The Transport Act 1985 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1986

Statutory Instruments

1986 No. 80 (C.3)

TRANSPORT

The Transport Act 1985 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1986

Made

22nd January 1986

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 140(2) and (3) of the Transport Act 1985, and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following order:

Citation and Interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Transport Act 1985 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1986.

(2) In this Order, “the 1985 Act” means the Transport Act 1985.

Commencement of Provisions

2.  Subject to the limitation contained in article 3, the provisions of the 1985 Act specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in the second column of that Schedule) shall come into operation on 14th February 1986.

3.  Paragraph 19 of Schedule 7 to the 1985 Act (which amends the Concessionary Travel for Handicapped Persons (Scotland) Act 1980) shall come into operation only to the extent necessary to enable a local authority in Scotland to establish a scheme under section 93 of the 1985 Act.

Nicholas Ridley

Secretary of State for Transport

22nd January 1986

SCHEDULE

Provisions coming into operation on 14th February 1986

Provisions of the Act	Subject matter of provisions
Sections 93-101 except subsection (8)(b) of section 93.	Travel concession schemes.
Section 103.	Subsidies for travel concessions.
Section 105.	Travel concessions on services provided by local authorities.
Schedule 6, paragraphs 22 and 23.	Transitional provisions and savings regarding travel concessions.
Schedule 7, paragraph 19.	Minor and consequential amendments to the Concessionary Travel for Handicapped Persons (Scotland) Act 1980.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings into force on 14th February 1986 the provisions of the Transport Act 1985 listed in the Schedule, all of which relate to travel concessions.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDER

The provisions of the Transport Act 1985 listed below were brought into force by a commencement order made before the date of this Order. All these provisions were brought into operation on 6th January 1986, except for section 107, for which the operative date is 1st April 1986.

PROVISION	S.I. No.
Section 1(3)*, 2, 3, 4*, 5, 12, 13*, 16, 29, 30, 32*, 34, 47-56, 57*, 59-84, 87-92, 106, 110, 112, 113, 118-125, 127 (3)-(7)*, 128-138, 139*, and Schedules 1*, 2, 3*, 5, 6*, 7*, and 8*.	1985/1887

An asterisk (*) indicates that the provision was only brought into force partially.