)(a) of the TA 1985;

  • “public service vehicle” and “traffic commissioner” have the same meaning as in the PPVA 1981.