Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026

16 Revocation and suspension of local bus service permits

(1) The Welsh Ministers may revoke or suspend a local bus service permit by giving notice to this effect to the person to whom the permit has been granted (the “permit holder”).

(2) The notice must specify—

(a) the ground on which the permit is revoked or suspended;

(b) when the revocation or suspension takes effect;

(c) in the case of the suspension of a permit, the period for which the suspension has effect (the “period of suspension”), and the conditions to be complied with before the expiry of that period.

(3) The grounds on which a local bus service permit may be revoked or suspended are—

(a) that there has been a failure to comply with a condition attached to the permit;

(b) that the continued provision of the service specified in the permit would endanger members of the public;

(c) in the case of a permit to which a condition has been attached under section 14(1)—

(i) that the permit holder‍ now holds no community bus permits, or

(iii) that, since the grant of the permit, a community bus permit held by the permit holder has been revoked under section 23(6) of the 1985 Act (whether or not the permit holder continues to hold other community bus permits);

(d) in the case of a permit to which a condition has not been attached under section 14(1)—

(i) that the permit holder‍ now holds no PSV operator’s licences,

(ii) that, since the grant of the permit, a PSV operator’s licence held by the permit holder has been suspended under section 17(2) of the 1981 Act (whether or not the permit holder continues to hold other PSV operator’s licences),

(iii) that, since the grant of the permit, a PSV operator’s licence held by the permit holder has been revoked under section 17(1) or (2) of the 1981 Act (whether or not the permit holder continues to hold other PSV operator’s licences), or

(iv) tha‍t, since the grant of the permit, a condition has been attached to a PSV operator’s licence held by the permit holder, under section 26(1A) of the 1985 Act, prohibiting the permit holder from using vehicles under the licence to provide local bus services of all descriptions, or of a description specified in the condition (whether or not the permit holder continues to hold other PSV operator’s licences to which no such condition has been attached);

(e) that the period of suspension specified in a notice given under subsection (1) in respect of the permit has expired without the conditions specified under subsection (2)(c) having been complied with.

(4) Subject to any provision made under subsection (5)(b), notice given under subsection (1) may specify under subsection (2)(b) that the revocation or suspension of a permit takes effect either on the date on which the notice is given, or on a subsequent date.

(5) Regulations—

(a) may modify subsection (3);

(b) may make provision about when the revocation or suspension of a local bus service permit takes effect.