Transport Act 1968

Assistance for bus and ferry services U.K.

F1 32 New bus grants. E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 32 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 14

[F2 33

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(3) So much of subsection (9) of the said section 92 as enables the Parliament of Northern Ireland to make laws for purposes similar to the purposes of the provisions of that section shall apply to those provisions as amended by subsection (1) of this section.]

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 33 repealed (1.2.2001 (E.) and 14.8.2002 (W.) and otherwiseprosp.) by 2000 c. 38, ss. 274, 275(1), Sch. 31 Pt. II; S.I. 2001/57, art. 3, Sch. 3 Pt. I (subject to savings in Sch. 3 Pt. II); S.I. 2002/2024, art. 2

F3 S. 33(1) omitted by virtue of Finance Act 1974 (c. 30, SIF 126), s. 54(1)

F4 S. 33(2) repealed by Transport London Act 1969 (c. 35, SIF 126), Sch. 6

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The text of s. 33(3), which is spent, is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

34 Assistance for rural bus or ferry services. E+W

(1) Any of the following councils, namely the council or any county,. . . F5 or [F6 district] in England or Wales, any county, town or district council in Scotland, and the Council of the Isles of Scilly, or any two or more of those councils acting jointly, may, on such conditions, if any, as they think fit, afford assistance to any other person, by way of grant, loan or both, for the purpose of securing the provision, improvement or continuance of any. . . F7 ferry service if in the opinion of the council or councils in question that service is or will be for the benefit of persons residing in rural areas.

[F8 (1A) The Council of the Isles of Scilly may, on such conditions, if any, as they think fit, afford assistance to any other person, by way of grant, loan or both, for the purpose of securing the provision, improvement or continuance of any bus service if in the opinion of that Council that service is or will be for the benefit of persons residing in rural areas.]

(2), (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9

Extent Information

E1 This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

Textual Amendments

F5 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), Sch. 30

F6 Word substituted by virtue of Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), s. 179(3)

F7 Words repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(2)(3), Sch. 7 para. 10(a), Sch. 8

F8 S. 34(1A) inserted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(2), Sch. 7 para. 10(b)

F9 S. 34(2)(3) repealed by Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7), Sch. 1 para. 7, Sch. 8

[F10 34 Assistance for rural bus or ferry service. S

(1) A regional, islands or district council or any two or more of those councils acting jointly, may, on such conditions, if any, as they think fit, afford assistance to any other person, by way of grant, loan or both, for the purpose of securing the provision, improvement or continuance of any bus service if in the opinion of the council or councils in question that service is or will be for the benefit of persons residing in rural areas.

(2) A [F11 council or two or more councils acting jointly], may, on such conditions, if any, as they think fit, afford assistance to any other person, by way of grant, loan or both, for the purpose of securing the provision, improvement or continuance of any ferry service if in the opinion of the council or councils in question that service is or will be for the benefit of persons residing in rural areas.

(3) The Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, make grants in such cases and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit to [F12 a council] in respect of expenditure incurred by that council in making grants under subsection (1) or (2) above, and any grant under this subsection in respect of expenditure in connection with a bus service shall be of an amount equal to half the expenditure in respect of which the grant is made.

(4) The Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury make grants in such cases and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit to [F13 a council] in respect of expenditure incurred by [F13 that] council in providing a ferry service which in the opinion of the council is or will be for the benefit of persons residing in rural areas.]

[F14 (5) In this section “council” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.]

Extent Information

E2 This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales only

Textual Amendments

F10 S. 34 substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65, SIF: 81:2), Sch. 18 para. 14

F11 Words in s. 34(2) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 80(6)(a); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)

F12 Words in s. 34(3) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 80(6)(b); S.I. 1966/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)

F13 Words in s. 34(4) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 80(6)(c)(i)(ii); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)

F14 S. 34(5) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 80(6)(d); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 34(2) amended by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30)