Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026

Prospective

(introduced by section 47)

SCHEDULE E+W MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS ETC.

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27) E+W

1 (1) The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1 (traffic regulation orders outside Greater London), in subsection (3B)—

(a) omit paragraph (a);

(b) omit paragraph (b).

(3) In Schedule 9, in paragraph 27, omit sub-paragraph (3).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 48(3)

Transport Act 1985 (c. 67) E+W

2 (1) The Transport Act 1985 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 6 (registration of local services)—

(a) in subsection (2A), in paragraph (a), omit “or 114(3A)” and “and quality partnership schemes”;

(b) omit subsection (2B);

(c) omit subsection (7A);

(d) in subsection (8), omit “and, in the case of variation, to section 6B of this Act”.

(3) In section 6A (applications for registration etc. where restrictions are in force)—

(a) in subsection (1), in paragraph (a), omit “or 114(3A)” and “or a quality partnership scheme”;

(b) in subsection (8), in paragraph‍ (c), omit “or 118(4)”;

(c) in subsection (12)—

(i) omit the entry for “quality partnership scheme”;

(ii) in the entry for “registration criteria”, omit paragraph (b);

(iii) in the entry for “relevant operator”, in paragraph (a), omit “or 118(4)”.

(4) Omit section 6B (applications for registration where quality contracts scheme in force).

(5) In section 26 (conditions attached to PSV operator’s licence), in subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (b), omit “118(4),“ and “, 129(1)(b)”;

(b) in paragraph (bza), omit “, 134B(7)(c)”;

(c) in paragraph (ba), omit “, 138”.

(6) In section 66 (exclusion of powers of certain councils to run bus undertakings), in subsection (1), omit “and 132C”.

(7) In section 82 (bus stations: restrictions on discriminatory practices etc.), in subsection (4A), omit “or a quality partnership scheme”.‍

(8) Section 93 (travel concession schemes) is amended as follows—

(a) in subsection (1), in the opening words, at the end, insert “other than services within subsection (1A)”;

(b) after subsection (1), insert—

“(1A) A service is within this subsection if it is a local bus service for the purposes of section 1 of the Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026 (asc [X]).”

(9) In section 134 (regulations, rules and orders), in subsection (7), omit paragraph (c).

(10) In section 135 (procedure for making regulations, rules and orders), in subsection (8), omit paragraph (c).

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 48(3)

Transport Act 2000 (c. 38) E+W

3 (1) The Transport Act 2000 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 139 (information about bus services)–

(a) in subsection (1), after “Each local transport authority” insert “whose area is in England”;

(b) in subsection (4), after “an authority” insert “whose area is in England”.

(3) In section 143 (power to obtain information about local services), in subsection (1), after “A local transport authority” insert “whose area is in England”.

(4) In section 149 (travel concessions: reimbursement of operators)—

(a) in subsection (1), in paragraph (b), after “145B(1)” insert “, other than in respect of a service that is within subsection (1A),”;

(b) after subsection (1), insert—

“(1A) A service is within this subsection if it is a local bus service for the purposes of section 1 of the Bus Services (Wales) Act [2026] (asc [X]), and it is—

(a) provided under a local bus service contract entered into under section 10 of that Act, or

(b) provided by the Welsh Ministers under section 18 of that Act.”;

(c) in subsection (2), in paragraph (a)(ii), at the beginning, insert “in respect of a service other than a service that is within subsection (1A),”.

(5) In section 153 (competition test: functions and agreements relating to buses)—

(a) in subsection (1), in paragraph (a)—

(i) omit “quality partnership schemes,” the second time it occurs;

(ii) omit “ticketing schemes,” the second time it occurs;

(b) in subsection (3), in the definition of “voluntary agreement”, omit “, or under sections 114 to 123 (quality partnership schemes)”.

(6) In section 155 (sanctions), in subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (b), omit “, 118(4), 129(1)(b)”;

(b) in paragraph (ba), omit “, 134B(7)(c)”;

(c) in paragraph (c), omit “, 138”.

(7) In section 162 (interpretation of Part II)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) omit the entries for “appropriate national authority”, “exempt continuation proposal”, “quality contract”, “quality contracts scheme”, “quality partnership scheme” and “ticketing scheme”;

(ii) in the entry for “connecting rail or tram service”, omit paragraph (b) and the “and” before it;

(b) in subsection (4), omit “section 114(2)(a),”, “section 116(2)(a), (4)(a), (4A)(a) and, in the second place, (4C),”, “section 118(1) and (2),” and “section 129(4),”.

(8) In Schedule 10 (competition test for exercise of bus functions)—

(a) in paragraph 1, in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i) omit paragraph (a);

(ii) omit paragraph (b);

(b) in paragraph 1, in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i) omit paragraph (a);

(ii) omit paragraph (b);

(c) in paragraph 12, in sub-paragraph (2), in paragraph (b), omit “a quality partnership scheme,” and “, a ticketing scheme”;

(d) in paragraph 17, in sub-paragraph (5), in paragraph (c), omit “a quality partnership scheme,”.

(9) In Schedule 11 (minor and consequential amendments), omit paragraph 8.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 48(3)

Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26) E+W

4 (1) The Local Transport Act 2008 is amended as follows.

(2) Omit—

(a) sections 13 to 21;

(b) section 26;

(c) section 28 to 32;

(d) sections 34 and 35;

(e) sections 37 to 43;

(f) in section 44, subsection (1);

(g) section 49;

(h) in Schedule 1, paragraphs 2 and 3;

(i) in Schedule 4, paragraph 43.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 48(3)