http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/2/scheduleBus Services (Wales) Act 2026en2026-02-27Statute Law Database2026-02-03 SCHEDULE (introduced by section 47) 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). 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). 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. 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. Sch. para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 48(3)Sch. para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 48(3)Sch. para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 48(3)Sch. para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 48(3)