Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007

4 The national concession: journeys beginning on London bus network

(1) Amend section 240 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) (travel concessions on journeys in and around Greater London) as follows.

(2) In subsection (5)—

(a) for “persons appearing to the authority to be persons—” substitute—

“(a) persons appearing to the authority to have their sole or principal residence in the authority’s area and to be persons—”;

(b) renumber paragraphs (a) to (i) as sub-paragraphs (i) to (ix) of paragraph (a);

(c) at the end of the subsection insert “; or

(b) persons to whom a current statutory travel concession permit has been issued under section 145A(4) of the Transport Act 2000.”

(3) In subsection (5A), for “(5)(b) to (i)” substitute “(5)(a)(ii) to (ix)”.

(4) After subsection (5B) insert—

“(5C) The Secretary of State may issue guidance to local authorities to which they must have regard in determining for the purposes of this Chapter whether a person has his sole or principal residence in an authority’s area.”