The Public Passenger Transport (Service Agreements and Service Permits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. PART 1 SERVICE AGREEMENTS

   1. 3. Content of service agreements

   2. 4. Review of decisions required by Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007

5. PART 2 SERVICE PERMITS

   1. 5. Applications

   2. 6. Variation of service permits

   3. 7. Continuation of service permits on death, bankruptcy, etc.

   4. 8. Suspension or withdrawal of service

   5. 9. Fees

   6. 10. Issue of copy permit

   7. 11. Refunding fees

6. PART 3 PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES

   1. 12. Exempt services

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Matters that may be dealt with in a service agreement

      1. 1. The public passenger transport services to be provided, including details...

      2. 2. Performance obligations.

      3. 3. Performance monitoring arrangements.

      4. 4. Variation provisions.

      5. 5. The general level and structure of fares.

      6. 6. Ticketing requirements.

      7. 7. Requirements for the subcontracting of services.

      8. 8. Audit provisions.

      9. 9. Asset ownership.

      10. 10. Reporting arrangements.

      11. 11. Duration.

      12. 12. Dispute resolution mechanisms.

      13. 13. The arrangements and mechanisms for the provision of information to...

      14. 14. Technological requirements.

      15. 15. Consideration.

      16. 16. Type of ancillary service.

      17. 17. Incentives and penalties.

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Review of decisions taken in accordance with paragraphs 2, 4, 5 and 6 of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007

      1. 1. Proceedings under this Schedule may be brought in the High...

      2. 2. (1) Subject to subparagraph (2), such proceedings must be started...

      3. 3. Subject to paragraph 4, but otherwise without prejudice to any...

      4. 4. In proceedings under this Schedule, the Court does not have...

      5. 5. For the purposes of the Schedule, and notwithstanding section 39(2)...

      6. 6. In this Schedule, “person” includes a body of persons corporate...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Decisions taken in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007

      1. PART 1 Information about contract award procedures

         1. 1. Award decision notice

         2. 2. Where it is to be sent to a tenderer, the...

         3. 3. Where it is to be sent to a candidate, the...

         4. 4. Where the only tenderer is the one who is to...

         5. 5. Reasons to be given on request

         6. 6. The reasons referred to in paragraph 2(2) and 5(1) shall...

         7. 7. Abandonment or recommencement of procedure

         8. 8. Where the Department informs a person of its decision in...

         9. 9. Grounds for withholding information

         10. 10. Definitions

         11. 11. For the purposes of paragraph 10(2) –

      2. PART 2 Standstill period

         1. 12. The Department must not enter into the contract before the...

         2. 13. Subject to paragraph 17, where the Department sends a paragraph...

         3. 14. Subject to paragraph 17, where the Department sends a paragraph...

         4. 15. In paragraphs 13 and 14, “the relevant sending date” means...

         5. 16. Subject to paragraph 17, where the Department sends a paragraph...

         6. 17. Where the last day of the standstill period reckoned in...

      3. PART 3 Applications to the Court

         1. 18. Proceedings under this Part may be brought in the High...

         2. 19. General time limits for starting proceedings

         3. 20. Starting proceedings

         4. 21. Contract-making suspended by challenge to award decision

         5. 22. Interim orders

         6. 23. Remedies where the contract has not been entered into

         7. 24. Remedies where the contract has been entered into

         8. 25. Injunction against the Department

         9. 26. Interpretation of Schedule

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Service Permit Applications

9. Explanatory Note