Transport Act 2000 (c. 38)
21(1)Section 155 (sanctions imposed by traffic commissioners) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1) (when sanctions may be imposed), in paragraph (ba), after “section” insert “123X(7)(c),”.
(3)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1ZA)Where a traffic commissioner is satisfied that—
(a)a person has operated a local service in contravention of section 123J(3) of this Act, and
(b)in operating the local service, the person has failed to take all reasonable precautions and to exercise all due diligence to avoid contravening section 123J(3) of this Act,
the traffic commissioner may make one or more orders under subsection (1A)(a) or (d).”
(4)After subsection (1ZB) (inserted by Schedule 4) insert—
“(1ZC)Where a traffic commissioner is satisfied that the operator of a local service has failed to take all reasonable steps to comply with a requirement imposed under section 143A of this Act, the traffic commissioner may make one or more orders under subsection (1A)(a) or (d).”