http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/2/section/18/enactedBus Services (Wales) Act 2026enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2026-02-10 PART 2 18 1 The Welsh Ministers may, for the purposes of fulfilling their duty under section 5(1)(c) in respect of a local bus service, provide a local bus service if they are satisfied that doing so would be a more effective way of fulfilling that duty than entering into a local bus service contract under section 10 in respect of the service. 2 Subsection (1) does not apply to a local bus service that is a community bus service.