The Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 691

PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT

The Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made

6th March 2007

Laid before Parliament

8th March 2007

Coming into force

1st April 2007

The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 52(1), 60(1)(e) and (1A) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(1) and by section 126(1)(c) and 134 of the Transport Act 1985(2) and by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988(3).

He has consulted with representative organisations in accordance with section 61(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(4).

(1)

1981 c.14 (in these footnotes called “the 1981 Act”). Relevant amendments to section 52(1) of the 1981 Act were made by the Transport Act 1985 (c.67) (in these footnotes called “the 1985 Act”), section 3(5) and paragraphs 4(1) and 4(14) of Part II of Schedule 2. Section 60(1)(e) of the 1981 Act was substituted by section 66(5) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c.40). For the definition of “prescribed”, see section 60(2) of the 1981 Act, as amended by the 1985 Act, sections 134(1) and (2)(c).

(3)

S.I. 1988/643, which was made under the Finance (No.2) Act 1987 (c.51), section 102. The relevant entry in S.I. 1988/643 is Schedule 1, Table V, Item 3C.

(4)

By virtue of section 135 of the 1985 Act, section 61 of the 1981 Act has effect as if Part I of the 1985 Act were contained in the 1981 Act. Section 61(2) of the 1981 Act was amended by the 1985 Act, section 139(3) and Schedule 8.