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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/14/section/29B</dc:identifier><dc:title>Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to public passenger vehicles.</dc:description><dc:date>1981-08-01</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-05-05</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-04-27</dct:valid>
					
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section 29A duty: services in Wales</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/14/section/29B" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/14/section/29B" ConfersPower="true" id="section-29B"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766-1777980256907" CommentaryRef="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766">29B</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/14/section/29B/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/14/section/29B/1" id="section-29B-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766-1777980256907" CommentaryRef="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766">1</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766-1777980256907" CommentaryRef="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766">Section 29A (duty to check barring information) applies in relation to a school service that takes up or sets down passengers at one or more points in Wales only if regulations made by the Secretary of State so provide.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/14/section/29B/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/14/section/29B/2" id="section-29B-2"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766-1777980256907" CommentaryRef="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766">2</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766-1777980256907" CommentaryRef="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766">But the regulations may not provide for that section to apply in relation to—</Addition></Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/14/section/29B/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/14/section/29B/2/a" id="section-29B-2-a"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766-1777980256907" 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CommentaryRef="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766">a service that is provided under arrangements made by a body to which the duty in section 15(1) of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 applies (duty of local authorities and governing bodies to have regard to guidance given by Welsh Ministers).</Addition></Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-78da5d9ad6f5a46a696d9f0545fe8766" Type="F"><Para><Text>Pt. 2A inserted (E.W) (27.4.2026) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/24" id="c6eunbju6-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2025" Number="24" Title="Bus Services Act 2025">Bus Services Act 2025 (c. 24)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c6eunbju6-00007" id="c6eunbju6-00008" SectionRef="section-33" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/24/section/33" Operative="true">ss. 33</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c6eunbju6-00007" 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